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points by hungryhobbit 1 day ago | 0 comments

TLDR; Alphabet hit negative free cash flow for the first time ever since going public.

Translation: even Google ... a company that basically has a license to print money (aka Google Search) ... is losing a ton of money on AI.

Negative free cash flow is not the same as losing money

Like others, desperate to make sure they're the next Google.

posting about negative free cash flow seems to be the new tell for those pretending to know what happens next in the AI era. this post included.