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WSJ Tech News Briefing · Thursday, September 3, 2026

Corporate Leaders Plan Increased AI Spending Despite ROI Uncertainty

Despite uncertainty regarding return on investment, a significant majority of corporate leaders intend to increase their AI spending in the upcoming year. Approximately 85% of respondents to a Gartner survey plan to boost their AI expenditures in 2026.

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Still, about 85% of respondents planned to increase their AI spending in 2026.
Danny Lewis
Heard on WSJ Tech News Briefing — “TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Strikes $13 Billion Deal to Buy Hugging Face, published Thursday, September 3, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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