| 40 | technology | D-Wave QuantumQBTS | D-Wave's Quantum Circuits acquisition driving dual-rail gate-model commercialization path with 17-qubit system expected by end of 2026 | Alan Baratz | D-Wave Quantum Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/13 |
| 65 | bottleneck | D-Wave QuantumQBTS | D-Wave's annealing systems generating $20-40M per system at 2-3 annual deal pace; site readiness and build/install/calibration timing is primary constraint | Alan Baratz | D-Wave Quantum Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/13 |
| 70 | customer | D-Wave Quantum, AT&T, Optum (UnitedHealth Group), NTT DOCOMOQBTS | Fortune 500 enterprises (AT&T, Optum, NTT DOCOMO) moving annealing applications to production; 37% of H1 2026 QCaaS revenue from production apps vs. 10% prior year | Alan Baratz | D-Wave Quantum Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/13 |
| 60 | infrastructure | Iridium Communications Inc.IRDM | Rocket Lab seeking debt amendment of Iridium's $1.775B term loan to remain post-acquisition, reducing bridge financing need | Peter Beck | Rocket Lab 8-K filing — 2026-08-13 (item | 08/13 |
| 85 | capex | Rocket Lab Corporation; Iridium Communications Inc.RKLB; IRDM | Rocket Lab acquiring Iridium for ~$7.6B; combined entity assumes $1.77B debt payoff plus $3.6B bridge financing at 8.0% rate | Peter Beck | Rocket Lab 8-K filing — 2026-08-13 (item | 08/13 |
| 85 | infrastructure | Rocket Lab; Iridium; Aireon LLCRKLB | Iridium completed Aireon acquisition (July 2, 2026) adding $338.1M debt; combined Rocket Lab-Iridium-Aireon entity faces $2.1B+ total debt burden | Peter Beck | Rocket Lab 8-K filing — 2026-08-13 (item | 08/13 |
| 55 | bottleneck | Rocket Lab; IridiumRKLB | Combined RKLB-Iridium pro forma shows $4.3B intangible assets ($3.3B spectrum, $447M customer relationships); 15-year amortization creates $64M annual OpEx drag | Peter Beck | Rocket Lab 8-K filing — 2026-08-13 (item | 08/13 |
| 55 | technology | Rigetti ComputingRGTI | Rigetti deploying niobium-tantalum superconducting contacts from Fermilab learnings to double coherence times, addressing primary fidelity bottleneck | Subodh Kulkarni | Rigetti Computing Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/13 |
| 65 | capex | Rigetti Computing, U.S. Department of CommerceRGTI | Rigetti securing $100M CHIPS Act funding contingent on milestones in cryogenics and control electronics miniaturization, accelerating 1,000-qubit roadmap | Subodh Kulkarni | Rigetti Computing Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/13 |
| 60 | partner | Rigetti Computing, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Pittsburgh Supercomputing CenterRGTI, HPE | Rigetti and HPE launching hybrid quantum-classical HPC testbed via Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center; superconducting gate speed (60ns) positioned as 1,000-10,000x faster than trapped-ion alternatives | Subodh Kulkarni | Rigetti Computing Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/13 |
| 65 | infrastructure | CoreWeaveCRWV | CoreWeave's $35.5B of lease commitments not-yet-commenced, with power delivery delays to 2028; leasing revenue recognition at risk | Michael Intrator | CoreWeave 10-Q filing — 2026-08-12 | 08/12 |
| 60 | customer | CoreWeave, NVIDIACRWV, NVDA | CoreWeave raised $2B from NVIDIA (Jan 2026) + $1B from other investor (Apr 2026); strategic compute dependency signal | Michael Intrator | CoreWeave 10-Q filing — 2026-08-12 | 08/12 |
| 65 | bottleneck | Coherent Corp.COHR | Coherent scaling InP semiconductor capacity to meet AI datacenter demand; doubling output by year-end, then 2x+ again in 2027. | Jim Anderson | Coherent Corp 8-K filing — 2026-08-12 (i | 08/12 |
