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Powered by HqO - Learn more and join the Quantum City Initiative here: https://www.hqo.com/the-future-of-cities-begins-now/
In this episode, we unpack how Nvidia’s meteoric rise is rippling through the global economy and commercial real estate — from AI-powered infrastructure to speculative data center builds that might be running on “assumed demand.” Then we go orbital: Google’s new plan to beam power to data centers from space, and Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar “Sky Stadium” floating a thousand feet above the desert.
We also get into OpenAI’s trillion-dollar ambitions (and that awkward “maybe the government can cover our $1.4T chip tab” comment), Microsoft’s new office-attendance surveillance trick, and why southern cities like Atlanta and Dallas are suddenly on fire with new leases. Plus, a little Mission Impossible, a lot of free-market philosophy, some old-school espionage — and, as always, Tom Cruise still saving the world.
In this episode, we cover:
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01:26 Nvidia's Historic Milestone
02:51 The Impact on Commercial Real Estate
09:20 Quantum City Initiative
12:55 AI and Smart Cities
21:20 Quick Hits and Future Trends
27:06 Real Estate Earnings Reports
27:14 Piedmont and Highwoods Leasing Success
28:55 Boston Properties' Strong Quarter
29:47 OpenAI's Ambitious IPO Plans
35:21 Saudi Arabia's Sky Stadium
38:40 Sex Warfare in Silicon Valley
41:25 Elon Musk's $1 Trillion Pay Package
43:34 Episode Recap and Closing Remarks
By HqOPowered by HqO - Learn more and join the Quantum City Initiative here: https://www.hqo.com/the-future-of-cities-begins-now/
In this episode, we unpack how Nvidia’s meteoric rise is rippling through the global economy and commercial real estate — from AI-powered infrastructure to speculative data center builds that might be running on “assumed demand.” Then we go orbital: Google’s new plan to beam power to data centers from space, and Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar “Sky Stadium” floating a thousand feet above the desert.
We also get into OpenAI’s trillion-dollar ambitions (and that awkward “maybe the government can cover our $1.4T chip tab” comment), Microsoft’s new office-attendance surveillance trick, and why southern cities like Atlanta and Dallas are suddenly on fire with new leases. Plus, a little Mission Impossible, a lot of free-market philosophy, some old-school espionage — and, as always, Tom Cruise still saving the world.
In this episode, we cover:
Twitter https://x.com/hqoapp
01:26 Nvidia's Historic Milestone
02:51 The Impact on Commercial Real Estate
09:20 Quantum City Initiative
12:55 AI and Smart Cities
21:20 Quick Hits and Future Trends
27:06 Real Estate Earnings Reports
27:14 Piedmont and Highwoods Leasing Success
28:55 Boston Properties' Strong Quarter
29:47 OpenAI's Ambitious IPO Plans
35:21 Saudi Arabia's Sky Stadium
38:40 Sex Warfare in Silicon Valley
41:25 Elon Musk's $1 Trillion Pay Package
43:34 Episode Recap and Closing Remarks