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▶ 23:14 · $AMD · Ben Padian sees AMD squeezed between Nvidia giants and low-cost inference startups
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SpaceX’s $7.8B Q2 Revenue, AMD Stock Falls Despite 50% Revenue Growth, China’s New AI Gold Rush

2026-08-06 · 4 company · 5 thematic
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tim farer

Satellite and space industry analyst who regularly comments on SpaceX, Starlink, and the broader space economy.

ben padian

Semiconductor analyst focused on AI infrastructure, data center architecture, and chip company competitive dynamics.

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“I feel like AMD is sort of squeezed in the middle because on the top you have Nvidia who basically dominates on training and you know you have Google TPU and then you have basically every hyperscaler like Amazon Trainium, Microsoft Maya, y…”
—ben padian

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