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SSD Prices Settle Into Costly New Normal At ~6.5x Year-Ago Levels, Reshaping Economics Of AI Factories, VDURA Flash Volatility Index Shows - TechRound

Tue Aug-11 14:11:34other65

Enterprise SSD prices have stabilized at approximately 6.5 times their year-ago levels, significantly increasing the capital expenditure requirements for AI infrastructure buildouts.

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Palantir (PLTR) Stock: Burry Places Long-Term Put Bets as Insiders Cash Out $5.4M

Tue Aug-11 14:10:38analyst65

Michael Burry has taken a significant long-term put position on Palantir while an insider executed a $5.4 million stock sale, highlighting valuation concerns despite strong recent earnings.

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Berkshire's $360 Billion Cash Pile Fell $9 Billion Under CEO Greg Abel, Who Net-Purchased $12 Billion in Stock This Year.

Tue Aug-11 14:00:41other65

Berkshire Hathaway executed a $10 billion private placement investment in Alphabet to support its AI infrastructure build-out.

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Meta's Open-Source AI Bet Threatens OpenAI, Anthropic - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)

Tue Aug-11 14:00:33other65

Analysis suggests Meta's open-source AI strategy could commoditize the intelligence layer, threatening the premium valuations of closed-model providers like OpenAI and Anthropic while leveraging Meta's existing ad business.

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US Stock Market Today Live: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Futures Rise As Wall Street's Focus Shifts To CPI, PPI

Tue Aug-11 13:40:47other65

Nvidia shares rose in pre-market trading following reports of securing $500 billion in private funding for AI infrastructure, while broader market attention shifts to upcoming CPI and PPI inflation data.

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Microsoft Maia 300 Seeks 300,000 TSMC Units; Nvidia Controls 60% of Packaging Queue

Tue Aug-11 13:30:39product65

Microsoft is negotiating with TSMC to secure production capacity for over 300,000 Maia 300 AI accelerators, facing significant competition for CoWoS packaging slots currently dominated by Nvidia.

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OVHcloud CEO warns of 87% cloud price hikes

Tue Aug-11 13:21:07other65

OVHcloud CEO warns of cloud price hikes exceeding 80% driven by a severe shortage and skyrocketing costs of memory chips and storage hardware.

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Musk's Terafab Will Run on Its Own Gas Plants and Battery Banks

Tue Aug-11 13:20:35product65

SpaceX confirmed that its Terafab semiconductor facility in Texas will operate using on-site natural gas power plants and battery arrays rather than connecting to the public grid.

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Fermi signs agreement with TensorWave for up to 650MW of data center capacity at Project Matador site

Tue Aug-11 13:20:24partnership65

Fermi America signed a binding lease with TensorWave for up to 650MW of data center capacity to deploy tens of thousands of AMD Instinct GPUs.

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Meta Plans September Production Start for New AI Chips

Tue Aug-11 13:11:16product65

Meta plans to begin production of new custom AI inference chips in September to reduce infrastructure costs and dependence on general-purpose processors.

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Google Play is finally hosting a rival app store, thanks to its antitrust loss

Tue Aug-11 13:10:58regulatory65

Google is complying with a court ruling by hosting rival Android app stores like Aptoide within the Play Store, while Apple remains unaffected as the monopoly ruling does not apply to iOS.

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News: REPORT: Four Consecutive Months of Steady Growth with 632 Total New Industrial Manufacturing Planned Project - 165 in July 2026

Tue Aug-11 13:10:34other85

TSMC is planning a $100 billion investment for the expansion of its industrial manufacturing facilities, identified as the largest planned project in July 2026.

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Siri AI Ships on Google Gemini After 2-Year Delay [2026]

Tue Aug-11 13:04:37partnership85

Apple announced a multi-year partnership with Google to power its rebuilt Siri AI assistant using Google's Gemini models, marking a significant strategic shift for Apple.

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China now even less likely to solve Apple's memory crunch

Tue Aug-11 13:04:37regulatory65

US lawmakers are urging the Commerce Department to blacklist Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT, effectively blocking Apple's potential alternative supply source for DRAM amid ongoing shortages.

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Anthropic's $965B IPO Path Runs Through Seven Compute Corridors Across Three Continents

Tue Aug-11 13:02:35partnership65

Anthropic has secured multi-billion dollar compute agreements with AWS, Google, Microsoft, AMD, and Nvidia, alongside a financing structure backed by Broadcom, to support its infrastructure needs ahead of a potential IPO.

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This Nvidia-backed stock has turned $10k into 50k in a year

Tue Aug-11 13:02:03partnership85

Nvidia's $5 billion strategic investment in Intel and subsequent manufacturing partnership has driven a significant rally in Intel shares while strengthening Nvidia's AI infrastructure supply chain.

