A hedge fund management firm says Intel (INTC) is now trading in meme stock territory after securing a $5 billion deal with Nvidia (NVDA). In a CNBC interview, Gene Munster, co-founder and managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, says the market’s reaction to Nvidia’s deal with Intel far outweighed the underlying business impact. Yesterday, INTC skyrocketed and rallied to as high as $33 to print gains of over 30% after news of the multi-billion-dollar deal broke. Munster says the rally is all about hype. “I think it’s up because it’s a validation. This is a massive validation. If you look…
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A fresh rate cut is giving new fuel to the technology rally, according to one of Wall Street’s most recognizable voices on tech and AI. In a new Bloomberg interview, Dan Ives says the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut borrowing costs opens the door to another stage of growth in chips, software, and energy infrastructure. He says the Fed’s action is a pivotal moment for sidelined investors to deploy their dry powder into tech, comparing the sector’s momentum to a late-night party that still has hours to go. “To me, that’s a bright green light for more money to come…
Steve Eisman, the investor who rose to fame betting against subprime mortgages in The Big Short, says the AI trade remains the dominant force driving markets. In a new CNBC interview, Eisman says the equity market’s focus on inflation and Federal Reserve policy is secondary to the wave of capital rushing into AI. Eisman notes that while housing and employment data have been soft, the main catalyst for stocks has not changed. “I mean, the economy is pretty good. The employment situation is a little weak. The AI story continues. Nothing seems to be going to stop that, especially after…
Solana (SOL) co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is warning that the rapid pace of artificial intelligence and quantum computing could soon force Bitcoin (BTC) and other blockchains to abandon their current cryptography. In a panel discussion at the All-In Summit, the Solana co-creator says the convergence of multiple technologies has created an inflection point that could put existing signature schemes at risk. He warns that an AI-assisted quantum breakthrough that could breach Bitcoin’s cryptography is a scenario that could happen in the next few years. “I feel like 50 -50 within five years, there is a quantum breakthrough, and part of that…
Billionaire David Tepper says the current market cycle leaves little choice for major funds but to stay invested in the AI story. In a Squawk Box interview, the Appaloosa founder says he’s uneasy with valuations but still sees powerful structural drivers that make certain trades unavoidable. Tepper notes that momentum in AI stocks leaves little choice for major funds but to allocate capital to leading names in the sector. “We have a big AI book. Is there any way not to be? No… I mean, if you look at our 13F filings, I mean, we’re big in the energy names…
VanEck is placing a long-term bet on artificial intelligence, arguing that the AI trade is only in its earliest stages of growth and adoption. In a new CNBC interview, VanEck product manager Nicholas Frasse says the AI boom is a structural cycle that will take years to fully play out. According to Frasse, AI is in the early innings of a super cycle, with companies building giant data centers, known as the foundational layer. He says that the buildout will move into the application layer, where AI runs in consumer and enterprise apps. Eventually, Frasse expects AI to “move out…
Nvidia is making a multi-billion-dollar bet on its longtime rival, striking a deal with Intel to co-develop new chips for PCs and data centers in one of the most unexpected alliances in Silicon Valley. In a new press release, Nvidia says it will invest $5 billion in Intel stock at $23.28 a share, pending regulatory approval. News of the massive investment sent shares of INTC skyrocketing to as high as $33, printing gains of over 30%. The deal also gives Intel a much-needed financial boost as it struggles with market share losses and heavy spending demands, while offering Nvidia new…
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is betting the next great shift in consumer technology will come from artificial intelligence glasses, forecasting mass adoption that could rival the smartphone era. In a new interview with Rowan Cheung, Zuckerberg explains how rapid progress in AI is speeding up timelines for new devices. “Every time I think of what a milestone would be in AI, they all seem to get achieved sooner than we think.” Zuckerberg says the most important change will be the arrival of devices capable of hosting what he calls “personal superintelligence,” noting that AI glasses would be the natural…
A top credit rating agency is raising fresh concerns over Oracle’s aggressive expansion into artificial intelligence, even as the company holds on to its investment-grade status. Moody’s says it is watching closely as Oracle takes on vast new obligations tied to AI, pointing to structural risks that could weigh on the software giant in the coming years, reports Reuters. Earlier this month, Oracle shares rocketed as much as 43% in a single day, just as news broke that the cloud service provider inked a massive $300 billion deal with OpenAI. Oracle also said it expected booked revenue at its Oracle…
Groq’s chief executive says the hunger for AI inference is overwhelming, a claim that comes as the chip startup’s valuation doubled after its latest funding round. In a new Bloomberg interview, Groq CEO Jonathan Ross says its hardware aims to compete with Nvidia’s GPUs and Google’s TPUs in powering the next phase of artificial intelligence. Ross highlights that inference, running models after they’re trained, is becoming the decisive battleground. “The bottom line is that the demand for inference is insatiable. The total amount of capacity that people are trying to deploy is mind-boggling, the numbers that people are putting up,…