C3.ai, Inc.

In trading on August 11, the company's value collapsed by a third - to the lowest in 2.5 years

'Catastrophic' report: analyst advised to sell shares of AI company C3.ai

NVIDIA Corporation

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Shares of both chipmakers fell in trading on Aug. 11

'Undercover racket': what Wall Street is saying about Nvidia and AMD's deal with the US

Alphabet Inc.

Tesla, Inc.

Shuanglin Co., Ltd.

Zhejiang Changsheng Sliding Bearings Co., Ltd.

In early August, Chinese startup Unitree unveiled its new robot - A2 Stellar Hunter. The "robot dog" <a href="https://x.com/UnitreeRobotics/status/1952672597558309136">demonstrates</a> incredible tricks, from dancing on one leg to confidently traversing difficult terrain off-road. Almost simultaneously, Google's Deepmind lab announced the <a href="https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1952732150928724043">development of</a> Genie 3, its new AI capable of generating not just videos, but entire three-dimensional worlds that can be freely explored. Why, out of all the huge stream of news, do these two seem the most interesting to me? They demonstrate two vectors of technology development that, when combined, are capable of turning the world upside down.

Zuckerberg's mistake: metaverses are more necessary for robots than for humans

Nvidia and AMD made a deal with the U.S. government and agreed to give 15% of the proceeds from sales of certain chips in China in exchange for export licenses. Nvidia has been at the center of a conflict with China over allegations that its H20 AI chips are unsafe, which the company categorically denies. At the same time, hedge funds in the energy sector changed their long-term strategy: they started to actively short oil stocks and cut their bets against solar energy. These and other topics are discussed in the review of key events by the morning of August 11.

Highlights for the morning: Nvidia to share revenue with the U.S., SoftBank's bid and a play against oil

Late summer and early fall in the U.S. (and not only) is often a time of financial turmoil - it was August-October that saw the most high-profile crises of the last decades. Today, new sources of risk are being added to this season of turbulence: a boom in investment in AI infrastructure and a growing confrontation between the White House and the Federal Reserve.&nbsp; What makes August especially dangerous for investors, whether the economy is in danger of a "data center bubble" and whether Donald Trump has his own strategy in monetary policy, or whether his attacks on the Fed are just a political calculation?

Crisis season, AI and the timing of Trump's attacks on the Fed: highlights from economists' blogs

Nebius Group N.V.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Intel Corporation

Apple Inc.

AI and fintech are surging in the U.S. market. OpenAI is preparing an employee stock deal that could raise the company's valuation to $500 billion - higher than SpaceX. Apple joined Donald Trump in announcing a $100 billion increase in investments in the U.S., including $2.5 billion in iPhone glass manufacturing. Palantir surpassed $1 billion in revenue for the first time, Nebius Group shares soared 28% after a seven-fold increase in revenue and an increase in guidance. The main events of August 4-8 are in our review;

Highlights of the week: Trump and duties, Palantir breaks records, OpenAI catches up with SpaceX


It is unwise for a company to spend resources on two different AI chips at the same time, its CEO Ilon Musk has said

Wells Fargo names two beneficiaries of Tesla's refusal to develop its own AI chips

Tesla quotes in OTC trading went down after two days of growth

Tesla has shut down the Dojo supercomputer project. Who benefits from it?

The cloud provider backed by chipmaker Nvidia raised its forecast for annual revenue pace - to about $1 billion

Volozha's Nebuis increased revenue sevenfold year over year. Shares soared 19% after the report

Sam Altman called the development an important step toward general artificial intelligence (AGI)

"A team of experts with doctoral degrees": OpenAI showed a new AI model of GPT-5

Microsoft Corporation

At least 20 Google employees have moved to Microsoft in recent months

Microsoft has begun poaching Google's AI talent, using Meta tactics - WSJ

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Analysts emphasized that the fourth industrial revolution is still in its early stages

Artificial intelligence (AI)