Alphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investment

Photo credit: DC Studio via Freepik. Article by Euan Healy, Tim Bradshaw, and Michelle Chan, Financial Times (paywall). Ars Technica – February 10, 2026.

Alphabet has lined up banks to sell a rare 100-year bond, stepping up a borrowing spree by Big Tech companies racing to fund their vast investments in AI this year. The so-called century bond will form part of a debut sterling issuance this week by Google’s parent company, said people familiar with the matter. Alphabet was also selling $20 billion of dollar bonds on Monday and lining up a Swiss franc bond sale, the people said. The dollar portion of the deal was upsized from $15 billion because of strong demand, they added. […]

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