Chip Rout Deepens on Circular Funding, China Competition Fears
THE SO WHAT
Talk of circular funding and China competition is investors questioning how much AI demand is real end-user pull versus ecosystem recycling. Operators building on expensive accelerators should use this window to renegotiate terms and secure supply, but avoid assuming today’s capex pace is permanent.
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