| 50 | capex | Coherent Corp.COHR | Coherent capex surge: $1.1B invested in FY2026, targeting Sherman TX facility expansion with $50M CHIPS Act LOI and government partnership. | Jim Anderson | Coherent Corp 8-K filing — 2026-08-12 (i | 08/12 |
| 60 | customer | Coherent Corp.COHR | Coherent Datacenter & Communications segment drove 59% revenue YoY growth (Q4 FY26); now 79% of total revenue. | Jim Anderson | Coherent Corp 8-K filing — 2026-08-12 (i | 08/12 |
| 55 | partner | NVIDIANVDA | Palantir expanding sovereign AI stack with NVIDIA partnership for fine-tuned models; applying in classified space with superior performance vs. frontier models | Alex Karp | Palantir Technologies Q2 2026 Earnings C | 08/11 |
| 50 | capex | Palantir TechnologiesPLTR | Palantir closing record $2.1B U.S. commercial TCV bookings (149% YoY growth) driven by 'AI sovereignty' demand; 653 customer base growing 35% YoY signals shift to application-layer monetization | Alex Karp | Palantir Technologies Q2 2026 Earnings C | 08/11 |
| 70 | infrastructure | Palantir TechnologiesPLTR | Maven U.S. government platform now supports 25,000+ builders; first program-of-record adopted Maven as platform for operations, signaling standardization of Palantir stack across DoD | Alex Karp | Palantir Technologies Q2 2026 Earnings C | 08/11 |
| 85 | partner | AMDAMD | AMD secures multi-gigawatt Helios GPU deployments with Anthropic (2GW), OpenAI, Meta; supply chain constraints manageable through 2027. | Lisa Su | AMD Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/11 |
| 85 | bottleneck | AMDAMD | AMD server CPU supply constrained in 2026; 2027 supply outlook improved but remains execution-dependent on chiplet wafer allocation and packaging. | Lisa Su | AMD Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/11 |
| 75 | material | AMDAMD | AMD increases data center inventory to $8.5B sequentially; HBM supply secured through 2027 but memory cost inflation poses margin headwind. | Lisa Su | AMD Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/11 |
| 70 | capex | Astera LabsALAB | Astera Labs Scorpio X volume ramp drives AI fabric TAM expansion; NPO optical deployments targeted for 2027 | Jitendra Mohan | Astera Labs Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/11 |
| 50 | technology | Astera LabsALAB | Astera Labs dollar content per XPU scaling to 'multiple thousands'; Scorpio X alone exceeds $1,000 per accelerator | Jitendra Mohan | Astera Labs Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/11 |
| 85 | customer | Astera LabsALAB | Astera securing CXL design wins across two U.S. hyperscalers; volume ramp expected 2027 for Leo memory controllers | Jitendra Mohan | Astera Labs Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/11 |
| 85 | infrastructure | IonQ, Inc. / SkyWater Technology, Inc.IONQ / SKYW | IonQ acquires SkyWater foundry for $1.8B to secure U.S. semiconductor capacity for quantum chip production | Peter Chapman | IonQ 10-Q filing — 2026-08-10 | 08/10 |
| 70 | partner | IonQ; Nexus Photonics, Inc.; Skyloom Global Corp.; Capella Space Corp.IONQ | IonQ rapidly acquiring photonics and satellite companies (Nexus, Skyloom, Capella) to build integrated quantum-sensing platform | Peter Chapman | IonQ 10-Q filing — 2026-08-10 | 08/10 |
| 55 | other | IonQ, Inc.IONQ | IonQ warrant liability mark-to-market loss of $1.6B in Q2 2026 signals extreme equity dilution risk and stock volatility | Peter Chapman | IonQ 10-Q filing — 2026-08-10 | 08/10 |
