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AI needs $6tn in annual revenue to justify data centre boom, Bain says | The National
www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/09/29/ai-industry-needs-to-earn-6-trillion-by-2031-to-justify-data-centres/Replying to @themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Revenue is not profit. How are they going to pay their debts, for example? 6T in (fantasised) ARR is already about a third of US Fortune 500 total revenue over 2025, 21T. Good luck with that lol.
Replying to @nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world
All of those DRAMs you can’t buy are in that number.