Burry: AI Depreciation Tactics Dey Inflate Tech Giants’ Profits
Activist investor Michael Burry dey accuse big tech and cloud providers dem like Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle say dem dey use aggressive AI depreciation schedules to cut down expenses and boost their earnings. For SEC filings, Burry talk say dem don extend depreciation period for AI-focused servers from three years to five or six years, dey defer about $176 billion charges between 2026 and 2028. E warn say this AI depreciation manipulation dey hide true capital costs, dey distort P/E ratios, and fit overstate profits by around 27% for Oracle and 21% for Meta by 2028. Burry disclose say e get big put-option positions on Nvidia and Palantir, show how e dey skeptical and the high risk of hidden capex. E promise more details on November 25. Traders suppose monitor how dem dey handle AI depreciation and any possible earnings revisions wey fit cause market revaluations and affect tech sector multiples.
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Dis kain developmen no go affect crypto asset directly becos e centre on traditional tech stock accounting practices. Even though wider risk sentiment fit shift if tech multiples reduce, no mention of blockchain or platform tokens show say e get small impact for cryptocurrency trading. For short term, e fit reduce AI investment sentiment, but for long term, crypto markets wey driven by decentralized finance and adoption dynamics no go dey affected.