| 70 | capex | CoreWeaveCRWV | CoreWeave secures $2.6B debt facility for GPU server capex; lenders now underwriting 3-year contract renewals vs 5-year maturities | Michael Intrator | CoreWeave 8-K filing — 2026-08-10 (items | 08/10 |
| 60 | infrastructure | NVIDIANVDA | NVIDIA GPU demand durability: lenders now willing to finance shorter-duration cloud contracts (3-year avg vs 5-year debt maturity) | Michael Intrator | CoreWeave 8-K filing — 2026-08-10 (items | 08/10 |
| 85 | capex | Rocket Lab CorporationRKLB | Rocket Lab acquiring Iridium for $8B; requires $3.6B bridge financing and supply-chain vertical integration strategy | Peter Beck | Rocket Lab 10-Q filing — 2026-08-10 | 08/10 |
| 85 | supplier | Rocket Lab Corporation (acquired Mynaric AG, Motiv Space Systems, GEOST LLC)RKLB | Rocket Lab acquired Mynaric (laser optical comms), Motiv (satellite components/SADA), GEOST in H1 2026; addresses critical supply-chain constraints | Peter Beck | Rocket Lab 10-Q filing — 2026-08-10 | 08/10 |
| 55 | partner | Rocket LabRKLB | Rocket Lab acquired Mynaric and Motiv, announced Iridium acquisition to build vertically-integrated space powerhouse | Peter Beck | Rocket Lab 8-K filing — 2026-08-10 (item | 08/10 |
| 70 | customer | Rocket Lab, U.S. Space ForceRKLB | Rocket Lab awarded $397M Space Force contract for SB-AMTI Flatellite spacecraft on Neutron; only 2 vendors delivering launch-plus-spacecraft | Peter Beck | Rocket Lab 8-K filing — 2026-08-10 (item | 08/10 |
| 65 | infrastructure | Rocket LabRKLB | Rocket Lab backlog grew to $2.36B (+137% YoY); $437M in new launch contracts in Q2 plus post-quarter signings; 90+ launches in pipeline | Peter Beck | Rocket Lab 8-K filing — 2026-08-10 (item | 08/10 |
| 65 | capex | MetaMETA | Meta raising FY2026 CapEx guidance to $130B-$145B; CFO signals industry capacity remains 'tight for the foreseeable future' | Mark Zuckerberg | Meta Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/07 |
| 85 | infrastructure | Meta, BlackRockMETA, BLK | Meta announces BlackRock partnership to build 1-gigawatt data center in El Paso; first public third-party infrastructure financing deal | Mark Zuckerberg | Meta Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/07 |
| 60 | supplier | MetaMETA | Meta receiving multiple acquisition offers for compute at 'significant premium' over internal costs; signaling undersupply and high willingness-to-pay | Mark Zuckerberg | Meta Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/07 |
| 50 | capex | VertivVRT | Vertiv capex acceleration to 4% of sales (high end) to support 45% H2 growth and 2027 capacity expansion | Giordano Albertazzi | Vertiv Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/07 |
| 60 | partner | VertivVRT | Vertiv achieving net cash position; pursuing $24B M&A deployment with focus on thermal/cooling and regional supply chain integration | Giordano Albertazzi | Vertiv Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/07 |
| 60 | technology | Vertiv, NVIDIA, VisionBay AIVRT, NVDA | 800V DC rack-level deployment with NVIDIA GB300 at Taiwan site in 2027; data-hall-level deployment target 2028 via MV DC UPS and solid-state transformer roadmap | Giordano Albertazzi | Vertiv Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 08/07 |
| 70 | capex | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.AAOI | AAOI: $635M capex in H1 2026 for manufacturing expansion; expects elevated 2026 capex to support 800G/1.6T transceiver production | Thompson Lin | Applied Optoelectronics 10-Q filing — 20 | 08/06 |
| 75 | customer | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.AAOI | AAOI customer concentration risk: Digicomm represents 67% of AR and 43% of H1 2026 revenue; relies on 10+ year relationship but single-customer exposure is material | Thompson Lin | Applied Optoelectronics 10-Q filing — 20 | 08/06 |
