Texas Halts Data-Center Power on 474 GW ‘Ghost Demand’
Texas paused new data-center hookups after interconnection requests hit 474 GW — nearly 10x the state’s 2023 total — forcing a reckoning with ‘ghost demand.’
Artificial Intelligence
Market-focused coverage of artificial intelligence companies, infrastructure spending, business models, and adoption. We examine the filings, financial metrics, and competitive forces behind the headlines.
Blue Owl Leads $2.4B AI Factory Financing for IREN
Blue Owl-managed funds are anchoring a $2.4B loan for IREN’s AI compute buildout — the latest private-credit push into GPU-backed data-center debt.
Elastic Q1 FY27: cRPO +21%, EPS $0.70, Stock +19%
Elastic Q1 FY27: revenue $478M (+15%), cRPO $1.153B (+21%), non-GAAP EPS $0.70, record 80 net new $100K+ customers. ESTC +19.3% to $99.91.
AI Bond Deluge: IG Issuance Sets $145.2B August Record
August 2026 investment-grade bond sales hit $145.2B, a third straight monthly record, as Alphabet, Amazon, Oracle and Meta borrow to fund AI infrastructure.
Okta Q2: cRPO +14%, FY27 Guide Raised, Stock +29%
Okta Q2 FY27: revenue $805M (+11%), cRPO $2.585B (+14%), FCF $227M (+40%). FY27 guide lifted to $3.216-3.226B. OKTA +28.6% to $172.91.
Anthropic’s $2T IPO Math: $65B Run-Rate, $30T Pitch
Anthropic is reportedly telling investors its market opportunity is the size of the US economy. Here’s what the $2T IPO math looks like.
Salesforce Q2: cRPO +14%, Guide Raised $200M, Stock +10%
Salesforce Q2 FY27 delivered $11.3B revenue, cRPO up 14% Y/Y, and Agentforce ARR past $1.5B. Full-year guide raised $200M. CRM +10% pre-market.
Nvidia Q2 FY27: $96.2B Beat, Guides Q3 to $108B ±2%
Nvidia posted $96.2B in Q2 FY27 revenue — a $5B beat on its own guide — with data center at $89B, EPS at $2.46 and Q3 set at $108B.
Nvidia Q2 FY27 Preview: $91B Guide, 3 Numbers That Matter
Nvidia reports Q2 FY27 after the close on Wed. Aug 26. The guide is $91B revenue at 74.9% GAAP margin. Here are the three prints traders will trade.
Nscale’s $3B US IPO: Nvidia-Backed Neocloud Chases CoreWeave
Nscale is preparing a US IPO to raise up to $3B, months after a $2B Series C valued the Nvidia-backed AI cloud at $14.6B. The pitch: a $51B contracted backlog.