It's bubble or nothing for Google as search giant looks to plow ~$180B into datacenters this year

With revenue topping $400B for the first time, the Chocolate Factory is at no risk of putting itself in the poor house Google’s parent Alphabet is doubling down on generative AI in 2026. On Wednesday's earnings call, the search and advertising giant boosted its full-year capital expenditures target to between $175 and $185 billion, roughly twice what it spent last year.…