Roughly 200 accounts from a suspected Chinese bot farm have quietly tried to influence Americans to oppose AI data centers on social media, X said Thursday night. Why it matters: The U.S. and China are racing to build the world's most advanced AI systems — and it appears Chinese propaganda has infiltrated American circles with the hope of slowing the U.S. down. Driving the news: The X Safety team probed suspected Chinese accounts involved in influence operations and identified 200,000 accounts, including 200 accounts "posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy," the team said in a tweet . - The posts included content on how AI strains the electricity grid and increases utility…
Data: S&P Capital IQ Pro; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Nvidia made billions selling AI's essential ingredient: chips. - Now it's plowing those riches straight back into the AI ecosystem, betting on a buildout that craves ever more compute. Why it matters: Nvidia has become the AI industry's supplier, banker and kingmaker, feeding a self-reinforcing cycle in which chip profits finance the next wave of chip demand. State of play: Already the world's most valuable company, Nvidia is now worth more than five of the 11 sectors that make up the S&P 500. - The chipmaker reported nearly $60 billion in quarterly profit Wednesday, prompting The Kobeissi Letter to call the results "the most impressive earnings in history." - Nvidia believes…
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Data: Source: S&P Capital IQ Pro, company releases; Note: Nvidia's fiscal year runs ahead of the calendar. The quarter ended July 2026 is its Q2 fiscal 2027.; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios AI behemoth Nvidia reported blowout earnings Wednesday — exceeding Wall Street's expectations — and even jaded investors who had grown a bit immune to the company's stratospheric growth over the past year seemed to like it. Why it matters: The chipmaker's earnings are viewed as a barometer of the overall health of the AI trade. - Every three months when it reports its financials, Wall Street combs through the numbers for signs the whole shebang is slowing down. By the numbers: The numbers are bonkers. Nvidia's revenue was $96.2 billion in the second…
The social networking giant projected it could spend $10 billion annually on Anthropic’s tools, illustrating the friend-foe relationships underlying the A.I. race.
Kevin O’Leary is taking responsibility for what he described as a lack of transparency surrounding data center development. The television personality and investor, known as “Mr. Wonderful,” told NewsNation he and others in the industry have not done enough to explain what data centers are, how they operate and the economic benefits they can bring to communities. He also said America’s growing energy needs are creating one of the biggest investment opportunities of the next decade, pointing to nuclear power and uranium as sectors he believes will grow significantly. When it comes to the WNBA, O'Leary gives his praise to the league's phenomenal job in acquiring customers. More:…
