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117. The Great AI Gold Rush: Cloud Giants Bet Billions while Agent Wars Ignite


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The AI infrastructure race is heating up fast, and John Furrier and Dave Vellante are right in the middle of it on the latest episode of theCUBE Pod. Recorded in part at the New York Stock Exchange, the two break down the billion-dollar battle for AI dominance, energy constraints and data control shaping the future of cloud.

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Furrier and Vellante dig into the “Great AI Gold Rush,” where cloud giants such as Amazon and Microsoft are investing heavily to secure compute power and energy access. They connect the dots between major deals, including AWS’s engagement with OpenAI and the growing pressure on infrastructure to keep pace with AI demand.

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The conversation moves beyond market headlines to explore what’s next — from productivity J-curves to the economic ripple effects of AI data centers in rural regions. Drawing on insights from experts including Erik Brynjolfsson, they unpack how power, not chips, has become the defining constraint in scaling AI.

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00:00 - Navigating the AI and Tech Landscape: Insights and Innovations
03:46 - Empowering Growth: Overcoming Infrastructure and Energy Constraints for Economic Revitalization
08:55 - Integrating Retail, Technology and Workforce Development: The Impact of Walmart, Data Centers and Nvidia
12:31 - AI Expansion: Navigating Energy Needs and Competitive Landscapes
17:26 - The Dynamics of Control and Resilience in Modern Markets
20:52 - Cryptocurrency Insights and Future Outlook

This Week In Enterprise:Despite big AI infrastructure deals, investors get nervous about the payoff 

Big AI infrastructure deals are exploding as cloud giants race for compute capacity. AWS struck multibillion-dollar agreements with OpenAI and Cipher Mining, while Microsoft expanded in the UAE and Australia. OpenAI even lobbied Washington for AI data center tax credits. With tech stocks wobbling and agent turf wars heating up, next week’s earnings and conferences could redefine the AI power landscape. 

Check out the full article https://siliconangle.com/2025/11/07/despite-big-ai-infrastructure-deals-investors-get-nervous-payoff/

Watch the full podcast to find out why these industry pros were mentioned:
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI
 Brad Gerstner, founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital Management
 Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO of Microsoft
 Erik Brynjolfsson, American academic and author
 Jackie McGuire, principal analyst at theCUBE Research
 Andy Jassy, president and CEO of Amazon
 James Hamilton, SVP and distinguished engineer at Amazon
 Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA
 Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO and chairman of Apple
 Rob Strechay, principal analyst for theCUBE Research
 Savannah Peterson, principal analyst at theCUBE Research
 George Gilbert, principal analyst at theCUBE Research
 Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy
 Tom Lee, cryptocurrency analyst

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