
Nvidia struck(达成(协议等)) partnerships with six leading financial firms, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and KKR, to eventually channel(输送,引导) $500bn to its customers by tapping into(利用,开发) “third-party capital”. The proceeds(收入,收益) will finance the buildout(建设,扩建) of AI infrastructure using Nvidia’s chips. The biggest cloud-computing companies, such as Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft, are increasingly designing their own customised(定制的) AI chips, which could eventually compete with Nvidia’s. As well as selling to hyperscalers(超大规模云服务商), Nvidia is seeking new business from other customers, such as governments and companies trying to build their own AI infrastructure.
英伟达与六家领先金融机构(包括贝莱德、高盛和KKR)达成合作,通过利用“第三方资本”最终向其客户输送5000亿美元。所得资金将用于建设使用英伟达芯片的人工智能基础设施。最大的云计算公司,如Alphabet、亚马逊和微软,正越来越多地设计自己的定制AI芯片,这最终可能与英伟达形成竞争。除了向超大规模云服务商销售外,英伟达还在寻求来自其他客户的新业务,例如试图构建自己AI基础设施的政府和公司。
Intel announced a $15bn sale of new stock in part(部分地) to raise capital(筹集资金) for spending on AI. The next day it raised the share sale to $20bn. It was the company’s first public offering(公开发行) of new common equity(普通股) since listing(上市) on the stock market in 1971.
英特尔宣布出售150亿美元的新股,部分目的是为AI支出筹集资金。第二天,它将股票发行规模提高到200亿美元。这是该公司自1971年在股市上市以来首次公开发行新的普通股。
AI fever(狂热,热潮) is not limited to America. Unitree, a Chinese developer of humanoid(类人的,仿人的) robots, said its forthcoming stock-market debut(首次亮相,上市) on Shanghai’s tech-heavy(科技股为主的) STAR exchange was heavily oversubscribed(超额认购的). Unitree has priced its IPO at 150.8 yuan ($22) a share for a valuation(估值) of 60bn yuan, relatively high for China. The STAR 50 index has risen by 27% this year, outperforming(跑赢,表现优于) the NASDAQ Composite.
人工智能热潮不仅限于美国。中国仿人机器人开发商宇树科技表示,其即将在上海科技股云集的科创板上市将获得超额认购。宇树科技将其IPO定价为每股150.8元人民币(22美元),估值达600亿元人民币,在中国相对较高。科创50指数今年已上涨27%,跑赢纳斯达克综合指数。
Turning into a great gig
变成一份好零工