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Amazon's increased AI infrastructure spending significantly contributed to its strong AWS growth. In Q2 2026, Amazon's AWS revenue grew by 37% year-over-year, highlighting the company's aggressive investments in AI and data centers [2]. Additionally, Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy mentioned that specific AI-related hardware like the Trainium and Graviton chips generated over $25 billion in annualized revenue each, reflecting the impact of these investments [4]. Furthermore, the company's rise in capital expenditure guidance to $220 billion for the year emphasizes its commitment to expanding cloud and data center capabilities [1].

Conversely, Apple faced supply constraints that affected its revenue guidance. The company noted that memory chip shortages, prompted by high AI-chip demand, limited its hardware output and led to a reduced growth forecast for the September quarter [5]. Apple's emphasis on on-device processing rather than cloud infrastructure may have also limited its ability to quickly scale AI capabilities compared to peers like Amazon, which prioritized extensive cloud infrastructure investment [2]. These constraints forced Apple to warn of slower growth, cutting its revenue guidance below consensus expectations [3].