AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAI Market Jolt: U.S. chip stocks fell for an eighth straight session as investors questioned debt-heavy AI spending. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index slid 11.4% for the week, while CoreWeave lost 25%. Chip Demand: TSMC posted a sixth straight record quarterly profit, up 69% year over year, and raised its 2026 revenue-growth outlook to 44%, but said it is planning cautiously for 2027. AI Power: The U.S. is turning to shuttered nuclear plants to meet data-center demand, even as financing costs sharpen doubts about returns on AI infrastructure. AI Rules and Data: Anthropic has pitched Congress a safety bill that could trigger shutdowns of high-risk models. Meta removed terms experts said could allow broad scraping of business-site content for AI training. Consumer Tech: Retailers’ AI pricing tools and digital shelf labels are fueling concerns about personalized prices and use of shoppers’ data.
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