| 100 | bottleneck | Applied OptoelectronicsAAOI | AOI forecasts demand will outpace production capacity through mid-2027; targeting 650k units/month 800G & 1.6Tb by end-2026 | Thompson Lin | Applied Optoelectronics 8-K filing — 202 | 08/06 |
| 85 | customer | Applied OptoelectronicsAAOI | AOI datacenter revenue nearly 2.4x YoY ($107.7M Q2 2026 vs $44.8M Q2 2025); 800G volume doubled sequentially | Thompson Lin | Applied Optoelectronics 8-K filing — 202 | 08/06 |
| 85 | capex | Rigetti Computing, Inc.RGTI | Rigetti secures up to $100M CHIPS Act award, requiring $250M capex commitment with Quanta over 5 years | Subodh Kulkarni | Rigetti Computing 10-Q filing — 2026-08- | 08/06 |
| 40 | technology | Rigetti Computing, Inc.RGTI | Rigetti announces 108-qubit Cepheus system in production; modular chiplet architecture ramping to multi-chip production | Subodh Kulkarni | Rigetti Computing 10-Q filing — 2026-08- | 08/06 |
| 55 | partner | Quanta Computer Inc. (Taiwan) | Quanta Computer commits $250M+ manufacturing investment in Rigetti partnership; 3-year lock-up on stock | Subodh Kulkarni | Rigetti Computing 10-Q filing — 2026-08- | 08/06 |
| 70 | capex | Rigetti ComputingRGTI | Rigetti secures $100M DOC funding LOI for superconducting quantum R&D; may dilute equity stake | Subodh Kulkarni | Rigetti Computing 8-K filing — 2026-08-0 | 08/06 |
| 65 | infrastructure | Rigetti ComputingRGTI | Rigetti investing in dilution refrigeration capacity and materials improvements to scale to 1,000 qubits over 3 years | Subodh Kulkarni | Rigetti Computing 8-K filing — 2026-08-0 | 08/06 |
| 85 | partner | D-Wave Quantum Inc. (acquired Quantum Circuits, Inc.)QBTS | D-Wave acquired Quantum Circuits for $538.5M to add dual-rail qubit gate-model tech; integration spending elevated through 2026. | Alan Baratz | D-Wave Quantum 10-Q filing — 2026-08-06 | 08/06 |
| 85 | bottleneck | Applied Optoelectronics (AOI)AOIO | AOI laser manufacturing bottleneck: CPO demand 8-10x current capacity by 2027-2028; 21-24 month lead times for equipment limit competitor entry. | Thompson Lin | LIVE: Applied Optoelectronics Q2 2026 Ea | 08/06 |
| 85 | material | Applied Optoelectronics (AOI)AOIO | AOI indium phosphide substrate supply secured through 2027; aggressive partnerships with 7 suppliers (Europe, Japan, China) signal 10x capacity ramp needed for 2028-2029. | Thompson Lin | LIVE: Applied Optoelectronics Q2 2026 Ea | 08/06 |
| 85 | bottleneck | Applied Optoelectronics (AOI)AOEO | AOI laser supply becoming critical bottleneck for CPO market; 21-24 month equipment lead times constrain competitors. | Thompson Lin | Applied Optoelectronics Q2 2026 Earnings | 08/06 |
| 85 | supplier | Applied Optoelectronics (AOI); substrate suppliers in Europe, Japan, ChinaAOEO | AOI securing substrate supply via partnerships with 2 EU, 2 Japan, 3 China suppliers through 2027; exploring joint ventures for 10x+ capacity growth. | Thompson Lin | Applied Optoelectronics Q2 2026 Earnings | 08/06 |
| 65 | capex | Applied Optoelectronics (AOI)AOEO | AOI capex exceeds $565M in Q2 2026; $280M in equipment prepayments; massive Texas fab expansion underway to reach 930k units/month by end 2027. | Thompson Lin | Applied Optoelectronics Q2 2026 Earnings | 08/06 |
| 70 | capex | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.AMD | AMD commits $30.3B in unconditional capex & supply agreements; $17.4B due remainder of 2026 | Lisa Su | AMD 10-Q filing — 2026-08-05 | 08/05 |
