He sells the shovels, and the queue for them is now its own market. When his chips change hands on the secondary, the whole capex cycle takes note.
- Based
- Santa Clara, CA
- Company
- Nvidia
- Known for
- Building the accelerator monopoly the entire buildout depends on.
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Policy
Altman wants an AI truce. The public may not get to read the terms.
A Senate proposal could protect coordinated safety delays. It would also shield the government notices explaining them from public records requests.
September 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Silicon
The chip everyone is waiting on is late, and the queue is now a market
Allocation, not fabrication, decides who ships a model this year. Priority slots are trading like options.
September 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Compute
The GPU resale market is now a leading indicator. It's flashing.
Secondhand accelerator prices turned before the last two capex wobbles. This month they turned again.
September 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Money
Who gets paid when a model gets smarter: a follow-the-invoice map.
Chips, power, tokens, wrappers. The margin lives in exactly one of these.
September 9, 2026 · 4 min read
Deals
Nvidia got Groq's founders. Regulators now want the fine print.
Nvidia disclosed $17 billion of consideration for a deal that left Groq independent. Newly reported scrutiny asks whether the licensing structure avoided merger review.
September 13, 2026 · 2 min read