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Brookfield's Flatt on Insurance, Private Markets and AI
Bloomberg Television· 2025-09-10 16:41
So your Investor Day today comes off the heels of, I think, a really exciting announcement for this industry of how you're positioning Brookfield that is growing your insurer and really letting that lead your investments if this is it in your words and evolution, if this is Brookfield 2.0%, what is Brookfield 2.0% look like. I think it's Brookfield 5.0%. But look, I would just say that the world is always evolving and we're always just trying to figure out how do we fit, how do we take enough risk to expand ...
Oracle is in the right place at the right time, says Bernstein's Mark Moerdler
CNBC Television· 2025-09-10 15:31
Oracle's AI Growth & Strategy - Oracle 获得大量 AI 交易,推动业绩增长 [1] - Oracle 预计未来四年云基础设施收入将显著增长,分别达到 320 亿、730 亿、1140 亿和 1440 亿美元 [4] - Oracle 的云基础设施收入预计在本财年增长 77% [4] - Oracle 通过差异化技术成为行业领导者 [6] AI Training Market Dynamics - 市场对更大规模 AI 模型的需求不断增长,推动了 AI 训练领域的投资 [3] - AI 模型训练需要与传统数据中心不同的数据中心架构 [5] - Microsoft 不想进入 AI 训练业务,Amazon 和 Google 更侧重于推理 [4][5] OpenAI & Stargate Project - 预计 Oracle 2029 年新增收入中有 300 亿美元可能来自 OpenAI 的 AI 训练中心 [7] - 目前 Oracle 与 OpenAI 的合作并非通过 Stargate 项目进行,而是通过双方协议进行 [7] - 软银可能没有参与 Oracle 与 OpenAI 之间的协议 [8]
Azar: Data centers are a major driver
CNBC Television· 2025-09-10 13:07
Cloud Infrastructure & Power Demand - Oracle 云基础设施业务显著增长,引发华尔街对云基础设施需求增长以及电力需求增长的关注 [1] - 数据中心是电力需求的主要驱动力,Black & Beach 认为这种增长非常真实 [2] - 未来 5-7 年,Black & Beach 致力于大型电力和数据中心项目,包括供电、制冷和其他基础设施 [3] - 资本支出增长确实存在,预算已经增加 [4] - 电力资本支出在 23 年至 25 年间翻了一番以上,到 28 年再次翻番,大量资金投入到与数据中心相关的基础设施和整体电力需求增长中,包括工业增长 [5] Business Focus & Challenges - Black & Beach 的主要关注点是容量、劳动力和设备的可用性,以及如何满足需求增长和负荷增长 [7] - 目前的重点是需求的增长以及如何满足这种增长 [7] - 各方都在努力确定项目的优先级,并为这些大型项目寻找所需的资源 [8] - Black & Beach 正在帮助各方解决这些挑战 [11] External Factors & Market Volatility - Black & Beach 拥有超过 100 年的历史,经历过许多市场周期、政府管理和历史事件,市场波动是常态 [9][10] - Black & Beach 认为关税并未对基础设施需求的大方向产生重大影响 [11]
We are making real progress in AI
20VC with Harry Stebbings· 2025-09-05 17:30
So if we follow the progress you see in chip war and I love it as an analogy of like we knew what the next couple of breakthroughs were in chips, you know, from the point when people were drawing on circuit boards with felt tip pens basically and acid etching them to the point where they were projecting onto them with essentially photo negatives to the point where photoiththography became very very small to the point where we now are individually placing atoms and not using etching in all cases. Like each o ...
