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Feb 8, 2026
Deep dive into the massive CapEx race as tech giants pour billions into data centers, chips, robotics, and satellites. A close look at Amazon’s staggering $200B plan and how it compares to Google, Meta, Microsoft and others. Discussion of compute scarcity, supply control strategies, and why cloud capacity is critical for large-scale AI deployments.
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AI As A Compute Arms Race
- Big tech has turned AI into a compute arms race driven by data center spending.
- More compute capacity directly translates to better AI and stronger market position.
CapEx Numbers Have Jumped Enormously
- Amazon plans roughly $200 billion in CapEx this year, a huge jump from $131 billion.
- Google and Meta are making comparable massive increases, signaling industry-wide scale-up.
Amazon's CapEx Includes Physical Infrastructure
- Not all CapEx is purely for AI; Amazon also invests in robotics and satellites tied to physical operations.
- This makes Amazon's high spend partly defensible compared with purely cloud-native rivals.