Pretty much.
As of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off access to money for any company that doesn’t have substantial revenue independent of AI data centers.
SpaceX closed $40B of debt for GPUs, but we’re investment grade and have Starlink & launch revenue.
That means the 200+ neoclouds are going to see guppy-level death and consolidation. Some will make it through, but not many.
The AI boom is increasingly running on circular money, and it’s reminding some investors of 2008, per Bloomberg.
Chipmakers and cloud giants invest in or lend to AI companies, which then use that money to buy chips and computing power from the very same companies.
Recent examples:
- Broadcom, $AVGO, agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to buy chips and computing hardware
- Nvidia, $NVDA, has put more than $40 billion into AI companies this year, including $30 billion in OpenAI.
🇦🇺 Apple fans LINE UP in Melbourne for the iPhone Duo launch! 📲
The first customer even wore a blazer matching the Star White model.
Australia is among the first countries to get it, with prices starting at A$3,499.
The wait is over, and the first buyers are getting their hands on it.
Writer: Lucas
I have an AI agent that logs every negative comment someone makes about me online.
It then creates a profile of the person, maps all of their social connections, and finds all their emails.
Tomorrow morning, my AI agent will sent out an email blast to everyone's extended social network, detailing the horrible things they've said about me.