Between the Devil and the Boundless AI Datacenter In today’s bulletin: AI’s lingering image problem, punishing market expectations, recycled private and hybrid pitches, and (of all things) a papal encyclical.
Tales from the Melt-Up in the AI Time Machine Foxconn goes from iPhones to AI gear; Cisco goes into retro 1999 party mode while reducing headcount
IPO Outlook: OpenAI Looks a Little Like Netscape You can see why Sam Altman is reluctant to go public
Oracle Takes a Tumble as Investors Get Jittery About AI Spending The risks are real; the market is right to price them into calculations
Navigating Moats and Gaps All eyes were on Nvidia this week, but the hyperscalers remain key protagonists in the AI narrative