US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T

Rising off-balance-sheet AI debt highlights growing financial risk behind the data center buildout.

Nikkei Asia reports US tech giants' hidden AI-related debt rose 90% to $3.2tn in six months, as questions grow over how OpenAI, Anthropic and others will pay for massive AI compute buildouts.

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Coverage: 3 sources, in order

1. 03 Nov 18:16 Bloomberg Read the article →
2. 03 Nov 20:30 Nikkei Asia Read the article →
3. 04 Nov 01:30 Mint Read the article →

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