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The AI bubble is popping; we just don't know it yet
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For engineers building and operating software, this volatility means budget scrutiny on AI projects will intensify as investors question returns on massive data center buildouts. The Register's editors advise IT teams not to go all-in on frontier lab products across the enterprise, implying a more measured approach to AI adoption is prudent in this climate.
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Meta's free cash flow dropped from $8.5 billion to under $1 billion year-over-year due to AI data center capex spending, triggering a sell-off.
Major tech stocks are experiencing extreme volatility typically seen in penny stocks, with Apple down 10% on component price warnings and IBM suffering its worst single-day loss since Black Monday 1987.
AWS margin improvements were partly attributable to energy price hedging rather than core business growth, suggesting AI infrastructure profitability may be overstated.
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