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Elon Musk Says Tesla's Cybertruck Backlog Is Too Big To Clear Before Production Ends — Orders Extra Shift

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- Tesla announced the addition of an extra production shift to fulfill outstanding Cybertruck orders before ending production around June or July 2026. - CEO Elon Musk stated that the current order backlog exceeds manufacturing capacity, as resources shift toward the Cybercab for the company's AI pivot. - The Cybertruck has faced challenges meeting initial sales targets, with third quarter deliveries contributing to annualized sales estimated between 28,000 and 32,000 units.

Elon Musk Is Winding Down Cybertruck Production to Build Cybercabs. The Model S and Model X Already Gave Up Their Factor…

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- Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas facility around mid-2027 to allocate factory space for Cybercab manufacturing. - Vehicles outside the Model 3 and Model Y accounted for about 3 % of the company's 1.64 million deliveries in 2025, representing a minimal impact on overall sales revenue. - Tesla's high stock valuation depends heavily on the future success of unproven products like Cybercabs and Optimus robots.

Oracle Stock Nears Death Cross as Microsoft Deal Unwinding Points to More Risks

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- Oracle stock dropped to $109.17 as Microsoft began winding down its AI computing contract due to older-generation chips. - The company faces additional pressure from a $20 billion capital raise involving stock and debt offerings to fund data center expansions, pushing its total debt to $169.14 billion. - Technical indicators show the stock is nearing a death cross and forming a head-and-shoulders pattern, signaling further downside risks.

S&P 500 Faces Double Top Risk as Rate Hike Bets Build and AI Fears Spread

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- The S&P 500 Index and major ETFs have dropped 5.8% from their highs due to rising Federal Reserve rate-hike odds, AI bubble concerns, and a bearish double-top pattern formation. - Strong US nonfarm payrolls showing 165,000 added jobs, a 4.1% unemployment rate, and 3.1% wage growth have heightened December rate-hike expectations. - Technical indicators like the S&P 500 falling below moving averages suggest potential further declines toward the 7,080 level.

Anthropic's IPO Could Come Within Weeks. Amazon Already Owns a Piece of It.

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- AI lab Anthropic has applied for a Nasdaq IPO under the symbol ANT, with its roadshow reportedly planned to begin on Nov. 9. - Amazon has invested $18 billion in Anthropic since 2023, carrying those holdings at an estimated $239 billion on Sept. 30, which accounts for roughly 8% of its market value. - The upcoming IPO will provide a public market price to verify Amazon's internal valuations, while potentially introducing more quarterly earnings volatility for Amazon.

Is Alphabet's Core Search Business in Trouble? Looking Past the Headline Revenue Growth Provides a Clear Answer.

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- Alphabet reported a sharp deceleration in Google Search revenue growth to 12 % in the third quarter alongside record high search query growth. - Management attributes the revenue slowdown to changing user habits involving multimodal queries while actively scaling ad placements in AI Overviews and AI Mode. - Google Cloud Platform is rapidly expanding and projected to surpass Search as the largest driver of operating income growth in 2027.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Recently Crashed Out of the $1 Trillion Club. Should You Buy the Dip?

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- Advanced Micro Devices recently exited the $1 trillion club following a 25% stock decline from its peak, yet its Q3 data center revenue nearly doubled to $8.5 billion. - High demand for its MI450 Series chips and strong shipments to major tech clients like OpenAI and Meta indicate that AI infrastructure spending remains robust. - The stock trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 73.5, leaving the company priced for perfection and suggesting valuation may act as a near-term barrier for investors.

‘Another Failure For Tesla’: Ross Gerber Slams Elon Musk Amid Cybertruck Shutdown Plans, Gary Black Calls It a ‘Missed O…

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- Investor Ross Gerber and Gary Black criticized Tesla following Elon Musk's announcement to wind down Cybertruck production by mid-2027. - Gerber labeled the vehicle a failure and questioned the safety and profitability of Tesla's autonomous-driving and robotaxi ambitions. - Black stated that Tesla missed a significant market opportunity by failing to develop a conventional-looking electric pickup truck.

Microsoft Reportedly Looks to Cut Reliance on Some Neocloud Partners, Plans to Prioritize Its Own Data Centers

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- Microsoft is scaling back its reliance on third-party neocloud partners to prioritize its own data center footprint. - The tech giant opted not to renew deals with Oracle and Nscale, while facing power limits, project delays, and financial strain. - Shares of neocloud firms like CoreWeave, Nebius, and IREN dropped roughly 45% over the past month amid growing debt concerns.

Nvidia Is Reportedly Pouring Billions Into AI's Next Big Bottleneck: Advanced Chip Packaging

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- Nvidia is reportedly financing billions of dollars in new factories and equipment for Taiwan’s Siliconware Precision Industries to overcome advanced chip packaging shortages. - Advanced packaging is a critical bottleneck in AI chip production, prompting companies like ASE to increase their capital spending and expand capacity. - Nvidia is also making multibillion-dollar financial advances across its supply chain to secure production capacity and meet extraordinary AI chip demand.

Cybertruck's run comes to an end as Musk kills off pricey pet project

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- Tesla plans to discontinue production of its Cybertruck electric pickup in mid-2027 to shift manufacturing capacity toward the Cybercab robotaxi and focus on autonomous vehicles. - The vehicle faced weak demand, high price points starting above $80,000, and multiple recalls after deliveries began in late 2023. - The company sold approximately 70,586 Cybertrucks in the U.S. through late 2026 before deciding to retool its Texas factory for future robotic and ride-sharing initiatives.

Microsoft plans to use fewer neoclouds as AI buildout shows signs of strain

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- Microsoft is planning to reduce its partnerships with smaller artificial intelligence cloud providers to prioritize its own data center footprint. - This shift poses challenges for neoclouds facing rising borrowing costs, heavy debt loads, and declining stock prices. - Some specific contracts have already been delayed, not renewed, or scaled back due to power access and delivery concerns.

Google's $900 Million SpaceX Bet Is Now Worth $69 Billion. It Added Millions More Shares

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- Alphabet Inc. increased its stake in SpaceX by nearly 4 million shares last quarter, bringing its total holdings to approximately 555 million shares. - Despite a drop in SpaceX's share price from $170.86 to $123.62, which resulted in significant unrealized losses for Alphabet, the stake is still valued at around $69 billion. - Additionally, Google agreed to pay SpaceX $920 million monthly for temporary access to Nvidia GPUs to support its Gemini Enterprise AI platform demand.