{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Six Five Pod | EP 285: AMD's $100B Data Center Vision, SoftBank's $5B Nvidia Exit, Government Shutdowns and GPU Shortages","description":"On this episode of The Six Five Pod, hosts Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman discuss the tech news stories that made headlines this week. The handpicked topics for this week are:   AMD Financial Analyst Day Breakdown: AMD presents long-term growth projections with over 35% revenue CAGR. Pat & Dan discuss AMD\u2019s 10-15% GPU market share projection, emphasizing Lisa Su's track record of execution and credibility.    SoftBank's Strategic Repositioning: SoftBank sold its entire stake in Nvidia for $US5.83 billion ($8.9 billion). Masayoshi Son, Chairman of Japan's SoftBank Group plans to reallocate capital to OpenAI and other AI infrastructure investments. Hosts discuss the potential of ARM-based AI chip development.   Anthropic's Infrastructure Investment: New $50 billion data center construction commitment with FluidStack. Claude Code is driving significant revenue and a path to 2028 profitability. Comparison with OpenAI's infrastructure strategy and independence goals.   Cloud Infrastructure and Capacity Deals: Nebius secures $3 billion deal with Meta for GPU capacity. Meta's strategy of risk-sharing and outsourcing during demand peaks.   The Depreciation Debate: Patrick argues there\u2019s a 6-year depreciation period for GPUs based on historical usage patterns, citing continued use of A-, V-, and H-series GPUs. Questions are raised about reticle limits and performance scaling sustainability.   Government Shutdown Resolution: Senate votes to reopen government after 43-day closure, leaving in its wake and estimated $11 billion permanent economic loss and $16 billion in missed wages. Hosts break down the market\u2019s mixed response with AI sector concerns overshadowing the reopening.   Cisco Earnings Analysis: Beat on revenue and earnings with solid enterprise performance. AI infrastructure orders are expected to triple to $3 billion in 2026. Hyperscale AI orders are at $1.3 billion with a strong growth trajectory.   CoreWeave Market Position: Stock down 33% from three-month peak, but still up 16% over six months. Data center build-out delays appear to be impacting capacity and revenue projections.   Applied Materials Performance: Beat expectations despite revenue decline from the China market loss. Future growth potential from TSMC, Intel, and Samsung US expansion. For a deeper dive into each topic, please click on the links above. Be sure to subscribe to The Six Five Pod so you never miss an episode. ","author_name":"The Six Five with Patrick Moorhead and Daniel Newman","author_url":"https:\/\/futurumresearch.com","html":"