The Quiet Earthquake: $35 Billion and a New AI Reality The monthly cloud bill for a top-tier AI lab can look like the GDP of a small island nation. It's the relentless, cash-burning engine of the AI race, a cost dominated by three colossal names: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. For any serious contender, choosing between their cloud platforms has been less a choice and more a necessity. Then, a deal landed—not with a bang, but with the quiet finality of a signed contract that sent a tremor...