Google reports Q2 free cash flow at negative $5.9B amid increased AI spending, marking its first cash burn since going public decades ago (Ryan McMorrow/Financial Times)

Ryan McMorrow / Financial Times:
Google reports Q2 free cash flow at negative $5.9B amid increased AI spending, marking its first cash burn since going public decades ago  —  Search giant says it will commit up to $205bn to AI investments in 2026  —  Google burned through cash in the second quarter for the first time since …