Big tech results show the reality of more complicated markets

Alphabet, Amazon and Apple presented their balance sheets for the fourth quarter of last year. All showed declining earnings with businesses generating less revenue, such as Cloud and advertising. Increased competition and macroeconomic conditions influenced the numbers.

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Google wins AI race in smartphones by putting Gemini in Galaxy and iPhone

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CES 2026 celebrates AI omnipresence

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Google’s TPUs successfully challenge Nvidia’s GPUs

Big Tech chips power the Gemini 3 model, which outperformed ChatGPT 5.1—the latest version of the popular OpenAI model, which runs on Nvidia processors—in tests. It has now been announced that Anthropic will acquire one million TPUs, paying around US$25 billion for them. Meta is reportedly considering following the same path.

Globales · Data Center18/12/2025

AI pushes data center capital spending to new levels

According to a Dell’Oro report, investment rose by nearly 60% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024. Hyperscalers are investing simultaneously in accelerated computing, general-purpose servers, and supporting infrastructure.

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