| 75 | bottleneck | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedAMD; TSM | AMD Data Center segment 2H 2026 revenue $6.7B (+107% YoY); demand constrained by TSMC capacity for MI350/MI450 | Lisa Su | AMD 10-Q filing — 2026-08-05 | 08/05 |
| 70 | infrastructure | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.AMD | AMD data center lease commitments balloon post-Q2: $9.5B in new leases commencing 2027–28 for GPU/compute buildout | Lisa Su | AMD 10-Q filing — 2026-08-05 | 08/05 |
| 65 | capex | Astera LabsALAB | Astera Labs aggressively scaling manufacturing capex: $28M in H1 2026, targeting production equipment for unreleased products | Jitendra Mohan | Astera Labs 10-Q filing — 2026-08-05 | 08/05 |
| 55 | customer | Astera LabsALAB | Customer concentration risk: single customer represents 29% of Q2 2026 revenue; three customers account for 67% of sales | Jitendra Mohan | Astera Labs 10-Q filing — 2026-08-05 | 08/05 |
| 60 | technology | Astera LabsALAB | Gross margin compression 250 bps YoY in Q2 2026 driven by shift to lower-margin hardware modules and customer warrant dilution ($12.3M in H1) | Jitendra Mohan | Astera Labs 10-Q filing — 2026-08-05 | 08/05 |
| 55 | partner | AMDAMD | AMD partners with Hugging Face to drive local AI adoption via Ryzen AI Max platform | Lisa Su | Shaping the Future of AI Through Opennes | 08/05 |
| 70 | customer | AMDAMD | AMD data center business growing >100% into 2027, driven by OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic demand | Lisa Su | AMD CEO on data center business 'growing | 08/05 |
| 70 | capex | Astera LabsASTO | Astera Labs Scorpio X fabric switch reaching volume production in Q3 2026, expected to exceed $1,000 per XPU content as largest product line | Jitendra Mohan | Astera Labs Q2 2026 Earnings Call | Reco | 08/05 |
| 70 | infrastructure | Astera Labs, Xcale PhotonixASTO | Astera Labs acquiring Xcale Photonix to enable full optical fabric solutions; NPO chipsets targeted for 2027 volume, CPO for 2028+ | Jitendra Mohan | Astera Labs Q2 2026 Earnings Call | Reco | 08/05 |
| 85 | bottleneck | Astera LabsASTO | Astera Labs landing CXL memory controller design wins with multiple US hyperscalers; volumes expected 2027 as memory supply/pricing constraint drives adoption | Jitendra Mohan | Astera Labs Q2 2026 Earnings Call | Reco | 08/05 |
| 85 | infrastructure | IonQ, Inc. / SkyWater TechnologyIONQ | IonQ acquires SkyWater Technology to vertically integrate quantum manufacturing and foundry services | Peter Chapman | IonQ 8-K filing — 2026-08-05 (items 2.02 | 08/05 |
| 65 | capex | IonQ, Inc.IONQ | IonQ revenue grew 287% YoY to $80.1M Q2 2026; Remaining Performance Obligations surged 297% YoY | Peter Chapman | IonQ 8-K filing — 2026-08-05 (items 2.02 | 08/05 |
| 45 | customer | IonQ, Inc. / Anduril / Sandia National LaboratoriesIONQ | IonQ signs defense MOUs with Anduril and Sandia; White House quantum orders signal U.S. national security priority | Peter Chapman | IonQ 8-K filing — 2026-08-05 (items 2.02 | 08/05 |
| 85 | capex | Palantir TechnologiesPLTR | Palantir commits $5.6B to cloud hosting over 10 years; major capex lock-in with unnamed third-party provider | Alex Karp | Palantir Technologies 10-Q filing — 2026 | 08/04 |
| 70 | infrastructure | Palantir TechnologiesPLTR | Palantir reports $89M cost increase in third-party cloud hosting (Q2 2026); signals accelerating infrastructure capex | Alex Karp | Palantir Technologies 10-Q filing — 2026 | 08/04 |
| 65 | capex | SpaceX (includes AI segment xAI)SPCX | SpaceX capex surge: $28.5B H1 2026 spend, AI segment alone $23.6B; nameplate compute draw 1.4GW vs 0.4GW YoY | Gwynne Shotwell | SpaceX 10-Q filing — 2026-08-04 | 08/04 |
