U.S. tech giants' data center leasing commitments hit a record high of $850 billion.
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According to Odaily Odaily, the AI infrastructure investment boom is cooling down, and the market is beginning to reassess the sustainability of chip and data center spending. As investors re-examine whether AI infrastructure investment can be sustained, "AI deals" covering the semiconductor, memory chip, and data center industry chain are showing signs of cooling. Recently, AI-related chip stocks such as Micron Technology (MU) and SanDisk (SNDK) have been under pressure. Samsung Electronics previously reported record second-quarter results, but revenue fell short of market expectations, causing its stock price to drop nearly 7%, dragging down the entire AI chip sector. Market concerns are growing that the current AI boom, driven by GPUs, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and data center construction, may face repricing as cloud computing giants (Hyperscalers) may slow their investments in AI infrastructure. Meanwhile, South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix's stock price has fallen about 25% from its all-time high ahead of its US IPO, which is also attracting some funds away from existing chip stocks. Analysts point out that after SpaceX's massive IPO boosted valuations of AI-related assets, investors are reassessing the growth logic for the next phase of the AI market. If the AI investment fervor cools further, some funds may flow back from the AI industry chain to other risky assets, including crypto assets. (CoinDesk)
The concept of computing power leasing continues to rise, with multiple stocks, including YunSai Zhilian, hitting the daily limit.
According to Mars Finance, the computing power leasing concept continues to rise, with YunSai Intelligent Link and DataPort hitting the daily limit. Previously, Wangsu Science & Technology, Hengwei Technology, Nanxing Shares, and 263 had also hit the daily limit, while Sangfor Technologies and Feilixin both rose by more than 14%. (Cailian Press)
Singapore's benchmark stock index rose as much as 1.3%, hitting a record high of 5,411.2 points.
According to ChainCatcher, Gate market data shows that the Singapore benchmark index rose as much as 1.3% to 5,411.2 points, hitting a record high.
The computing power leasing concept rebounded after fluctuations, with Wangsu Science & Technology rising nearly 15%.
According to Mars Finance, the computing power leasing concept stocks rebounded in early trading, with Wangsu Science & Technology rising nearly 15%, followed by Sangfor Technologies, Cloudwalk Technology, UCloud, Aofei Data, and Xiechuang Data. Galaxy Securities believes that computing power leasing companies are currently exploring a "token factory" cooperation model with large-scale model providers, gradually evolving from the underlying "selling resources" model to a "selling output" model. Computing power leasing companies will provide MaaS services and share the benefits of the token boom through a token-sharing profit model. (Cailian Press)
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