Intel $INTC announced 1Q earnings that were far above expectations. The stock is up 22% in aftermarket trading as I write this. Revenue and EPS crushed expectations. Guidance was also above analyst estimates. On the conference call, there was positive discussion regarding yields improving faster than expected in the 18A plant, a key part … Read more
I’ve spent two years warning about the massive spending on AI without a business plan to earn a return on that spending. The big tech companies that used to have pristine balance sheets are now taking on record levels of debt to fund their AI spending. In related news, Meta (Facebook) is going to sign … Read more
Previously, we’ve reported on Amazon $AMZN and Microsoft $MSFT contracting to use nuclear power for their AI datacenters. We’ve also written about the efforts to restart decommissioned nuclear plants. Within the last week, Google $GOOGL joined in and signed a nuclear power deal. Today, we got the news that Amazon is heading up an equity … Read more
