US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T in 6 months

Re:US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T in 6 m... by lesuorac on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @05:38PM (#50359241)

> If you or your retirement is a shareholder in one of these companies, you'd rather they return $100 billion to you with boring buybacks or dividends than put it in an exciting AI investment that returns $1-$10 billion.

If you’re a retireer yeah you just want a steady dividend (or buyback).

But i mean for a 401k that won’t be spent from for 20+ years you absolutely want business to be investing into themselves. Otherwise go buy gold.

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Re:US tech giants' hidden AI debt swells 90% to $3.2T in 6 m... by Retric on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @10:10PM (#50361100)

Gold doesn’t provide a dividend.

Inside a 401k dividends get reinvested, on top of that companies value income go up with inflation simply because they’re getting a similar cut of larger numbers.

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