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Dwindling cash and soaring memory costs: Tech's AI buildout has ballooning price tag

Amazon, Alphabet, and Tesla reported negative cash flow in the latest quarter, while Meta's cash generation plummeted by 91%, according to CNBC, highlighting the ballooning costs of AI infrastructure buildouts.

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Dwindling cash and soaring memory costs: Tech's AI buildout has ballooning price tag
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CNBC TechnologyAmazon, Alphabet and Tesla all reported negative cash flow in the latest quarter, while Meta's cash generation plummeted by 91%.

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