# AI Bubble: We’re headed for the first Tech Great Depression | Ed Zitron

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Podcast: [The Tech Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tech-report-7700174)
Published: 2026-07-13T10:11:07+00:00
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## Resource

“I think we’re on the path to the first real tech Great Depression.” Writer of Where’s Your Ed At and the host of the Better Offlines podcast Ed Zitron joins The Tech Report’s Isaac Pound to discuss recent analysis showing the together the five largest US hyperscalers have become net cash borrowers in an attempt to fund the buildout of AI, a technology which has never been profitable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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