GOOGLE AND NVIDIA AS WELL, WE'RE JOINED BY MANDEEP SINGH, GLOBAL HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. LET'S KICK IT OFF WITH AMAZON. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY WE'RE BOTH INTERESTED IN ALPHABET TODAY.SO THEY HAVE A ABOUT A ZILLION DATA CENTERS. I'M ACTUALLY NOT MOVED BY THAT. I COULD HAVE GUESSED IT, AND I DON'T THINK IT REALLY MATTERS, RIGHT.HOW MANY ACTUAL PLACES THEY HAVE, DOES IT. MANDEEP: RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU COMPARE THEM TO A PURE PLAY DATA CENTER PLAY ON THE G. P.U. SIDE, THEY DO ABOUT 32 TO 35 DATA CENTERS. IT ...

Core Insights - Amazon's data center footprint is significantly smaller compared to competitors like NVIDIA, with Amazon having a revenue run rate of $130 million compared to NVIDIA's $5 billion, indicating a substantial gap in market presence and capacity [2][6] - The need for edge data centers is emphasized for serving large language models efficiently, as they require regional accessibility to minimize latency for billions of users [4][5] - Google is leveraging its own chips, specifically TPUs, which are in their seventh generation, to enhance performance and reduce energy consumption, positioning itself advantageously against competitors like NVIDIA [8][9] Data Center Strategy - Amazon is currently in a "land grab" mode, acquiring land for data centers to meet the power requirements of GPU centers, which is becoming increasingly competitive as more players enter the market [6][7] - The number of data centers is crucial for serving large-scale AI applications, as having multiple locations helps in managing user traffic effectively [4][5] Competitive Landscape - Google’s advancements with its Gemini model are seen as a threat to OpenAI and NVIDIA, as it has better capabilities in reducing AI hallucinations and is supported by a robust search index [8][9][10] - OpenAI is expected to shift towards a more product-centric and application-focused approach, particularly in e-commerce, which could impact Google's search ad revenue significantly [11][12]

I want to start on your discussions with the European Union. We were hearing some noise that it doesn't necessarily include reducing steel and aluminum tariffs from 50% to 15%. Is that off the table for now.Know what we're talking about. Everything is on the table When you have such a great partner as the European Union. They have 450 million people and a $20 trillion economy.So the opportunity is great. They would like to have steel and aluminum as part of this package. And we think it is very, very import ...

Market Sentiment - KKR 的 Raj Agrawal 对数据中心和人工智能领域的过度繁荣表示担忧 [1] - KKR 在投资选择上更加谨慎，以降低风险 [1]

Data Center Industry & AI Buildout - Data centers are evolving from 50-150 megawatt facilities to 700+ megawatts to handle AI and compute loads [2] - Jacobs' data center project pipeline has grown fivefold in the last two quarters, with ongoing equipment orders and site selections [3] - Data storage world is currently at capacity, driving the need for continued data center buildout [5] - AI buildout is contributing significantly to the projected US growth of just under 25% (2.4%) [16] - Quantum computing facilities are more complex and represent the next phase of computing beyond AI data centers, currently focused on R&D [12][13][14] Healthcare & Life Sciences - GLP-1 buildout is in the "middle innings" for injectable forms, with new companies and delivery methods (tablets) driving further capacity and capital buildout [8] - Life sciences sector is experiencing growth in oncology and other cancer therapies, beyond just GLP-1s [17] Financial Performance & Tax - The company's effective tax rate increased to almost 40% in the last fiscal year, compared to under 17% the previous year, due to R&D tax credits and international taxes [9][11] - The full effect of the Trump tax policy is still being implemented, with expectations of seeing early elements of it from 2026 onwards [10] Infrastructure & Reshoring - Infrastructure spending related to water, transportation, energy, and power needs for urbanization is driving business [17] - There are tailwinds for domestic reshoring and construction beyond GLP-1s and AI [16]

Business Expansion - YTL Power International is considering expanding into the data center sector [1] - The company is also exploring opportunities to become a power producer in South Africa [1]

safely. All right. You know where there's not a lot of fear and anxiety.At the CNBC CEO Council event on the main streets of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida where Morgan Brennan is. Morgan. >> Yeah, I have the best live chat of the day.Brian, thank you. Joining me now here from the CNBC CEO Council for an exclusive interview, Jim Crane. He is chairman of Crane Worldwide Logistics, which is involved in a whole host of industries, autos, energy, hospitality, life sciences, more.He is also the owner of the Houston ...

Investments by tech companies in new AI data centers are so big they're boosting the US economy. The projects are also gobbling up power and other resources. Here's what to know https://t.co/VJue15L2ZY ...

Partnerships & Manufacturing - OpenAI is partnering with Foxconn to design and manufacture hardware for data centers [1] - This move aims to meet the surging infrastructure needs to support AI systems [1]

You're right. I mean, what do we get in terms of the customer makeup? Uh, we got four 10% plus. So, you've got 22% 15% 13% and 11%. Those are four customers, but we don't know who they are. >> No, we don't. And they're playing very close to the match. But I they also made it clear that if you were the president, uh, the president's obviously very key of what they're doing. Uh I think you'd say again I want as much of that in in the United States as possible. Uh but it it's so vast. Again it's just it's the ...