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Nvidia AI Investments: Brilliant Strategy Or Busted Bubble?

Nvidia AI investments have quietly turned the chipmaker into something nobody predicted: the central bank of the artificial intelligence economy. The $3 billion stake in Meta’s latest share sale, announced this week, is only the newest thread in a dense web of equity positions, loans, purchase guarantees and backstop commitments that reaches from OpenAI to […]

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AI Computing Startup Lambda to Raise $4B Ahead of Planned IPO

Nvidia-backed GPU cloud Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation in its last private round before a planned 2027 listing. We break down the $50 billion backlog, the Anthropic concentration, the debt behind the build-out, how Lambda compares with other neoclouds, and what it means for UK compute buyers.

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The Ugly Economics of Consumer AI

Muse, Dots and Instinct made consumer AI look hot again, but payment data says only 2% to 3% of US households pay for AI while a Menlo survey says 55% of users do. We reconcile the sources, correct a Netflix comparison that does not add up, explain why running costs are the real problem and compare how Meta, OpenAI, Instinct and Anthropic plan to make money.

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GMI Cloud Raises $668M in Series B Round With NVIDIA Participation

GMI Cloud’s $668 million round is $223 million of Series B equity led by ARCHIV with NVIDIA participating, plus a $445 million credit facility led by CTBC. We explain why a GPU cloud borrows, compare the split with its 2024 Series A, read the revenue claims closely and place the company among the neoclouds.

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