$ASTS may ultimately be much more than a satellite phone network because the same physical architecture is already generating government radar revenue and attracting sovereign constellation funding.
But the valuation still ultimately depends on the core broadband network
Nvidia is joining a Wall Street consortium including Blackstone, Apollo and KKR to arrange $500 billion in AI infrastructure financing.
Bringing in outside private credit spreads the capital load beyond the chipmakers, which softens the circular financing critique. $NVDA
$RKLB reports after the close today.
Two delays in, Neutron is still the whole thesis. @StockSavvyShay on what actually matters in the print: keeping that timeline on track, because Neutron is "the milestone that's going to turn Rocket Lab into a $200 stock."
@StockSavvyShay Full episode:
Rocket Lab lands in the earnings week preview, after the CrowdStrike deep dive with @StockMarketNerd. New episodes Mondays.
"The SaaSpocalypse is over." -@danielnewmanUV
The fear that one model would swallow the entire enterprise software stack has quietly passed. The alpha now lives in the thin layer between infrastructure and model, where Palantir makes its money. $PLTR
@danielnewmanUV Full episode with Daniel Newman and Shay Boloor on the software rerating, the Palantir print and where the AI money actually gets made: 🎙️
Microsoft plans to unveil Maia 300 as soon as September, aiming to cut its Nvidia reliance and win Azure customers like Anthropic.
Maia 200 already runs 30% to 40% cheaper than leading Nvidia silicon, and at hyperscaler volume that gap starts reshaping Azure's margin math. $MSFT
$NBIS has a really interesting setup into Wednesday because the demand is already there with $MSFT and $META contracts, Reflection AI’s $1B deal and GPU demand running several times above available capacity so the real question is how quickly Nebius can turn power and data
TSMC's July revenue grew 44.7% YoY, clearing the 36% to 37% pace it guided just weeks ago.
We've flagged TSMC as the adult in the AI room, and beating its own conservative guide is exactly the demand signal that call rested on. $TSM
Episode one of my new podcast with @StockSavvyShay is out!
We chat $CRWD and its valuation alongside some of the more high profile earnings reports coming this week.
I had fun. Check it out below!