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NVIDIA, Broadcom, and Marvell each report within days of each other this August, and what they say about the second half of the year could either extend the AI infrastructure boom or stop it cold.

Those who bet against Apple often lose in the long run.

Musk says SpaceX short-sellers have "very low" survival odds, but the company's first quarterly report tells a complicated story.

<body><p>STORY: From Nvidia's deal with Wall Street giants... to China's AI weather forecasting</p><p>This is AI Weekly.</p><p>:: AI Weekly</p><p>Nvidia has partnered with six major financial institutions to launch compute financing platforms.</p><p>They are aimed at raising over $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure.</p><p>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on X the company has the option to backstop up to $125 billion, or 25% of the potential deals.</p><p>The move highlights how surging demand for AI computing capacity is drawing institutional investors.</p><p>South Korea will launch a $3.5 billion semiconductor fund targeting promising chip materials, parts, equipment and fabless companies.</p><p>Seoul says it seeks to accelerate plans for new chip manufacturing hubs across the country.</p><p>Under the plan, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, suppliers and local governments are expected to invest more than $576 billion in new chip manufacturing projects.</p><p>A French press association has asked the country's competition watchdog to take action against Google's AI-generated article summaries.</p><p>The trade group says they deprive newspapers and magazines of readers.</p><p>The group has called on the regulator to make a decision similar to one ordered against Meta.</p><p>To put forward a payment plan and resume talks with traditional media seeking fees for the use of their content by AI tools.</p><p>China is emerging as a leading player in the race to improve weather prediction through AI.</p><p>Meteorologists used a new generation of AI weather models alongside traditional forecasting systems as they tracked Typhoon Dolphin's path.</p><p>Researchers say they can generate forecasts much faster than conventional systems while matching or surpassing them on some measures of accuracy.</p></body>

A series of structural issues are slowly eroding the value of the XRP cryptocurrency.

Wall Street underestimated how much hyperscalers would spend on AI infrastructure in 2026, and analysts could be making the same mistake for 2027.

The company will spend the capital on international expansion, research and development of its code review tools.

Despite already being a huge company, Amazon still has tremendous success ahead.

Southeast Asian conglomerate Sea Limited is on a journey that bears many similarities to Amazon's rise.

If Cathie Wood is right, it's time to go bargain-hunting in the beaten-down crypto sector.

Nvidia is positioning itself as a core technology provider for Japan's physical AI build-out.

The rally in optical stocks could just be beginning.

Although Macy's continues to execute its turnaround, warehouse retailer Costco has executed flawlessly for many years.

A key benefit will keep Berkshire Hathaway in Coca-Cola stock.

The ride-share and delivery company has gained market share while boosting its profit margins, but most investors are ignoring its fundamental strengths.

The home improvement retailer could be a buy before earnings on Aug. 19.
The price of Nvidia’s 5-year credit default swaps peaked last month and is currently trading around that level.

Nvidia's networking business gives it another way to capture the tech sector's AI infrastructure spending.
Wall Street giants are backing Nvidia with $500B for AI data center infrastructure, accelerating CRE’s AI build-out.

The rebound may have just begun for these two companies.

Larsen and Toubro on Thursday said it secured an order to build an AI factory for Nvidia. The order is in the range of 100 billion rupees to 150 billion rupees (($1.05 billion - $1.57 billion), the company said. ($1 = 95.3600 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Mridula Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Larsen and Toubro on Thursday said it secured an order to build an AI factory for Nvidia.

Amazon.com (NasdaqGS:AMZN) has reportedly emerged as a leading bidder to acquire Decart AI, according to discussions disclosed in August 2026. The potential deal comes as major tech competitors, including SpaceX, Nvidia and Nebius, seek control of Decart AI's advanced artificial intelligence assets. The contested auction highlights the value of Decart AI's talent and technology for future applications in cloud services, retail operations and digital advertising tools. Any acquisition outcome...

Apple is facing a new chapter as Tim Cook steps down.

Anthropic is in talks to buy Nvidia-backed startup Decart AI, according to a source familiar with the matter, as the Claude maker explores acquisitions that could help it handle growing demand ahead of its public listing. Bloomberg News, which first reported the news on Wednesday, said a deal could be worth about $6 billion, citing sources. • Decart, which develops AI infrastructure and optimization technology as well as its own AI models, could help Anthropic absorb more demand, the source said.

The AI server maker's fourth quarter came in light. The year it says comes next is what the market is paying for.


