Sheer insanity. Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta collectively are spending more money than the Manhattan Project *every single month*. More than 12x the Manhattan Project every year.
And what they have got to show for it?
None are making major profits on AI; none has a… pic.twitter.com/1XeMRxDcQX
— Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus) April 29, 2026
well
big tech absolutely crushed
capex raised across the board
cloud growth rates smashed
guidance strong for Q2$META the only red name, doesn’t make much sense on 33% growth even if a small DAU miss because of Iran
but $GOOGL $AMZN $MSFT crushed
show goes on
— amit (@amitisinvesting) April 29, 2026
Nvidia -4%
Microsoft -5%
Meta -9%
Amazon -3%
Micron -2%
Intel REDQQQ? +0.2%
— Consensus Media (@ConsensusGurus) April 30, 2026
Money is starting to flow downhill – a critical observation for the next few years.
The Mags may make all the money but they are spending it faster than they can make it.
Their free cash flows are cratering.
Best to follow the money and see who’s getting it. In this case, it’s following the AI trade and, more specifically, the data center and power economies.
Make money from capital light business models like ads and software, then redirect it to asset heavy, traditional infrastructure companies.
A complete reversal from the last 20 years is underway.
Money is starting to flow downhill – a critical observation for the next few years.
The Mags may make all the money but they are spending it faster than they can make it.
Their free cash flows are cratering.
Best to follow the money and see who’s getting it. In this case,… https://t.co/j41PQHAXLZ
— Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) April 30, 2026
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft are depleting their cash reserves and raising debt as AI spending moves even higher
Meta lost 20 million users last quarter
Only one question: who’s the exit liquidity? pic.twitter.com/O58mWuyyUQ
— Reflection🪩 (@0xReflection) April 30, 2026
Someone just bought $4.4MLN of these puts betting on a 5% pullback. I'm also seeing a lot of activity in the June 715P now too. pic.twitter.com/NZHr5QtpgF
— Michael Bento (@MichaelPBento) April 30, 2026