Why IBM's $11 Billion Confluent Deal Could Supercharge Its Unique AI Strategy
The Motley Fool·2025-12-08 20:10

Adding a foundational piece to its cloud and AI strategies.International Business Machines (IBM +0.41%) is taking a distinctly different approach to artificial intelligence compared to its major tech peers. You won't see IBM plowing untold billions into massive AI data centers. In fact, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna stated in a recent interview with The Verge that he sees little chance of the trillions of dollars in capital spending on AI data centers yielding acceptable returns.Krishna is still excited about AI, ...