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Broadcom, Apple Expand Custom Chip Partnership
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Apple's big bet on Broadcom for the future, extending its custom chip partnership through 2031. Plus, Microsoft eyes a massive reorganization of its Xbox unit with plans to eliminate 20% of its staff over the next year, and SK Hynix begins marketing its US listing with plans to sell roughly $28 billion in American depositary receipts.
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Tesla Deliveries Jump 25%
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down reports that OpenAI is holding early-stage discussions about giving the US government a 5% equity stake. Plus, Tesla's delivery numbers rose 25% from a year ago, beating Wall Street's expectations by a wide margin, the CEO of Microsoft's commercial business discuss the tech giant's plan to set up a new organization with 6,000 employees to help businesses use AI.
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Meta to Build Cloud Business to Sell Excess AI Compute
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Meta's plans to develop its own cloud infrastructure business aimed at selling access to AI computing power and models. Plus, the Trump administration lifts foreign access restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model. And, Lime CEO Wayne Ting joins as the company gets ready to debut on the Nasdaq.
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Chip Stocks on Track for Best Quarter Ever
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down what's behind the chip stock rally, with the sector heading toward its best quarter ever. Plus, Taiwan raids the offices of Super Micro as part of an investigation into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips into China. And, how a billion-dollar misunderstanding has left Korean investors empty-handed in the blockbuster SpaceX IPO.
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Rocket Lab Targets SpaceX's Starlink Dominance in New Deal
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow speaks with the CEO of Rocket Lab about the company's biggest bet yet: buying Iridium in an $8 billion deal to challenge SpaceX in the orbital economy. Plus, South Korean firms, including Samsung and SK Hynix will spend at least $880 billion on chips and data centers, as the country seeks to maintain its edge in the AI era; and Anthropic wins US approval to restore some access to its Mythos 5 AI model after resolving concerns about the technology's potential threats to national security.
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OpenAI Weighs IPO in 2027
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI's decision to potentially hold off on an IPO until next year - sending shares of SoftBank falling. Plus, global tech stocks drop after Apple hikes hardware price due to a memory crunch, and SpaceX's $25 billion bond sale is off to a rocky start.
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OpenAI Weighs IPO in 2027
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI's decision to potentially hold off on an IPO until next year - sending shares of SoftBank falling. Plus, global tech stocks drop after Apple hikes hardware price due to a memory crunch, and SpaceX's $25 billion bond sale is off to a rocky start.
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Micron, Qualcomm Show Strong AI Demand
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Micron's blowout AI-fueled forecast shattering Wall Street's projections, and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon joins to weigh on the company's own earnings and strong annual sales forecast. Plus, Apple raises prices on some hardware, an extreme measure in direct response to the memory and storage crunch.
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OpenAI Unveils First Custom AI Chip With Broadcom
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow takes a look at OpenAI's first custom AI chip, called Jalapeno, developed in partnership with Broadcom. Plus, SK Hynix is planning to raise $29 billion in a landmark US listing, and Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman weighs in on the company's first quarterly earnings since going public.
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SpaceX Wavers Near $2T Market Cap After 3-Day Rout
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down why SpaceX shares are feeling a gravitational pull as Musk's company launches its debut bond sale. Plus, tech stocks sell off worldwide as Wall Street gets an AI wake-up call, and Menlo Ventures partner Venky Ganesan joins after the firm raises its biggest fund ever with $3 billion to back AI startups.
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SpaceX Kicks Off High-Grade Bond Sale
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down SpaceX's first-ever investment-grade bond offering following its record-breaking IPO. Plus, Micron strikes an AI Infrastructure agreement with Anthropic to drive enterprise AI adoption. And Chevron signs a 20-year deal with Microsoft to power a West Texas data center that could be one of the biggest in the US.
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President Trump Announces Apple and Intel Chip Collaboration
Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow discusses the latest announcement made by President Donald Trump, which will see Apple and Intel joining forces to produce chips domestically, sending shares of the chipmaker higher. Plus, Anduril's CEO discusses how the company won a contract with the US Air Force to produce autonomous fighters. And, SpaceX wraps up its first full week of trading, with shares falling for a second day straight.
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Anthropic Gets a Warning, SpaceX Shares Fall on Fourth Day
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses US Commerce Secretary's warning to Anthropic that it needs government permission to grant foreign nationals access to the company's most advanced AI models. Plus, after three days of soaring, SpaceX shares come back down to Earth and drop for the first time on the company's fourth trading day. And, Bloomberg reports Apple's upcoming camera-equipped AirPods will launch in late 2027 as part of a flurry of new releases.
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SpaceX Soars On Third Trading Day, Seals Cursor Takeover
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow tracks SpaceX's value eclipsing Amazon's, this as it lands its $60 billion takeover of Cursor. Plus, Anthropic meets with US officials to resolve a national security dispute with the Trump administration over its most advanced AI models. And, Sequoia Partner Shaun Maguire talks about the AI landscape and why he never wants to sell his SpaceX shares.