| 85 | supplier | Mesh Optical Technologies Corporation, Anysphere Inc. (Cursor), SpaceXSPCX | SpaceX acquires Mesh Optical (optical transceivers for data centers); values Cursor (AI IDE) at $60B for equity acquisition | Gwynne Shotwell | SpaceX 10-Q filing — 2026-08-04 | 08/04 |
| 55 | infrastructure | SpaceX (AI segment)SPCX | SpaceX AI infrastructure revenue $1.6B H1 2026; $2.0B nameplate compute but gross margin pressure from allocating costs to revenue | Gwynne Shotwell | SpaceX 10-Q filing — 2026-08-04 | 08/04 |
| 60 | partner | D-Wave Quantum Inc., Nasdaq VerafinQBTS | D-Wave partners with Nasdaq Verafin on quantum-hybrid financial crime detection; pilot expansion potential | Alan Baratz | D-Wave Quantum 8-K filing — 2026-08-03 ( | 08/03 |
| 100 | bottleneck | RivianRIVN | Rivian GPU sourcing bottleneck driving Q2H 2026 R&D step-up; autonomy training compute acceleration expected | RJ Scaringe | Rivian Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 07/31 |
| 90 | infrastructure | RivianRIVN | Rivian ramping R2 with strict single-supplier focus strategy; supply chain coordination now critical path | RJ Scaringe | Rivian Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 07/31 |
| 35 | technology | RivianRIVN | Rivian RAP1 in-house silicon in final testing; autonomous hardware SOP Q4 2026 removes external GPU dependency | RJ Scaringe | Rivian Q2 2026 Earnings Call | 07/31 |
| 85 | partner | IonQ, Inc. and SkyWater Technology, Inc.IONQ, SKYT | IonQ acquires SkyWater Technology to secure domestic quantum chip manufacturing and advanced packaging capabilities | Peter Chapman | IonQ 8-K filing — 2026-07-31 (items 8.01 | 07/31 |
| 85 | infrastructure | IonQ, Inc. and SkyWater Technology, Inc.IONQ, SKYT | IonQ's fault-tolerant quantum roadmap now backed by domestic advanced packaging and secure chip design capabilities via SkyWater integration | Peter Chapman | IonQ 8-K filing — 2026-07-31 (items 8.01 | 07/31 |
| 85 | infrastructure | Anduril Industries, NVIDIANVDA | Anduril scaling manufacturing to meet structurally elevated DoD demand; AI compute critical bottleneck for autonomous systems production. | Brian Schimpf | Anduril CEO: AI in Warfare Is Here – Jul | 07/31 |
| 75 | customer | Lockheed Martin, RTX Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, General DynamicsLMT, RTX, NOC, GD | Autonomous systems graduating from prototype to production procurement; defense primes (LMT, RTX, NOC, GD) competing for DoD autonomous systems contracts. | Brian Schimpf | Anduril CEO: AI in Warfare Is Here – Jul | 07/31 |
| 60 | capex | Figure AI, Boston Dynamics | Humanoid robotics approaching $10B+ revenue within 2–4 years; general-purpose form factor drives economics over specialized robots. | Andrew Kang | Building the SoftBank of Robotics | Andr | 07/31 |
| 45 | technology | Figure AI, Physical Intelligence, Path Robotics | Vertical integration in robotics (hardware + intelligence + manufacturing) is critical moat; model-only companies face commoditization risk as open-source alternatives emerge. | Andrew Kang | Building the SoftBank of Robotics | Andr | 07/31 |
| 35 | infrastructure | Chinese robotics companies (GBOT, AgiBOT), US-based robotics companies (Figure AI, Boston Dynamics) | US legislation to restrict Chinese robotics adoption in domestic market likely to pass with bipartisan support; protects domestic robotics players from cost competition. | Andrew Kang | Building the SoftBank of Robotics | Andr | 07/31 |
| 85 | capex | AMDAMD | AMD data center AI business projected to grow >100% through 2027; partnerships with OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic signal scale | Lisa Su | AMD CEO Lisa Su on Q2 results: We're in | 07/31 |
