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Independent power producers Vistra , Constellation Energy and Talen Energy are positioned to benefit from a "paradigm shift" in electric demand from artificial intelligence data centers, according JPMorgan. "We see structural tailwinds, including manufacturing onshoring, broader electrification trends (transportation, heating, and more), as well [as] data center development underpinning a paradigm shift in power demand," Tonet and his team told clients in research report. Demand from tech companies for carbon-free power to drive their data centers will transform nuclear power and enable its owners to "command a substantial premium," they wrote. CEG 1Y mountain Constellation Energy shares over the past 12 months. TLN 1Y mountain Talen Energy stock over the past year
Persons: Jeremy Tonet, Tonet, Vistra Organizations: Constellation Energy, Talen, JPMorgan, Lone Star State, VST, Microsoft, Constellation, Amazon Web Services, Susquehanna, Energy Locations: Wednesday's, Texas, Pennsylvania
Amazon 's cloud boss on Thursday gave employees a frank message about the company's recently announced five-day in-office mandate. Staffers who don't agree with Amazon's new policy can leave, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said during an all-hands meeting at the company's second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. "If there are people who just don't work well in that environment and don't want to, that's OK, there are other companies around," Garman said, according to a transcript viewed by CNBC. The company's previous return-to-work stance required corporate workers to be in office at least three days a week. The move has spurred backlash from some Amazon employees who say they're just as productive working from home or in a hybrid work environment as they are in an office.
Persons: Matt Garman, Garman, Adam Selipsky, he's, didn't Organizations: Amazon Web, CNBC, Reuters, Amazon, Employees, Microsoft, Google, AWS Locations: Arlington , Virginia
Amazon Web Services is investing over $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington State. Amazon is the latest large tech company to buy into nuclear power to fuel the growing demands from data centers. An estimated 70% of the world’s internet traffic travels through Data Center Alley each day. “Small modular nuclear reactors will play a critical role in positioning Virginia as a leading nuclear innovation hub,” said Virginia Gov. “Amazon and X-energy are poised to define the future of advanced nuclear energy in the commercial marketplace,” said X-energy CEO J. Clay Sell.
Persons: It’s, there’s, , Matthew Garman, Bob Blue, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, Garman, Ken Griffin, Clay Organizations: Amazon, Services, Washington State, AWS, Amazon’s, Dominion Energy, Nuclear, Google, Kairos, Constellation Energy, Microsoft, Dominion, Gov, Energy, Fund, Citadel, Ares Management Corporation, NGP, University of Michigan, Talen Energy, Susquehanna Steam Electric Locations: Virginia, Washington, Dominion’s, SMRs, ” Virginia, U.S, Northern Virginia, Loudon County, Washington State, Northwest, Maryland, Salem Township , Pennsylvania, Talen
She and Nym CEO Harry Halpin said they avoid Google and Microsoft products over security concerns. In her consulting role, she assesses clients' data privacy practices and makes recommendations to improve their security. Advertisement"I'm not saying that you have to go out and buy an iPhone or Apple products — I have no investment in Apple," Manning told BI. Halpin is a cryptographer and former senior research scientist at MIT, who said he also avoids Microsoft and Google products because of his concerns about keeping his data secure. Related storiesMicrosoft, Google, and Apple representatives did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider about this story.
Persons: Chelsea Manning, Harry Halpin, , Chelsea Manning —, Manning, Obama, doesn't, Nym's, Halpin, Chris Hauk, Dinesh Besiahgari, Besiahgari, it's, " Halpin Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Service, Army, Apple, MIT, Business, Trust, Security, Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services is investing over $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington State. Amazon is the latest large tech company to buy into nuclear power to fuel the growing demands from data centers. "Amazon and X-energy are poised to define the future of advanced nuclear energy in the commercial marketplace," said X-energy CEO J. Clay Sell. Last spring, AWS invested in a nuclear energy project with Talen Energy , signing an agreement to purchase nuclear power from the company's existing Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a nuclear power station in Salem Township, Pennsylvania. AWS also purchased the adjacent, nuclear-powered data center campus from Talen for $650 million.