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TSMC approves US$29.44 billion capital budget for expansion

Tue Aug-11 13:01:52other65

TSMC's board approved a $29.44 billion capital budget for expansion and declared a Q2 cash dividend of NT$7.0 per share.

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Super Micro Computer Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call

Tue Aug-11 13:00:57earnings65

Analysts have revised price targets for Super Micro Computer ahead of its imminent fourth-quarter earnings report, with expectations of significant revenue growth driven by a record backlog.

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Micron Says Customers Are Scrambling for Memory Even at ‘Very High’ Prices

Tue Aug-11 13:00:51other65

Micron executives stated that AI-driven memory demand is outstripping supply, with customers willing to pay very high prices and the shortage expected to worsen in 2027.

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Elon Musk’s Terafab Construction Plan: A Semiconductor Factory Bigger Than The World’s Largest Building

Tue Aug-11 13:00:50product85

Tesla and SpaceX plan to construct the world's largest building, a 100 million square foot semiconductor facility in Texas called Terafab, to produce custom AI chips for Tesla vehicles and SpaceX infrastructure.

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Elon Musk Says China is 'Awesome' as Cathie Wood's Ark Expects Hurdles but Sees Tesla-SpaceX Deal Coming in 2026

Tue Aug-11 13:00:44m&a65

ARK Invest analysts predict a Tesla-SpaceX merger could occur by the end of 2026, asserting that China-related operational hurdles are manageable through asset ring-fencing.

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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) Commits Up To $3 Billion To Lancium In Major Stargate Infrastructure Bet

Mon Aug-10 21:20:51partnership65

Nvidia is investing up to $3 billion in power infrastructure company Lancium to support the Stargate AI data center initiative.

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Tesla's Robotaxi Now Ships With Built-In Starlink -- Musk Says It's Coming to Every Car

Mon Aug-10 21:20:49product65

Tesla unveiled a production-ready Cybercab featuring factory-integrated Starlink hardware to enhance fleet management and passenger connectivity.

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Microsoft adjusts capex outlook due to accounting change, not a spending slowdown

Mon Aug-10 21:20:47earnings65

Microsoft clarified that a $15 billion reduction in its 2026 capital expenditure forecast is due to an accounting reclassification of data center leases rather than a slowdown in AI infrastructure spending.

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Micron poised for growth as Nvidia expands memory supplier list for Vera Rubin platform

Mon Aug-10 21:10:42product65

Nvidia has officially qualified Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix as HBM4 suppliers for its Vera Rubin platform, with Micron's 2026 capacity already sold out.

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ASML Stock Rises 1.7% as AI Demand Signal Strengthens

Mon Aug-10 21:10:39guidance75

ASML raised its 2026 revenue outlook and plans to increase EUV production capacity by 30% in 2027 and 2028, supported by strong demand signals from key customer TSMC.

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AI Data Center Bans Exceed 500 As Local Resistance Grows

Mon Aug-10 21:01:12regulatory65

Over 500 US towns and counties have enacted bans or restrictions on new AI data center development due to local resistance regarding power and resource consumption.

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NVIDIA Drops 3.1% to $217 as Washington Eyes China AI Chip Access

Mon Aug-10 21:00:52regulatory75

Nvidia shares fell 3.1% as the U.S. government reviews potential restrictions on Chinese firms accessing Nvidia chips through offshore data centers.

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Is A Global Financial Crash Starting In Japan?

Mon Aug-10 20:40:54other60

The U.S. Treasury and Japan's Ministry of Finance executed an unprecedented joint intervention to support the yen amid concerns over the unraveling yen carry trade and potential global financial instability.

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Apollo Economist Drops Stark Take On AI Boom

Mon Aug-10 20:30:46analyst65

Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok warns that the AI boom poses a market-wide risk if hyperscaler spending fails to generate timely returns, potentially exposing valuations of major tech companies.

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TSMC reportedly has $1 billion of Apple chips awaiting delivery of DRAM -- will this be what powers the iPhone 18 Pro?

Mon Aug-10 20:30:39product65

Reports indicate TSMC is holding $1 billion of finished Apple A20 Pro wafers unable to be packaged due to a DRAM shortage, potentially constraining iPhone 18 Pro inventory.

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What AI investors can learn from a decades-old cellphone

Mon Aug-10 20:20:15other65

An opinion piece highlights the widening gap between hyperscaler AI capital expenditures and actual revenue, citing Meta's potential leasing of excess compute capacity as a sign of overbuilding.

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Nvidia Stock Loses $130 Billion In Market Value As Firm Reportedly Enters $500 Billion AI Financing Deal

Mon Aug-10 20:10:46other85

Nvidia shares dropped significantly, erasing $130 billion in market value amid concerns over AI market concentration and ahead of its upcoming earnings report.