| 65 | infrastructure | AMDAMD | CPU compute demand inflecting sharply as enterprises shift AI from experimentation to production; AMD positioned as CPU leader | Lisa Su | AMD CEO Lisa Su on Q2 results: We're in | 07/31 |
| 50 | customer | AMD, NVIDIA, SpaceXAMD, NVDA | SpaceX shifting from AMD to NVIDIA chips exclusively; supplier concentration risk for AMD in defense/space segment | Lisa Su | AMD CEO Lisa Su on Q2 results: We're in | 07/31 |
| 100 | infrastructure | Meta Platforms, Inc.META | Meta commits to ~$279B in uncommenced data center leases; Louisiana and Texas ventures with residual value guarantees signal long-term fixed infrastructure dependency | Mark Zuckerberg | Meta 10-Q filing — 2026-07-30 | 07/30 |
| 100 | capex | Meta Platforms, Inc.META | Meta R&D spending surged 67% YoY to $21.7B in Q2; AI token costs and infrastructure expenses now material line items | Mark Zuckerberg | Meta 10-Q filing — 2026-07-30 | 07/30 |
| 80 | capex | Rivian Automotive, Inc.RIVN | Rivian shipping R2 ramp production with ~$100M incremental costs per quarter; gross margin recovery contingent on volume scaling | RJ Scaringe | Rivian 10-Q filing — 2026-07-30 | 07/30 |
| 80 | infrastructure | Rivian Automotive, Inc., U.S. Department of EnergyRIVN | Rivian secured DOE loan commitment up to $4.0B for Stanton Springs North; funding conditional on positive gross margin and vehicle sales milestones | RJ Scaringe | Rivian 10-Q filing — 2026-07-30 | 07/30 |
| 75 | partner | Rivian Automotive, Inc., Volkswagen GroupRIVN | Volkswagen Group $1.3B equity investment tranche (April 2026); VW software/ECU licensing now primary non-auto revenue driver for Rivian JV | RJ Scaringe | Rivian 10-Q filing — 2026-07-30 | 07/30 |
| 90 | bottleneck | Rivian Automotive, Inc.RIVN | Rivian R2 ramp absorbing ~$100M in incremental quarterly costs; memory & logistics inflation cited as headwinds | RJ Scaringe | Rivian 8-K filing — 2026-07-30 (items 2. | 07/30 |
| 65 | capex | Rivian Automotive, Inc., U.S. Department of EnergyRIVN | Rivian Georgia facility targeting 300k annual capacity for R2 & future robotaxi; $4.5B DOE loan funds construction with equity pre-funding requirement | RJ Scaringe | Rivian 8-K filing — 2026-07-30 (items 2. | 07/30 |
| 65 | capex | Vertiv Holdings CoVRT | Vertiv capex acceleration to $550-570M in 2026 to support AI data center demand and capacity expansion | Giordano Albertazzi | Vertiv 10-Q filing — 2026-07-29 | 07/29 |
| 75 | partner | Vertiv Holdings Co; BMarko Structures LLC; Strategic Thermal Labs LLC; ThermoKey S.p.AVRT | Vertiv acquired 3 liquid cooling and thermal management specialists (BMarko, Strategic Thermal Labs, ThermoKey) in Q2 2026 for emerging AI infrastructure demands | Giordano Albertazzi | Vertiv 10-Q filing — 2026-07-29 | 07/29 |
| 70 | material | Vertiv Holdings CoVRT | Vertiv hedging commodity exposure: aluminum (+48% notional), copper (110% increase), and steel at June 30, 2026 signals material supply chain stress expectations | Giordano Albertazzi | Vertiv 10-Q filing — 2026-07-29 | 07/29 |
| 55 | capex | MicrosoftMSFT | Microsoft Azure capex exceeds $50B/quarter in FY27; extends data center life 15→25 years, signaling sustained AI infrastructure buildout | Michael Intrator | The Most Obvious Buy in the Market Right | 07/29 |
| 90 | partner | Meta, BlackRockMETA, BLK | Meta structured $1B+ data center capex deal with BlackRock (BlackRock funds capital, Meta operates); tight GPU capacity through 2027 | Michael Intrator | The Most Obvious Buy in the Market Right | 07/29 |