The bill for Google’s AI overspending is yet to come. Google said Wednesday that its second-quarter free cash flow turned negative by $5.9 billion, as the company’s capital spending continues to rise. It’s the first time the company has reported negative free cash flow in decades, according to AlphaSense, a sign of how much money
Google’s latest earnings call offered a familiar message: AI is driving growth and also getting more expensive. On Wednesday, Alphabet reported second-quarter revenue of $119.8 billion, up 24% from a year earlier, while Google Cloud posted another successful quarter as businesses rushed to adopt AI. At the same time, executives made clear that the company
