The $185 Billion Lease Agreement
Ordinarily, when a very large company holds a big meeting and announces a plan to more than triple its revenue in five years, its stock goes up. It is a sign of confidence, a vision of explosive growth. It is the kind of thing that
[Extended Analysis] Is Oracle a Construction Company?
Why Is Google Building Its Largest AI Hub in India?
Google last week announced it will invest $15 billion over the next five years to build a massive artificial intelligence data center hub in India. The facility, located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, is set to be the company's "largest AI hub" outside of the
How Is Broadcom Challenging Nvidia?
Broadcom this week launched Thor Ultra, a new networking chip designed to connect the massive-scale AI data centers of the future. The announcement came just one day after the company revealed a blockbuster deal to build 10 gigawatts worth of custom AI accelerator chips for OpenAI. Taken together, these moves
Weekly Debrief: AI Competition Expands Beyond Chips
About That AI Bubble
The AI Sandwich
One of the more popular pastimes in financial markets these days is worrying about the AI bubble. The specter of 2000 hangs over every conversation. The valuations are dizzying, the revenue is often speculative, and the whole thing can feel a bit ephemeral. Are we just bidding
The Anti-Nvidia Alliance
Nvidia Has Some Competition
One of the fundamental laws of the modern tech economy is that all AI-related capex eventually flow to Nvidia. It is a force of financial gravity, pulling in tens of billions of dollars from every hyperscaler and sovereign wealth fund with an AI dream. If you
Google's Two Truths
Is Google a Monopoly or an Underdog?
It is a little weird to be in a position where you must simultaneously convince one group of powerful people that your business is an unstoppable juggernaut, and another group of powerful people that your business is on the verge of collapse. But