"AI is a fad, they are spending all this money to build data centers with no revenue models. It's all going bust."
Source: Lance Roberts, The Daily Shot, A16Z
Anthropic Triples Revenue Forecast in Four Years
Source: Hedgeye
⚠️ CHINA JUST MADE IT ILLEGAL TO FIRE EMPLOYEES AND REPLACE THEM WITH AI.
China’s courts have ruled that companies cannot fire or penalize employees simply because AI can replace their work. In two cases, employers who cut pay or terminated workers due to AI adoption were found to have acted illegally. The courts stated AI adoption is a voluntary business choice, so companies must retrain, reassign, or support workers instead of shifting the burden onto them. This contrasts with global trends, where over 1.5 million jobs have been cut since 2020, many due to AI. Major firms like Amazon, Block, and Meta have reduced staff to fund AI investments. Studies warn AI could replace significant portions of the workforce, reducing consumer spending. Economists highlight a risk: widespread layoffs shrink demand, creating a self-destructive cycle where productivity rises but consumers lack income. China’s approach aims to prevent this by protecting workers’ earnings and sustaining economic demand.
"We are going to need a bigger boat..." ($NVDA...)
The biggest US tech firms now plan to spend as much as $725 billion this year on capital expenditures, primarily on AI data center equipment. Morgan Stanley now sees hyperscaler capex approaching $800B / $1.1 trillion in 2026 / 2027 (versus $765B / $950B) prior. That means we will also to need a lot of energy and raw materials for that !!! Source: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin ($WLD) has lost about 98% of its value, turning a $100,000 investment at its peak into roughly $2,000.
The project’s “Orb” device, which scans irises in exchange for tokens, raising concerns about permanent biometric data collection and consent—echoed by Edward Snowden and researchers like MIT. It highlights regulatory pushback and bans across multiple countries. Some are pointing out that the project’s team of selling large amounts of tokens while supply increases, contributing to price decline, and portrays broader ethical and legal concerns around the project.
Apple $AAPL is not investing money into AI like the other mega cap companies.
Source: Evan, Leverage shares
The cracks inside OpenAI are deepeningn and the numbers don’t lie. When your own CFO raises concerns, it’s a serious signal.
Here’s what is happening: missed user and revenue targets, while ChatGPT rapidly loses share to Google’s Gemini. Sarah Friar has reportedly warned about funding future compute and pushed back on Sam Altman’s aggressive IPO timeline. Meanwhile, massive data center commitments could burn hundreds of billions before profitability, even after record fundraising. Now the board is questioning spending, and legal pressure from Elon Musk is building. A company valued at $852B—but facing real financial and strategic risks. Source: The Assembly; Chartr
Young talents, don't believe all the negative headlines of AI killing jobs for graduates. Unemployment rate for 20-24 years in the US is actually plummeting...
Source: BofA
