Tech: Google Energy, Oracle Credit, AI Pivot

Google (GOOGL)

• AI Leadership: Google has transitioned from a perceived "also-ran" to a dominant leader in the AI race.

• Gemini 3: The release of Gemini 3 has sparked significant enterprise interest, challenging the lead held by ChatGPT.

• Competitive Advantages: Analysts point to Google’s "secret weapons" as its distribution networks (Android, Chrome, Search) and its ability to fund AI through cash flow from YouTube and Google Cloud.

• Energy Acquisition: Agreed to acquire Intersect Power (a solar and battery developer) for $4.75 billion to bring clean energy production in-house for AI data center demands.

  
  

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD, WBD)

• Acquisition Targets: Currently the subject of a bidding war between Paramount/Skydance and Netflix.

• Strategic Evaluation: Analysts suggest the company may be holding out for a higher price or a better "breakup fee".

• Potential Spin-offs: There is ongoing speculation regarding the value and potential spin-off of its cable networks, specifically CNN and TNT.

  
  

Nvidia (NVDA)

• China Market: Reportedly preparing to ship H200 chips to China by mid-February 2026, which could boost Chinese AI model companies.

• Risk Profile: Analysts describe Nvidia’s risk as "low" due to a massive global backlog.

• Market Position: These chips are currently being used as a "negotiating chip" in US-China trade discussions.

  
  

Oracle (ORCL)

• Financial Guarantees: Chairman Larry Ellison has provided a $40 billion personal financial guarantee to back the Paramount/Skydance bid for WBD.

• Risk Profile: Viewed as a higher-risk entity compared to Nvidia, requiring significant debt for expansion.

• Credit Concerns: Its credit default swaps are trading at near-junk levels due to debt-heavy financing for infrastructure.

  
  

Paramount Global (PARA) / Skydance

• WBD Bid: Amended their bid for Warner Bros. Discovery to include Larry Ellison’s $40 billion guarantee to ensure funding certainty.

• Takeover Battle: Despite the amended offer, prediction markets show their odds of winning the acquisition are trailing Netflix.

  
  

Netflix (NFLX)

• Acquisition Odds: Viewed by prediction markets as the most likely winner of the WBD acquisition, though its odds recently slipped from 68% to 61%.

  
  

OpenAI

• Financial Health: Remains cash-flow negative despite having over $1 trillion in spending commitments.

• Profitability Timeline: The company has informed investors that it may not achieve profitability until the year 2030.

  
  

Tesla (TSLA)

• Safety Investigation: The NHTSA has opened a formal defect investigation following a Bloomberg report linking at least 15 deaths to electronic door handles that rescuers could not open after crashes.

  
  

TikTok / ByteDance

• U.S. Deal: The Trump administration is nearing a deal to keep the app in the U.S..

• Security Concerns: Critics remain concerned that ByteDance will retain control of the algorithm.

J.P. Morgan (JPM)

• Crypto：Reportedly considering institutional crypto trading, which contributed to Bitcoin reaching $90,000.

Other Chip & Tech Firms

• MetaX: Experienced a 700% "pop" during its market debut, sparking a rush of other Chinese semiconductor IPOs.

• D-Wave (QBTS): Shares jumped following the announcement that it will showcase quantum computing use cases at CES 2026.

• Micron (MU): Recently saw a 4% gain in trading.

• Broadcom (AVGO): Remains a focal point for the AI trade, though it is currently trading off its 52-week highs.

  
  

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