Ark's Wood Favors Nvidia, AMD in 'Volatile' Chip Cycle
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Public market investors leaning harder into Nvidia and AMD while shunning memory names is another data point that AI compute scarcity—not storage—is where capital expects durable pricing power. For operators, that means continued premium costs and lead times on accelerators baked into your 3–5 year planning.
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