Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree

What happened

According to The Guardian’s report, Google owner Alphabet to sell $80bn in stock to fund AI spending spree, Markets take note as world’s biggest equity fundraiser bids to garner more money than the three biggest-ever IPOs combined Business live – latest updates Kenneth Rogoff: will AI create a permanent underclass? Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has said it plans to raise up to $80bn (£59bn) in equity to fund its vast artificial intelligence infrastructure investments, raising further questions over the economics of the AI boom. The move, the largest equity fundraising ever according to analysts, includes a $10bn share sale to the US investment group Berkshire Hathaway, which was led until last year by Warren Buffett. Continue reading…

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