https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-big-tech-s-ai-race-fueled-a-borrowing-boomContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-big-tech-s-ai-race-fueled-a-borrowing-boomhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-big-tech-s-ai-race-fueled-a-borrowing-boom#u134099Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:51:22 +0000Major US technology companies including Alphabet and Meta are borrowing heavily to finance the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems and provide computing power for startups. This marks a significant departure from their traditional reliance on high revenues and share price growth. This borrowing surge has created lurking leverage among AI hyperscalers and raised concerns that a debt binge could crowd emerging market nations out of global financial markets. Some analysts warn that credit risks remain unpriced and that the boom may be triggering Dutch Disease in the US economy