Alphabet Inc. is poised to spend more in 2026 than it has invested in the past three years combined to finance an unprecedented expansion of data centers critical to its artificial intelligence ambitions.

Alphabet posted its fourth-quarter earnings after Wednesday's closing bell. Investors focused on cloud growth, which was up 48%, as well as Google's huge spending projections.

Alphabet is doubling its capex spend to $175 billion-$185 billion this year.

Jefferies believes that Broadcom has an edge over rival MediaTek in supplying Alphabet’s next two major chip generations.

Alphabet Inc. is plotting to dramatically expand its presence in India, with the possibility of taking millions of square feet in new office space in Bangalore, India’s tech hub.

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By Pranav Kashyap and Twesha Dikshit Feb 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street looked set to open lower on Thursday as investors fretted over Alphabet's spending plans and Qualcomm's downbeat forecast, although software shares steadied after a bruising selloff this week.

Alphabet expects capital expenditure for 2026 to come in between $175 billion and $185 billion — at the higher end, capex will more than double from last year.