'Absolutely No Sign' of Let Up in AI Demand, UBS Says
THE SO WHAT
UBS staying “slightly overweight” semis and seeing no let-up in AI demand tells you public markets still expect multi-year capex into AI infra, despite volatility. If you’re buying GPUs, land, or power, assume continued competition for capacity and lock in multi-year terms where you can live with the downside.
READ THE SOURCE
MORE FROM THE WIRE
Applied AIAnthropic release puts science startups on the defensive
When a frontier lab’s general model starts encroaching on narrow scientific workflows, every "AI for X science" startup has to justify why its edge is more than UI and prompts. If you’re building in this lane, tighten your moat story around proprietary data, regulatory integration, or wet-lab loops this quarter.
Applied AISources: OpenAI has discussed giving a 5% stake to the US government as the company seeks to clear political obstacles by securing buy-in from the Trump admin
A potential 5% public stake in OpenAI would formalize what’s already true—frontier AI is now treated as strategic infrastructure, not just software. If this proceeds, expect tighter policy coupling across the stack and start mapping how direct government equity in a key vendor could affect your own regulatory and procurement exposure.
Applied AIGMI Cloud CEO on Business Strategy, AI Ecosystem
Regional cloud providers like GMI are positioning themselves as AI-native alternatives, not just cheaper compute. If you’re deploying in Asia, you now have more leverage in cloud negotiations—use it to secure better AI infra terms and data residency guarantees.
The father of the internet says its biggest lessons are about to become AI's 3 biggest challenges
Vint Cerf pointing to standardization and platformization as AI’s next hurdles is a warning—protocols and de facto standards are the next control points. If you’re building AI tooling, decide now whether you’re betting on owning a standard, complying with one, or arbitraging between fragmented ones.