The AI bubble is already popping; we just don't know it yet
Between eye-watering capex expenses, shrinking free cash flow, and worries about chip availability, things are starting to look tight. El Reg editor-in-chief Matt Rosoff and systems editor Tobias Mann join host Brandon Vigliarolo for this episode of The Kettle to discuss what the numbers mean and how things pan out. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Most importantly for Reg readers, they also offer advice on what IT teams should do in such a volatile market.
- ▪Between eye-watering capex expenses, shrinking free cash flow, and worries about chip availability, things are starting to look tight.
- ▪El Reg editor-in-chief Matt Rosoff and systems editor Tobias Mann join host Brandon Vigliarolo for this episode of The Kettle to discuss what the numbers mean and how things pan out.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Most importantly for Reg readers, they also offer advice on what IT teams should do in such a volatile market.
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