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Anthropic Disables AI Access for Foreign Nationals
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down why Anthropic disabled access to its most advanced models for all foreign nationals after a request from the Trump administration. Plus, Nvidia is seeking to raise at least $20 billion from its first corporate bond sale since 2021. And, SpaceX shares throttle up on day 2 of trading, adding to a blockbuster public markets debut on Friday.
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SpaceX Makes History With Biggest-Ever IPO
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down SpaceX's big debut in the public markets as shares start trading on the Nasdaq. They are joined by 137 Ventures Partner Christian Garrett, Pegasus Tech Ventures Founder Anis Uzzaman, Laffer Tengler Investments CEO & CIO Nancy Tengler, and Tesla retail investor Alexandra Merz to discuss what it means for investors, the space economy, and the AI IPO pipeline.
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Instant Reaction: SpaceX Jumps in First Trades Following Record $75 Billion IPO
Shares of SpaceX climbed in their first day of trading on Friday following a $75 billion IPO that smashed records and instantly turned the crown jewel of Elon Musk’s empire into one of the most valuable public companies in the world.Â
The stock climbed as high as $176.52, or 31% above its offering price, less than two hours after the shares started trading shortly before noon in New York. The jump in price turned Musk into the world’s first trillionaire and sent the company’s market capitalization above $2 trillion.Â
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SpaceX IPO Draws More Than $70B in Retail Orders
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss SpaceX gearing up to finalize its IPO pricing today. This as its offering attracts more than $70 billion in orders from retail investors. Plus, Oracle is under pressure after the company reported higher quarterly capital expenses than expected, raising investor concerns about the profitability of the AI infrastructure business. And, a conversation with 776 Founder and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian from SuperReturn in Berlin.
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SpaceX IPO Multiple Times Oversubscribed
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Wall Street’s enthusiasm for SpaceX as the company’s IPO approaches. Plus, Google backstops Anthropic data centers as Silicon Valley races to build AI infrastructure with ever more intertwined deals. And a new dashboard shows the real-time impact of AI on the labor market.
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Taiwan Eyes China AI Chip Sales Curbs; OpenAI Files for IPO
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses why Taiwan is weighing some of its toughest restrictions yet on AI chip sales to China, and OpenAI joining its AI rivals with plans for a potential public listing later this year. Plus, Apple lays the foundation for the AI era and hints at the company's upcoming foldable iPhone.
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Apple’s Big AI, Siri and Software Launch
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss what to expect out of Apple's developer conference in Cupertino as the iPhone maker is set to unveil a revamped Siri. Plus, Nvidia and SK Hynix partner up on next-generation AI memory chips with a multi-year deal, and SpaceX gets ready to go public this week.
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Tech Trade Under Pressure; Musk Sells His Vision of the Future
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Elon Musk's vision of the future and how he enchanted investors even as he brushed aside questions about the SpaceX IPO at an investor event. Plus, he takes a look at May's hot jobs report even as tech stocks are under pressure with investors reassessing the path for interest rates. And, he recaps conversations with three of the biggest names in AI at the Bloomberg Tech event in San Francisco.
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Bloomberg Tech Event Special
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow host a special live show from the Bloomberg Tech event in San Francisco, where leaders from across tech and business are gathered to discuss how they can navigate economic and geopolitical uncertainty, and multiply the opportunities in today's landscape.
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SpaceX To Target $75B in IPO at $135 Per Share
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss SpaceX's plan to offer shares at $135 apiece to raise $75 billion in its IPO, rejecting yet another Wall Street convention by setting a fixed price ahead of the marketing phase of the deal. Plus, Palo Alto Networks falls after the company reported its results, failing to meet elevated buyside expectations, and candidates backed by tech billionaires and founders fall short in California's primary elections.
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Alphabet To Raise $80B in Equity, Anthropic Files For IPO
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down why Alphabet wants to raise $80 billion in equity to fund AI infrastructure expansion, while Anthropic makes its IPO move and files confidentially to go public, pulling ahead of rival OpenAI in the IPO race. Plus, Elon Musk's SpaceX is negotiating to pay razor-thin fees to Wall Street firms handling its IPO, and HPE CEO Antonio Neri joins on the company's annual sales outlook beating estimates on the back of massive AI infrastructure demand.
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Nvidia Gets Into the PC Market With New Chip
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Nvidia's next target: the PC. A new AI chip sends Nvidia and related stocks soaring while rivals slide after Jensen Huang's Computex keynote. Plus, all eyes on SpaceX as the upcoming mega IPO is already reshaping Wall Street. And, what to expect from New York Tech Week, kicking off today.