Persons: It's, there's, Matthew Garman, Bob Blue, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, Garman, Ken Griffin, Clay Sell Organizations: Amazon, Services, Washington State, AWS, Dominion Energy, Nuclear, Google, Kairos, Constellation Energy, Microsoft, Dominion, Gov, Energy, Fund, Citadel, Ares Management Corporation, NGP, University of Michigan, Talen Energy, Susquehanna Steam Electric Locations: Virginia, Washington, Dominion's, SMRs, U.S, Northern Virginia, Loudon County, Washington State, Northwest, Maryland, Salem Township , Pennsylvania, Talen
One of the National Football League's toughest competitions doesn't take place anywhere near a football field. For the seventh year in a row, data scientists and analytics buffs will be invited to test their mettle against each other in the league's Big Data Bowl, powered by Amazon Web Services. The competition's goal is to distill the copious amounts of data collected from every player during every NFL game into stats and insights that the league and its teams can learn from. The Big Data Bowl was first introduced by the NFL in 2018 and quickly became a fertile proving ground for teams to find bright minds to add to their front offices. This year's competition challenges participants to use data collected before the ball is snapped to help predict what an offense or defense is going to do during a given play.
Persons: Mike Lopez Organizations: National Football, Amazon Web Services, NFL, CNBC
The vast majority of analysts surveyed by FactSet hold a strong buy or buy rating on the stock. Despite its recent slowdown, analysts surveyed by FactSet have a consensus buy rating on the dominant e-commerce platform. Bullish voices on the stock include Goldman Sachs analyst Eric Sheridan, who recently reiterated a buy rating and $230 price target. JPMorgan's Anmuth is similarly positive on Amazon ahead of earnings, rating the stock overweight and saying it remains the favorite in the bank's firm's internet sector coverage. The consensus FactSet rating on Meta is buy, with an average price target of $604, suggesting just 2.3% potential upside.
Persons: Roundhill, , selloff, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Nvidia's Blackwell, Brad Zelnick, Amit Daryanani, Daryanani, Apple's wearables, qtr, Tim Cook's, you'd, Morgan Stanley, Jensen, Blackwell, Biden, Tesla, enthusiam, Elon, Wells, Colin Langan, Department's, Doug Anmuth, Bank of America's Justin Post, Eric Sheridan, Sheridan, Goldman, Anmuth, Baird, Roth MKM, JPMorgan's Anmuth, Goldman's Sheridan, Meta's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, CNBC, Windows, Investment, Deutsche Bank, Justice Department, Blackwell, Bloomberg, Ford, General Motors, EV, Google, FactSet, Bank of America's, ISI, Walmart, Costco, eBay, Meta, Ray, Labs, Facebook, Temu, Goldman Locations: China, FactSet, ., Downside, U.S, Wells Fargo, American, Meta's Asia, Pacific
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday marked the two-year anniversary of the current bull market with an ode to Nvidia and the U.S. semiconductor industry. "We have a remarkable semiconductor rally, and it is at the heart of this market," Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street." Broadcom helps tech heavyweights, most notably Alphabet-owned Google , design specialty AI chips and also provides other products used inside data centers. NVDA .SPX mountain 2022-10-12 Nvidia's stock performance compared with the S & P 500 during the two-year bull market, which began on Oct. 12, 2022. "Amazon is the company that Jensen kept referencing to me as a great friend," said Cramer, whose Trust also owns Amazon stock.
Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, Dell, Jensen Huang, Jensen Organizations: Nvidia, Micro Computer, Broadcom, Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC, Club, Micro, Arista Networks, Dell Technologies, Arista, Facebook, Meta, Amazon Web Locations: U.S, Cramer's
One of Amazon's top AI executives is out
  + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Matt Wood, the vice president of AI at Amazon Web Services, is leaving after 15 years. Wood's departure comes amid fierce AI competition from Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI. AdvertisementMatt Wood, the vice president of artificial intelligence at Amazon Web Services, is leaving. He worked on AWS's machine-learning and AI technology, laying some of the groundwork for the company's latest growth initiatives. Related storiesIt's also the latest exit amid AWS's notable executive turnover in recent years.
