Technology · 10.1

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Macro2

Macro31 Jul, 03:45negative

Data center opposition surges in 2026 midterms: 58% voter opposition, over 300 bans, $130 billion in stalled

Mounting voter opposition to AI data center construction is reshaping the 2026 US midterm elections. A June Yale survey shows 58% of registered voters oppose building data centers near their homes, a sentiment shared by 53% of conservative Republicans and 74% of liberal Democrats. More than 300 cities, towns, and counties have enacted bans or moratoriums. In the first quarter of 2026 alone, 75 large projects were delayed or canceled, representing over $130 billion in investment. New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the nation’s first statewide moratorium, and states from California to Texas are seeing growing protests and political fallout.

Effective: -37
Intensity: 60
Confidence: 70%
Horizon: Medium term

Macro29 Jul, 19:58positive

Shenzhen Aims for Strategic Emerging Industries to Reach 2.3 Trillion Yuan, 45% of GDP by 2030

Shenzhen has issued a plan targeting its strategic emerging industries to hit 2.3 trillion yuan in added value by 2030, representing 45% of the city's GDP. The initiative focuses on accelerating the development of new productive forces, expanding emerging industry clusters and future industries, and deepening technology-industry integration to upgrade manufacturing toward high-end, smart, and green production.

Effective: +36
Intensity: 80
Confidence: 70%
Horizon: Long term

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Industries27 Jul, 19:32positive

Pegatron, TCL Zhonghuan Invest Over 22 Billion Yuan in Shenzhen Semiconductor Projects

Shenzhen has added two multi-billion-yuan semiconductor projects with a combined planned investment of over 20 billion yuan. Pegatron (Shenzhen) Co. , Ltd. , a subsidiary of Zhen Ding Technology Group, held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 24 for its third industrial park in Bao'an, with a total investment of over 10 billion yuan. The project will build an AI advanced substrate-like PCB and flexible circuit board smart manufacturing base.

Effective: +38
Intensity: 70
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies7

Companies31 Jul, 01:47positive

Nexus Data Centers Seeks $15 Billion for Anthropic Texas AI Data Center; Google Provides Financing Guarantee

Nexus Data Centers is in advanced talks to raise about $15 billion for an AI data center in Texas serving Anthropic, with Google providing a financing guarantee and supplying chips. The project in Hubbard, Texas, includes a 1.6 GW gas-fired power plant. A Morgan Stanley-led bank group is discussing $14 billion in bridge loans and revolving credit. Google has agreed to guarantee billions of dollars in payments if Anthropic defaults on leases and power purchase agreements. Anthropic plans to deploy tensor processing units designed by Google and Broadcom, with chip procurement under a separate vendor financing agreement.

Effective: +39
Intensity: 60
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies27 Jul, 08:46positive

Jensen Huang Joins Meta and Others in Open Letter Supporting Open-Source AI, Opposing Washington Restrictions

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang posted his first tweet on X on July 24, publicly supporting open-source AI. He co-signed an open letter with over 20 companies including Meta, a16z, Y Combinator, Hugging Face, Mistral AI, and Perplexity, opposing Washington's restrictive policies on open-source AI. The move comes as Chinese firms DeepSeek and Kimi K3 demonstrate that open-source models can match top closed-source models in efficiency. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google did not join. The action signals a shift from technology-driven to rules-and-ecosystem competition, with Nvidia seeking to maintain its compute supplier position through an alliance moat.

Effective: +39
Intensity: 70
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Short term

Companies26 Jul, 10:19negative

Nvidia Valuation Falls to Five-Year Low

Nvidia's valuation has dropped to its lowest level in five years, as market expectations point to near-zero growth for the company after 2027. The decline reflects a dramatic shift in investor sentiment, with the market now pricing in a severe slowdown in the chipmaker's long-term prospects. The valuation level is the weakest in nearly half a decade, underscoring concerns about future demand and competitive dynamics.

Effective: -39
Intensity: 68
Confidence: 82%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies29 Jul, 15:41positive

Nvidia Signs Up to $50 billion Lease as Hut 8 Texas Data Center Tenant; Base $19.6 billion for 15 Years

Nvidia has signed a lease worth up to $50 billion to become a tenant at Hut 8's Texas data center, with a base contract of $19.6 billion over 15 years. The news emerged as Nvidia's five-year credit default swaps rose 14 basis points to 82 basis points, the largest intraday increase since active trading began in November 2025. The move comes amid reports of Nvidia's expanding financial involvement in AI infrastructure, including a $500 billion cooperation plan with SK Hynix's parent, up to $250 billion in guarantees for OpenAI, and financing for a $350 billion US chip procurement project.

Effective: +39
Intensity: 70
Confidence: 70%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies30 Jul, 04:57positive

Meta Forecasts Q3 Fiscal 2026 Revenue of $61 billion-$64 billion, Raises Full-Year Capex Floor to $130 billion

Meta Platforms Inc. projected third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue between $61 billion and $64 billion. The company also narrowed its full-year capital expenditure forecast to $130 billion-$145 billion, raising the lower end from $125 billion. Meta relies on advertising revenue to fund its artificial intelligence and infrastructure investments. CEO Mark Zuckerberg earlier raised the spending plan to as much as $145 billion. Meta shares closed at $585.61 in New York on Wednesday and fell about 4% in after-hours trading.

Effective: +39
Intensity: 65
Confidence: 75%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies28 Jul, 23:19positive

Tianfu Communication: AI Drives Optical Interconnect, 1.6T Engine Mass Production, Stock Down 13.21%

On July 28, shares of Tianfu Communication fell 13.21% amid a broad sell-off in CPO concept stocks, though the stock remains up 25.41% year-to-date. The company's board secretary stated that AI computing power is driving strong demand for optical interconnects, which along with computing and storage form the three pillars of AI infrastructure. Tianfu Communication has mass-produced 1.6T optical engines, is delivering CPO supporting products (FAU and ELS), and is advancing production bases in Suzhou, Jiangxi, and Thailand.

Effective: +38
Intensity: 70
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies28 Jul, 12:42positive

SK Hynix to Mass Produce LPDDR6 in H2 2026, 33% Faster and 20% Lower Power

SK Hynix plans to begin mass production and shipment of its next-generation low-power mobile DRAM, LPDDR6, in the second half of 2026. The product completed development in March and preparations are progressing. Built on the sixth-generation 10nm-class (1c) process, LPDDR6 achieves data rates up to 10.7Gbps, approximately 33% faster than the previous LPDDR5X, driven by bandwidth expansion and increased data transfer per unit time. Power consumption is reduced by over 20% through a sub-channel structure that activates only necessary data paths and DVFS technology that dynamically adjusts voltage and frequency based on workload.

Effective: +38
Intensity: 70
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Medium term