Nearly 40% of Alphabet's planned ~$85B in equity offerings for AI will go toward covering tax obligations tied to employee equity awards, amid the AI talent war (Cory Weinberg/The Information)

Cory Weinberg / The Information : Nearly 40% of Alphabet's planned ~$85B in equity offerings for AI will go toward covering tax obligations tied to employee equity awards, amid the AI talent war — Alphabet's plan to sell $80 billion worth of shares, billed as a way to pay for AI infrastructure and compute, is surprising enough …

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