Persons: Matt Wood, , Wood, he's, didn't, It's, Adam Selipsky, Matt Garman, Richard Puccio, Rachel Thornton, Chris Vonderhaar Organizations: Amazon Web, Microsoft, Google, AWS, Service Locations: Amazon
Ark Invest expects this tech stock to disrupt Big Tech firms
  + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Big Tech companies will face stiff competition over the coming years, with emerging players in software and data management taking market share, according to Ark Invest. Mega-cap U.S. firms such as Microsoft , Amazon , Google , and Oracle have led the charge in the rise of artificial intelligence. Palantir Palantir, a data analytics company, appears to be providing customized AI and data services to its customers, compared with off-the-shelf products from Big Tech giants. The value of Palantir's services becomes even more compelling when combined with AI capabilities, according to Ark's Bhushan. So Palantir goes in, and it consolidates all this data," Bhushan noted.
Persons: Rahul Bhushan, CNBC's, Bhushan, Palantir, Ark's Bhushan, PLTR Organizations: Big Tech, Invest, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Ark Invest, Amazon Web Services, Ark Venture
The good times for Amazon may be over for now, according to Wells Fargo. "Amazon is likely still a solid margin expansion story over the long term," he added. "But as Amazon management has said multiple times, margin expansion won't be linear. We, and market consensus, likely became a bit exuberant in our extrapolation of margin expansion trends in 2023 and early '24 to '25 and beyond forecasts." "In addition to cheaper fulfillment pricing than Amazon, Walmart can match Prime's shipping speeds.
Persons: Ken Gawrelski, Gawrelski, Amazon's Organizations: North America Retail, Amazon, Services, Walmart Locations: Wells Fargo, Friday's, SPX
It has a price target of $68, implying more than 1% downside from Friday's close. — Sean Conlon 5:41 a.m.: Jefferies downgrades Apple Oversized expectations for the iPhone could hurt of Apple lower, according to Jefferies. Analyst Edison Lee downgraded the stock to hold from buy, and his price target of $212.92 implies more than 6% downside from Friday's close. His price target of $800, up from $650, implies upside of 11.2% from Friday's close. He kept his $550 price target unchanged, implying downside of more than 23%.
Persons: Piper Sandler, Jefferies, Bernard von, Gizycki, — Sean Conlon, Wells, Ken Gawrelski, Fred Imbert, JPMorgan downgrades Lamb Weston, Lamb Weston, Ken Goldman, Goldman, Edison Lee, Lee, Matt Farrell, Farrell, Kannan Venkateshwar Organizations: CNBC, Netflix, Apple, Alliance, Western Alliance, Deutsche Bank, WAL, Amazon, North America Retail, JPMorgan, U.S, Jefferies, AP, Barclays Locations: Wells Fargo, Europe, Friday's
Walmart's logistics business is pressuring Amazon's own, according to Wells Fargo analysts. But Amazon "is no longer the only scaled marketplace in North America," Wells Fargo analysts led by Ken Gawrelski wrote in a research note on Monday. They pointed to Walmart's announcement in August, for instance, that third-party sellers would be able to use Walmart's fulfillment network for orders placed outside of Walmart's website. The analysts cited the pressure from Walmart's fulfillment business as just one of the challenges facing Amazon's income. Amazon's stock slid more than 3% on Monday to about $180.50 after the Wells Fargo analysts published their note.
Persons: Amazon's, Wells, Wells Fargo, , Ken Gawrelski, Gawrelski Organizations: Walmart, Service, Amazon, Wells, Amazon Web Services Locations: North America, Walmart's
The bank raised its 2024 S & P 500 target to 6,000 from 5,600. Goldman also raised its 12-month S & P 500 target to 6,300 from 6,000. But Goldman thinks ultimately earnings growth will lift markets further before the year is out. The S & P 500 is in the red for October so far. Analysts polled by FactSet expect S & P 500 earnings grew for a fifth straight quarter.
Persons: Goldman Sachs, That's, Goldman, David Kostin, Kostin, Wells, Ken Gawrelski Organizations: Evercore ISI, CNBC, Federal Reserve, FactSet, North America Retail Locations: Friday's
Amazon recently launched Cedric, an internal AI chatbot, to boost employee productivity. Amazon has repeatedly warned employees not to use third-party AI chatbots, including ChatGPT. Cedric is a "general purpose AI chatbot" that is "safer than ChatGPT," an internal document obtained by BI said. Earlier this year, Amazon formalized internal guidelines that ban external AI tools, including ChatGPT, for business purposes. Approved for 'highly confidential data'Cedric is one of the many AI tools Amazon recently launched or is building internally.