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SpaceX Lowers IPO Valuation Target
Bloomberg’s Tim Stenovec breaks down why SpaceX is coming back down to Earth with a slightly lower valuation in its IPO. Plus, Anthropic closes a funding round at a whopping $965 billion valuation, surpassing OpenAI for the first time in the AI race; and Dell surges after the hardware giant's outlook far surpassed Wall Street estimates.
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BONUS: Dell CFO David Kennedy Talks Earnings & Upbeat Outlook Fueled by AI
Dell CFO David Kennedy joins Bloomberg Tech co-host Ed Ludlow to talk about AI server demand and how that boosted the company's annual sales forecast. Kennedy also comments on Dell's $9.7 billion Pentagon software deal.Â
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Snowflake Jumps Most Since 2020 After Amazon Deal
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down Snowflake's share moves after the software maker gave a strong outlook and signed a $6 billion deal with Amazon. Plus, Bloomberg News pulls back the curtains on Apple's revamped Siri design ahead of its WWDC debut. And, Meta introduces paid chatbot subscriptions to help offset its AI infrastructure costs.
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BONUS: NASA's Jared Isaacman on Ramping Up Space Missions & SpaceX
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman joins Bloomberg Tech to discuss the agency's plans for a so-called "Moon Base" that will eventually allow for a permanent human presence on the lunar surface. He says they're looking at 2027 through 2029 for phase one and 2029 through the early 2030s for phase two. He adds that SpaceX is hands down their greatest commercial space company.
He speaks with Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde.
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SK Hynix, Micron Join $1 Trillion Market Cap Club
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Micron and SK Hynix joining the $1 trillion market cap club and seeing continued momentum. Plus, Taiwanese prosecutors suspect three individuals of smuggling Nvidia chips to China through Japan, and XPRIZE founder and early SpaceX investor Peter Diamandis joins to discuss SpaceX's IPO as the company celebrates a major Starship milestone.
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China Expands Travel Curbs to Top AI Talent
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss how China is tightening its grip on AI by targeting top AI professionals' overseas travel. Plus, big banks are looking to hire more AI specialists and shrink traditional banking roles, and SpaceX kicks off a tech IPO bonanza.
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Blo, Lenovo Soars on AI Growth
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down what comes next after a critical Starship launch was scrubbed, and he discusses what that means for the space company's planned mega IPO with a SpaceX alumni and an early investor. Plus, an exclusive conversation with Lenovo CFO Winston Cheng after the world-leading PC maker soars post-earnings on strong AI growth.
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SpaceX Files for Nasdaq IPO
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down SpaceX pitching a $28.5 trillion opportunity, from AI to Mars, ahead of an all-time blockbuster IPO. Plus, Nvidia fails to reignite the AI trade as CEO Jensen Huang pushes to diversify the chipmaker, saying AI is set to go mainstream. And, another major IPO on the horizon with OpenAI preparing for a filing which could come as soon as Friday.
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Instant Reaction: Nvidia Gets Tepid Reaction to Forecast, Ups Investor Rewards
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, delivered a sales forecast that drew a lukewarm reaction from investors, even as revenue from data center operators continued to surge.Sales in the three months ending in July will be about $91 billion, the company said in a statement late Wednesday.
Though analysts estimated $87 billion on average, projections ranged as high as $96 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Tech co-host Paul Meeks, Head of Technology Research at Fr...Nvidia Earnings In Focus; SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down what to expect from Nvidia's earnings report, as investors anxiously await for the world’s most valuable company to show whether it can continue delivering the explosive growth fueling the AI boom. Plus, SpaceX inches closer to launch with an imminent IPO filing. And, a deep dive into SoftBank's bet on OpenAI as insiders grow worried that Masayoshi Son is too tied to the AI giant.
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Google, Blackstone to Create AI Cloud Firm
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Google's decision to create an AI cloud business with Blackstone which will run on Google's homegrown AI chips. Plus, the legal battle between Elon Musk and his OpenAI co-founders ends with a jury ruling that Musk waited too long to sue. And, Meta bets big on Louisiana for the world's biggest AI facility, as it plans AI-related layoffs this week.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang & Dell CEO Michael Dell on Agentic AI, Memory Demand and China
Dell CEO Michael Dell and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang say supply chain constraints are still the biggest bottleneck to AI growth, even as demand surges worldwide, including in China. Speaking with Bloomberg News' Ed Ludlow at Dell World in Las Vegas, Huang says demand in China is “incredible” and expects the market to open further over time.
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Nvidia Earnings This Week; Biggest Power Deal in History
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses what to expect from Nvidia this week as investors anxiously await the company's earnings results. Plus, the AI data center boom triggers the largest power deal in history, the filing for SpaceX's IPO could come as soon as this week, and Ed Ludlow brings the latest from Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas.
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Figma CEO Dylan Field on Strong Earnings
Figma gave an outlook for revenue in the current period that topped analysts’ estimates, touting early traction from charging users directly for AI features. CEO Dylan Field joins to discuss his company's latest earnings and more.Â
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