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Apple Cutting Back 2026 Hardware Shipments Due to Memory Shortage

Mon Aug-10 19:50:58product65

Apple is reducing its 2026 hardware shipment forecasts due to persistent DRAM shortages caused by memory manufacturers prioritizing more profitable AI data center contracts.

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What Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)'s New Instinct Coder AI Stack and Data Center Push Means For Shareholders

Mon Aug-10 19:40:19product65

AMD unveiled its Instinct Coder AI inference solution built with Supermicro and Spectro Cloud, reinforcing its full-stack AI data center strategy alongside recent earnings and the Taalas acquisition.

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Hyperscaler capex expectations surge to $789B for 2026

Mon Aug-10 19:30:25guidance85

Analysts have significantly raised 2026 capital expenditure forecasts for major hyperscalers including Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft to approximately $789 billion due to surging AI infrastructure demand.

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Meta and Google lose appeal over landmark $6 million social media addiction verdict

Mon Aug-10 19:20:51regulatory65

A California judge denied Meta and Google's motions to overturn a $6 million jury verdict holding them liable for addictive platform design targeting youth.

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ASML Faces a Fresh Threat Out of China. Is the Dip in the Stock Worth Buying?

Mon Aug-10 19:20:34regulatory65

ASML faces a new competitive threat from a Chinese government-backed company manufacturing its own DUV lithography systems, potentially impacting future sales in the Chinese market.

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Rep. John Moolenaar urges Trump to enforce Huawei chip export rules

Mon Aug-10 19:20:31regulatory65

A U.S. lawmaker has urged the Commerce Department to strictly enforce export controls preventing TSMC from supplying chips to sanctioned Chinese firms like Huawei.

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9th Circuit rejects Meta bid to toss youth addiction lawsuits

Mon Aug-10 19:10:23regulatory75

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Meta's bid to dismiss federal youth addiction lawsuits, allowing over 3,000 cases to proceed and denying a delay in an upcoming state trial.

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RTX 50-Series GPU Prices Surge Up to 39% Due to AI Demand

Mon Aug-10 18:50:38product65

NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPU prices have surged up to 39% above MSRP due to aggressive enterprise AI demand and GDDR7 memory supply constraints.

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Taalas Buyout Boosts AMD's AI Inference Abilities Against NVDA & GOOGL

Mon Aug-10 18:40:39m&a75

AMD announced a definitive agreement to acquire Taalas, a developer of specialized AI inference silicon, to strengthen its position in the AI inference market against competitors Nvidia and Google.

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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Positioned To Rival OpenAI And Anthropic With $100B-Per-GW Inference Revenue Opportunity, SemiAnalysis Reports

Mon Aug-10 18:40:29analyst65

SemiAnalysis reports that Microsoft is uniquely positioned to capture significant AI inference revenue due to favorable OpenAI deal terms and access to models without training costs.

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AI demand has TSMC running a tight chip

Mon Aug-10 18:30:32other65

TSMC reported a 45% year-over-year increase in July sales, exceeding its annual growth forecast and signaling sustained strong demand for AI chips.

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Amazon Just Joined the $3 Trillion Club. Here's Why It Could Reach $5 Trillion by 2029.

Mon Aug-10 18:10:33earnings65

Amazon joined the $3 trillion market cap club following strong earnings driven by accelerating AWS growth and AI services.

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Meta Fails to Win Last Minute Pause to Landmark State AGs Trial

Mon Aug-10 18:00:38regulatory75

A federal appeals court denied Meta's request to pause a landmark trial by state attorneys general alleging addictive design practices, exposing the company to potential massive penalties.

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SpaceX's stock moves above its IPO price for the first time in almost a month

Mon Aug-10 17:41:10other60

SpaceX shares rose above their IPO price for the first time in nearly a month following the release of insider lockup shares and announcements regarding its Terafab chip project.

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JPMorgan is the latest to raise its S&P 500 target, this time to 8,000. Here's why

Mon Aug-10 17:40:21analyst65

JPMorgan raised its year-end S&P 500 target to 8,000, citing strong Q2 earnings beats and validating AI investments by Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft.

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Why Bulls Remain High on Palantir As It Passes $170

Mon Aug-10 17:40:21earnings85

Palantir Technologies reported a significant Q2 earnings beat with 92.83% revenue growth and raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance, driving the stock above $170.

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Meta moves to block 'star' witness Bejar testimony in states' addictive design trial | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Mon Aug-10 17:30:40regulatory65

Meta Platforms is attempting to block the testimony of a key witness in an upcoming multi-state lawsuit alleging addictive design practices.

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