Persons: Cedric, , It's, Amazonians, it's, JP Morgan Chase, That's, Claude, Cedric doesn't Organizations: Amazon, Service, BI, ChatGPT Enterprise, Enterprise, archrival Microsoft, ChatGPT, Apple, Samsung, Cedric, Software, Amazon Web Services Locations: OpenAI
Amazon recently launched Cedric, an internal AI chatbot, to boost employee productivity. Cedric is a "general purpose AI chatbot" that is "safer than ChatGPT," according to an internal document obtained by BI. Cedric's goal is to help Amazon employees increase their productivity and job satisfaction as external AI tools are not available for security reasons, the document added. Earlier this year, Amazon formalized internal guidelines that ban external AI tools, including ChatGPT, for business purposes. Approved for 'highly confidential data'Cedric is one of the many AI tools Amazon recently launched or is building internally.
Persons: Cedric, , It's, Amazonians, it's, JP Morgan Chase, Claude, Cedric doesn't Organizations: Amazon, Service, BI, ChatGPT Enterprise, Enterprise, Microsoft, ChatGPT, Apple, Samsung, chatbot, Cedric, Software, Amazon Web Services Locations: OpenAI
Read previewBig tech cloud providers have been investing in their own homegrown AI chips lately, in hopes of replicating Nvidia's success. Amazon Web Services have worked on Trainium and Inferentia processors for several years, while Google unveiled its sixth generation TPU line of AI chips this year. Davidson, AWS's AI chips may have one potential advantage: more regional availability. Regional deployment rate of AI chips by Microsoft, Amazon, and Google D.A. The company has doubled down on its silicon business lately, but its AI chips have so far seen mixed results against Nvidia's dominance.
Persons: , Maia, Gil Luria, Davidson, AWS's, Luria, Microsoft's Maia, Patrick Neighorn, we're Organizations: Service, Services, Google, Microsoft, Business, D.A, Davidson, AWS, Nvidia's
In today's big story, why you should care about a potential Intel-Qualcomm deal , even if it might not work. Getting all that varied experience has proved particularly beneficial for TSMC in the age of cutting-edge mobile and AI chips. The US needs Intel to keep (and get better at) manufacturing chips. The problem with that is that this manufacturing business would have almost no customers, and would fall even further behind TSMC. Experts seem incredibly skeptical about a Qualcomm deal going through.
Persons: , Jamie Dimon, Moneyball, Rupert Murdoch's, Chelsea Jia Feng, I'm, it's, Palantir alums, Jamie Dimon Tom Williams, he's, Goldman Sachs, Chelsea JIa Feng, ChatGPT, Vinod Khosla, Chris Gash, Lachlan Murdoch, Murdoch, Lachlan's, Caroline Ellison, Biden, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Jack Sommers, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Intel, Qualcomm, Business, Tech, Getty, TSMC, Inc, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Big Tech, Web Services, Employees, Bloomberg Global Business Forum, FAA, OPEC, Oil Locations: Taiwan, China, San Francisco, Nevada, New York, London
That's liquid cooling, a cooling technology used in data centers which helps to improve power and cost efficiency. "As air cooling is approaching the limit of its cooling capacity, the importance of liquid cooling is getting increasingly more pronounced … liquid cooling [is] becoming a must-have for GB200," said the bank. Nomura estimates the liquid cooling penetration rate in Nvidia's AI servers is set to rise from 8% in 2024 to 43% in 2025, and 47% in 2026. Liquid cooling systems are the solution to "power shortage pressures" in data centers, Morgan Stanley said in a previous report . Against that backdrop, Jefferies is bullish on four Asian stocks it says will be "key beneficiaries" of the liquid cooling trend.
Persons: Nomura, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, it's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Nomura, Tech, Jefferies, Nvidia's G200, Micro Computer, Quanta's CDU, Microsoft, Meta, Web Services Locations: Taiwan, Delta
AWS offers its salespeople new incentives for selling AI products Q and Bedrock. AWS sales teams have specific performance targets for AI products. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Amazon Web Services recently put a new incentive program in place for its flagship AI products, Q and Bedrock, according to an internal memo obtained by Business Insider. In cloud computing and enterprise software, companies maintain massive sales teams that market to corporate customers and help them integrate technology offerings.
