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Universal Music is launching an AI music platform with ElevenLabs5m ago One resignation turned the embers of AI fear into a wildfire14m ago Nintendo's latest sale is 'made possible' by the tariff refunds it's hoarding42m ago Instagram now lets you add tagged photos to your profile grid43m ago Meta Announces Muse AI Agent for Personal Tasks and Organization43m ago AI agents are flooding public services with new requests49m ago Apple’s first foldable is the iPhone Duo, and it costs $1,99950m ago An Anthropic researcher just quit, saying OpenAI and Anthropic are 'gambling with our lives'51m ago Anthropic Is Building a Huge Surveillance System to Spy on Anti-AI Activists and Predict Their Activities1h ago Antioch raises $32m to test robots in simulation before they touch hardware1h ago OpenAI’s Bubeck denies trying to cut Anthropic mathematician from credit1h ago 10 of the scariest AI villains in movie history1h ago Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal1h ago Agent Security Is Not AI Governance: Why Conflating The Two Is A Risk Enterprises Can't Afford1h ago

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Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?

TechCrunchPublished Jul 9, 2026

Sequoia partner David Cahn estimates that AI infrastructure spending will reach $1.5 trillion in 2026, requiring the AI industry to generate $3 trillion in revenue to justify costs. Despite high revenues reported by companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, a significant revenue gap remains. Analyst Torsten Slok highlights risks as cheaper open models and improved token efficiency may reduce revenue growth for major AI providers.

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