Hitachi Energy unveils $457M investment in Virginia
CNBC Television· 2025-09-04 15:30
Investment & Job Creation - Hitachi is making a significant investment of nearly $500 million in Virginia [1] - This investment is expected to support 825 jobs [1] - Hitachi is creating 800 jobs in the next few years by building the factory [4] Strategic Importance & Industry Trends - The investment is critical for national security, supporting the electrical grid and data center investments [2] - The investment is at the heart of national security [2] - Large power transformers are essential for transmitting energy and connecting data centers [5] - Large power transformers are not currently produced in the US, and Hitachi is bringing their production back [4][5] Location & Collaboration - Virginia is experiencing a manufacturing renaissance, attracting pharmaceutical and heavy manufacturing [2] - Hitachi chose Virginia due to its existing infrastructure and skilled workers [6] - Hitachi has been in Virginia for 50 years, indicating a long-term commitment [1][5]
Brennan: Center stage for us is the AI build out, no question
CNBC Television· 2025-09-04 11:27
AI Buildout & Market Opportunity - AI buildout is central to Credo's performance, mirroring the trend from a few years ago when AI clusters first emerged [1] - High-speed connectivity, particularly connecting vast numbers of GPUs (10,000 to 1 million) in AI clusters, is a key enabler for AI functionality [2] - Data centers are driving the need for higher bandwidth, creating opportunities for Credo's solutions [5] - Overall capex trend is positive news for Credo [9] AECs (Active Electrical Cables) & Technology - AECs connect GPUs to switches and switches to switches within data centers [6] - AECs extend the life of copper connectivity [6] - AECs offer reliability, moving 800 billion bits of information per second consistently without failure, crucial for preventing AI cluster downtime [7] - AECs are more power-efficient compared to optical cables, using approximately half the power for a given link [8][11] - AECs offer system cost benefits compared to optical connections [8] Financial Performance & Market Position - Credo's stock is up over 300% over the last year [11] - Credo has been in the high-speed connectivity market for over a decade [12]
Does the US have the upper hand on #AI over #China? #tech #openai
Bloomberg Television· 2025-09-04 05:00
AI Leadership & Competition - The US potentially leads in AI development due to advanced chips from Nvidia, but China possesses significant electrical power resources [2] - China's mature chips may provide an advantage in handling the processing power required for continuous AI queries [4][5] - China's manufacturing capacity offers strategically valuable training data for AI development, contrasting with the US focus on consulting and healthcare [6][7] Infrastructure & Resources - A potential US constraint in AI development is the limited availability of electrical power [3] - China has organized itself to prioritize heavy industry, ensuring resources for AI infrastructure [4] Chip Technology - China's AI chips are considered at best the fourth best, posing a substantial constraint [3] - Mature chips are going to be necessary for inference [4]
X @BBC News (World)
BBC News (World)· 2025-08-28 23:05
Industry Trend - Data centers are booming in drought-hit Mexico [1] Resource Concerns - Data centers are thirsty in drought-hit Mexico [1]
Zscaler: Expensive But Indispensable
Seeking Alpha· 2025-08-28 13:01
Group 1 - Recent months have seen a significant increase in cyberattacks, with ransomware attempts more than doubling [1] - The rise in cyber threats is attributed to the growing reliance on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and data centers, which expands the attack surface for potential breaches [1] Group 2 - The article emphasizes the importance of understanding the implications of these cyber threats on companies and industries, particularly in terms of investment opportunities and risks [1]
Constellation's Ray Wang on Why NVIDIA's Growth is Slowing
Bloomberg Television· 2025-08-28 06:54
THE COMPANY EXCLUDED AS MUCH AS $5 BILLION OF POSSIBLE CHINA DATACENTER SALES IN THE PRODUCTION. NVIDIA'S PRODUCTS AT THE CENTER OF A TECH RIVALRY BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND BEIJING. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EARLIER ASKED FOR A 15% COMMISSION IN EXCHANGE FOR ALLOWING NVIDIA AND AMD TO OFFER AI CHIPS IN CHINA.THE CFO TOLD US THE UNCONVENTIONAL PLAN HAS NOT PROGRESSED BEYOND THE EARLY STAGES AND IF THE PLAN IS NOT CODIFIED NVIDIA SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITHOUT PAYING THE COMMISSION. LET'S TALK MORE WITH RAY WA ...