mike shepard

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Bloomberg reporter covering technology policy and government from Washington D.C.

4 calls·1 name·100% bull·last heard last month·Bloomberg Tech

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$BABAAlibaba

Alibaba's $56.5B AI capex pledge and management share purchases signal commitment

Alibaba is outspending Chinese peers on AI infrastructure with a $56.5B three-year capex plan, leading to top model rankings and 3B+ downloads; chairman and CEO buying shares in the follow-on offering signals confidence.

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Alibaba

MEDmike shepard·Bloomberg Tech·last month·The Rising Price of the AI Race | Bloomberg Tech 8/24/2026

Alibaba's $56.5B AI capex pledge and management share purchases signal commitment

"THEY NEED CAPITAL LIKE OTHER BIG AI COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD AND ALIBABA IS INTERESTING. COMPARED TO CHINESE COMPETITORS, IT HAS BEEN WILLING TO SPEND. THEY HAVE PLEDGED TO PUT…"

11:13

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Alibaba

MEDmike shepard·Bloomberg Tech·last month·The Rising Price of the AI Race | Bloomberg Tech 8/24/2026

Alibaba raises $10.2B for $56.5B AI infrastructure pledge; insiders buy shares

Alibaba pledged $56.5B over three years for AI infrastructure (chips, data centers) and is seeing payoff with top model rankings and 3B+ global downloads; chairman and CEO bought $15M combined in the follow-on offering signaling conviction.

"THEY HAVE PLEDGED TO PUT 56 POINT $5 BILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TOWARD THE INFRASTRUCTURE IT WILL NEED, INCLUDING CHIPS, DATA CENTERS, AND OTHER MATERIALS TO KEEP THEIR MOD…"

11:13

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Alibaba

MEDmike shepard·Bloomberg Tech·last month·The Rising Price of the AI Race | Bloomberg Tech 8/24/2026

Alibaba raises $10.2B for $56.5B AI infrastructure push; management buys shares signaling confidence

Alibaba is the Chinese hyperscaler most analogous to Amazon, pledging $56.5B over three years for chips and data centers; its models lead global downloads and management participated in the follow-on offering with chairman buying $10M and CEO $5M of shares.

"THEY NEED CAPITAL LIKE OTHER BIG AI COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD AND ALIBABA IS INTERESTING. COMPARED TO CHINESE COMPETITORS, IT HAS BEEN WILLING TO SPEND. THEY HAVE PLEDGED TO PUT…"

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Alibaba

MEDmike shepard·Bloomberg Tech·last month·The Rising Price of the AI Race | Bloomberg Tech 8/24/2026

Alibaba raises $10.2B for $56.5B AI infrastructure push, insiders buy shares

Alibaba pledged $56.5B over three years for chips, data centers, and AI infrastructure — the most aggressive Chinese hyperscaler spend. Ranked top globally with 3B+ model downloads. Chairman and CEO bought $15M combined in the follow-on offering, signaling conviction.

"THEY HAVE PLEDGED TO PUT 56 POINT $5 BILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TOWARD THE INFRASTRUCTURE IT WILL NEED, INCLUDING CHIPS, DATA CENTERS, AND OTHER MATERIALS TO KEEP THEIR MOD…"

11:13