A senior JPMorgan strategist says the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure is rooted in real economics, blasting bubble calls. In a new Bloomberg interview, Stephanie Aliaga, global market strategist at JPMorgan, says the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom is underpinned by real demand and strong cash flows. She also says that the AI trade is likely one bullish catalyst away from witnessing a resurgence. “And what gives me some confidence when I’m performing my sanity check is that this infrastructure wave, as significant as it is, is powered by real demand growth that is already showing up in the numbers. It’s…
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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says AI is creating exponential growth opportunities while blasting stock market bears calling for a top. In a new CNBC interview, Lee says he doesn’t believe the market top is in, even after megacap technology stocks have slipped in recent sessions. He points to parallels with the Dot-com era, but notes that today’s environment is very different. In his view, valuations for leaders like Nvidia (NVDA) remain modest relative to their earnings power. “We’re in a period where there is a supercycle and exponential growth opportunities within AI. But it doesn’t mean every company that has elevated…
Nvidia (NVDA) chief executive Jensen Huang says hyperscalers are already generating trillions of dollars in revenue that is now being driven by artificial intelligence. In a Bg2 Pod interview, Huang blasts skeptics who say hyperscalers are spending hundreds of billions of dollars in AI while generating little to no revenue. He says hyperscalers such as Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), and Alphabet (GOOGL) have fully pivoted their revenue bases from traditional computing to AI. That shift, he suggested, is now central to the services consumers use daily, from video platforms to social media. “What is that industry anyways? What…
Wedbush is lifting its outlook on Tesla (TSLA), citing a major shift in the company’s trajectory amid its AI push. In a new post on X, Dan Ives, the global head of tech research at the $5.7 billion wealth manager, says the automaker is approaching a turning point driven by artificial intelligence. Ives lifts TSLA’s price target to $600 based on his view that AI autonomy is accelerating and transforming the firm’s long-term outlook. “We are raising price target on Tesla to $600, reflecting our view that an accelerated AI autonomous path is now on the horizon in 2026, and…
Tiger 21 founder Michael Sonnenfeldt says ultra-rich investors are trimming stock and real estate exposure while adding to gold and Bitcoin (BTC). In a new CNBC interview, the head of the global peer network for high-net-worth individuals says members are pulling back slightly from traditional markets, while allocating more to defensive assets with the addition of Bitcoin. “Actually, they just pulled back a couple of points in the last quarter from the stock market and from real estate. Still strong in private equity. But for the first time, cash is coming up a little, fixed income is coming up a…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ChatGPT is rolling out his “favorite feature so far” with the debut of Pulse. In a new post on X, Altman says that Pulse is designed to run in the background, processing chats, preferences, and connected apps overnight to deliver a daily digest of recommendations and reminders. “Think of treating ChatGPT like a super-competent personal assistant: sometimes you ask for things you need in the moment, but if you share general preferences, it will do a good job for you proactively. This also points to what I believe is the future of ChatGPT: a shift from…
Coinbase and Cloudflare are taking aim at the future of online payments with a new initiative they say could underpin the rise of autonomous AI-driven transactions. The companies are co-founding the x402 Foundation, designed to promote x402 as an open, neutral standard for AI-enabled payments. The effort uses the internet’s little-known HTTP “402 Payment Required” code to embed value transfer directly into web interactions. Coinbase says the protocol is designed to give AI agents the ability to buy and sell services without human involvement. By eliminating intermediaries, the protocol is intended to make commerce between machines as seamless as exchanging…
Former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt says China’s approach to artificial intelligence differs sharply from that of the United States, with potential consequences that extend beyond technology into global politics. In a panel discussion at the All-In Summit, Schmidt says that unlike America, China is handicapped in terms of raising billions of dollars in capital within a relatively short period. But the former Google executive says the country has adapted by doubling down on applied uses of AI in ways that could challenge American dominance in key industries. “They’re not pursuing crazy AGI strategies, partly because of the hardware limitations…
Alibaba has unveiled a sweeping set of artificial intelligence initiatives, signaling that the Chinese e-commerce giant is making AI a central pillar of its future strategy. The company discloses the moves at its annual Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, where executives highlighted a new partnership with Nvidia (NVDA), plans for global data center expansion, and the release of a trillion-parameter large language model – the Qwen3-Max, reports Reuters. Shares in Alibaba surged nearly 10% in Hong Kong, hitting a four-year high, as investors welcomed the shift. US-listed shares (BABA) also climbed in premarket trading, underscoring the financial weight of the announcements.…
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman is laying out an expansive vision for artificial intelligence, linking access to compute with breakthroughs that could transform health, education, and the global economy. In a new blog post, Altman says the scale of infrastructure required to advance AI is growing rapidly, and that building enough capacity will be essential to realizing the technology’s potential. He frames compute not only as a business driver but as a potential social right, suggesting that widespread access to advanced AI services could one day be considered fundamental. “Growth in the use of AI services has been astonishing; we…