Persons: Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Service, Web Services, Business
Amazon , Meta Platforms and Apple are eating away at Microsoft's once-sizable lead in the heated artificial intelligence arms race, according to D.A. Early investments in ChatGPT creator OpenAI gave Microsoft the first-mover advantage in the AI race. Davidson analysts praised Amazon, Meta, and Apple as their top three. AMZN YTD mountain Amazon YTD In particular, D.A. META YTD mountain Meta Platforms YTD As for Meta, the Club sees potential in how AI helps boost user engagement with its chatbot baked into Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.
Persons: Davidson, Jim Cramer, Jim, it's, Gross, OpenAI, Copilot, That's, D.A, Mike Sievert, Jim Cramer's, Adam Gray Organizations: Microsoft, Big Tech, D.A, Apple, Club, Services, AWS, Amazon, Meta, Facebook, Mobile, Apple Intelligence, CNBC, Getty Locations: Microsoft's, Redmond, Washington, D.A, San Francisco, New York City
Read previewIf Qualcomm sees it through, its takeover bid of Intel would likely be the biggest in Silicon Valley history. The possibility of Intel handing its 56-year history over to a younger rival emerged last week after several reports said that California-based semiconductor firm Qualcomm had made a takeover approach. That said, not everyone is convinced that Qualcomm needs Intel — or that a buyout would be a good idea for either company. My industry survey also indicates that Qualcomm is currently in takeover talks with Intel. A Qualcomm bid for Intel could face similar regulatory obstacles to the takeover attempt Nvidia made for Arm in 2020 and later abandoned in 2022.
Persons: , Qualcomm's, Pat Gelsinger, Patrick Moorhead, Richard Windsor, Chi Kuo, , Qualcomm Organizations: Service, Qualcomm, Intel, Business, Nvidia, Financial Times, CNBC, Amazon Web, Intel Foundry, Radio Free Mobile, International Securities, Microsoft, Bloomberg Locations: Silicon Valley, California, Europe, Taiwan
Analyst Gil Luria maintained his price target of $475, which is approximately 9% higher than where Microsoft stock closed on Friday. In particular, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform appear to pose the biggest threats to Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. But Amazon Web Services is now adding nearly as much cloud business, while Google Cloud Platform's current acceleration is comparable to that of Azure's last-quarter growth rates. "While Microsoft has discussed its Maia chips, it is years behind Amazon and Google and appears to be using them only to run Azure OpenAI Services workloads. We believe this means Microsoft has been escalating an arms race it may not be able to win."
Persons: D.A, Davidson, Gil Luria, Luria, Maia Organizations: Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google, Services, Amazon, OpenAI Locations: OpenAI
The White House wants to close a trade loophole exploited by Chinese discount e-retailers — a move that would have a ripple effect on at least two of our portfolio stocks: Amazon and Meta Platforms. The de minimis exemption has allowed Chinese e-commerce giants, particularly low-cost Temu and Shein, to flourish. Temu has risen in popularity in the U.S. for selling items directly from Chinese merchants at massive discounts. Temu is generally seen as a growing competitor to Amazon since its prices are often lower. Meta challenges On the other hand, the trade shift could present a challenge for Meta, which relies on advertising from e-commerce platforms.
Persons: Harris, hocking, Temu, it's, Jeff Marks, Shein, Meta, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Biden, Harris Administration, Amazon, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank analysts, JPMorgan, Services, Meta, Management, CNBC, Getty Locations: U.S, China, Temu
Or maybe South Korea, where Samsung has built an impressive so-called foundry business making semiconductors for other companies. AdvertisementThe US company took a major step recently when it separated its Foundry business from its chip-design business. Intel's Foundry business won't really be able to challenge TSMC until it gets several big customers. Intel's Foundry business just needs way more of these customers. How would Intel's Foundry business perform as a separate company, split off from the design parts?
Persons: , Jerry Sanders, Ian King, TSMC, Globalfoundries, it's, AMD's Sanders, Apple, Ian King's, Raimondo, Gina Raimondo, Bernstein, Stacy Rasgon, that's, Rasgon Organizations: Service, Business, Intel, Samsung, Nvidia, Qualcomm, AMD, Apple, Reuters, TSMC, Foundry, Intel's Foundry, CNBC, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Locations: Taiwan, South Korea, China, Europe
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