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After AGI, Silicon Valley has found another justification for capital expenditure.
① The Chief Strategy Officer of Google DeepMind stated that RSI is becoming the core investment rationale behind AI capital expenditures. ② Both OpenAI and Anthropic have already placed bets on this direction. ③ “The arrival of RSI may come sooner than most institutions anticipate.”
NVIDIA targets the power provider behind OpenAI’s 'Stargate,' investing $3 billion for a direct stake
NVIDIA is reportedly planning to invest up to $3 billion in Lancium, a power infrastructure provider that supplies electricity to OpenAI’s 'Stargate' AI campus and has already secured 4 gigawatts of power capacity in Texas. The initial $2 billion investment would grant NVIDIA approximately a 20% stake, which would increase to around 30% following additional funding.
AAOI's earnings surged, lifting the entire optical communications sector.
AAOI reported second-quarter revenue of $191.9 million, an 86% year-over-year increase, with its data center business surpassing the $100 million mark for the first time. This strong performance drove a collective rally in shares of optical communications companies including Coherent, Lumentum, and Corning. Analysts view AAOI's better-than-expected results as a positive indicator for Lumentum and Coherent, both of which have significant exposure to AI data center optical interconnects and are scheduled to release their earnings reports next week.
U.S. Markets Close | Weak Jobs Report Dampens Rate Hike Expectations; S&P 500 Hits New Record High. Software Stocks Surge, with Atlassian Jumping 35% Post-Earnings and Palantir Rising Over 10%. Gold Rebounds Strongly Above $4,300.
The S&P 500 rose 0.59% to close at 7,755.61, the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.28% to 26,686.48, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.28% to 54,036.93. All three major U.S. equity indices recorded their largest weekly gains since mid-April this week. Spot gold surged 2.3% to $4,336 per ounce. WTI crude traded at approximately $77.5 per barrel, while Brent crude was around $82.5 per barrel. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note stood at 4.65%.
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