Sources: ByteDance is discussing capex of up to $70B in 2026 as it builds out data centers and AI infrastructure, underwriting it with its $50B profit from 2025 (Bloomberg)

<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-27/bytedance-weighs-capex-of-as-much-as-70-billion-in-ai-push"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260527/i18.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260527/p18#a260527p18" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-27/bytedance-weighs-capex-of-as-much-as-70-billion-in-ai-push">Sources: ByteDance is discussing capex of up to $70B in 2026 as it builds out data centers and AI infrastructure, underwriting it with its $50B profit from 2025</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; ByteDance Ltd., the developer of TikTok and a leading force in artificial intelligence, is planning to sharply increase &hellip; </p>