Q1 2026 Big Tech earnings: $650 billion in AI capex and compute constraints

Google Cloud grew 63%, AWS 28%. Meta raised its full-year capex guide to $125-$145 billion, sending its shares down 6% after hours. Combined 2026 AI spending across five hyperscalers is now on track to exceed $650 billion. The question hanging over Wednesday’s earnings calls was whether the AI investment supercycle was producing commensurate returns, or […] This story continues at The Next Web