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AI Selloff, Apple vs. OpenAI & the Future of Defense Tech | Bloomberg Tech 7/13/2026

2026-07-13 · 24 company · 13 thematic
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chey tae-won

Chey Tae-won leads SK Group, South Korea's second-largest conglomerate, and serves as chairman of SK Hynix, a major memory chipmaker.

joe lonsdale

Joe Lonsdale hosts American Optimists. He co-founded Palantir Technologies and founded venture firm 8VC. He previously hired Scott Wu at an early company and references his experience building Palantir's forward-deployed engineer model and government technology partnerships.

brendan carr

Brendan Carr leads the FCC, focusing on spectrum policy, space economy regulation, and broadband deployment.

mark gurman

Managing editor for Bloomberg's consumer technology team and chief correspondent covering Apple and consumer hardware. He reports on product strategy, devices, and the technology supply chain.

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“AMAZON IS LOOKING TO PURCHASE GLOBALSTAR WHICH ALSO HAS SPECTRUM, COULD BE USED FOR DIRECT TO CELL TECHNOLOGY.”
—brendan carr
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$SKHY···bullish· mediumunknown
Analyst: Memory firms like SK Hynix and Micron using AI demand to secure multi-year deals, reducing cyclicality
Memory companies are leveraging AI-driven chip shortage to sign multi-year supply deals, attempting to make the historically cyclical memory market more structural.
$HYNIX···bullish· mediumunknown
Analyst: SK Hynix leveraging AI demand to make memory less cyclical via multi-year deals
Memory companies like SK Hynix and Micron are using AI-driven demand to sign multi-year supply deals, reducing cyclicality as customers desperate for chips commit long-term.
$MU···bullish· mediumunknown
Analyst: Micron benefiting from AI-driven multi-year memory contracts reducing cyclicality
Micron, like SK Hynix, is leveraging AI demand to secure multi-year supply agreements, making the memory business less cyclical.
$NVDA···neutral· mediumunknown
Analyst: Nvidia dominates AI chips but faces emerging competition from Google and custom silicon using alternative memory
While Nvidia dramatically dominates the AI chip space, competitors like Google and new entrants are developing chips that use different memory types, potentially eroding Nvidia's…
$SKHY···bearish· mediumunknown
Analyst sees correction underway in SK Hynix, downside risks prevail amid high volatility
The 15% drop in SK Hynix shares reflects profit-taking and speculative behavior; correction is on the way and downside risks dominate while volatility remains elevated.
$HYNIX···bearish· mediumunknown
Strategist warns SK Hynix correction underway with downside risks prevailing amid extreme volatility
The strategist sees a correction in memory chipmakers like SK Hynix driven by profit-taking and speculative leveraged ETF trading, with downside risks prevailing while volatility…
$HYNIX···bullish· high· poschey tae-won
SK Group Chair Chey: Confident in AI memory demand growth, seeks stock stability before further ADR sales
Chey Tae-won expresses confidence in sustained AI-driven memory demand growth, but emphasizes need for price stability to curb speculative trading in ADRs before considering addit…
$SKHY···bullish· mediumchey tae-won
SK Hynix Chair Chey sees AI demand growth but seeks stock stability before further ADR sales
Chey is confident AI demand will grow long-term, but wants stock price stability before returning for more ADR offerings; current volatility driven by speculative leveraged ETFs m…
$AMZN···bullish· mediumbrendan carr
FCC Chair Carr: Amazon benefiting from faster spectrum approvals, pursuing Globalstar for direct-to-device
The FCC's new assembly-line approval process benefits Amazon's Project Kuiper and its potential acquisition of Globalstar's spectrum for direct-to-cell service.
$ASTS···bullish· mediumbrendan carr
FCC Chair Carr: AST SpaceMobile among companies benefiting from faster direct-to-device approvals
AST SpaceMobile is a beneficiary of the FCC's accelerated approval mindset for direct-to-device satellite connectivity.
$GSAT···bullish· mediumbrendan carr
FCC Chair Carr: Amazon pursuing Globalstar acquisition for its spectrum in direct-to-cell
Globalstar's spectrum assets make it a takeover target for Amazon to enable direct-to-cell service.
$OPENAIneutral· mediummark gurman
Gurman: Apple lawsuit will deter talent moves to OpenAI; OpenAI still targets device announcement this year, ship 2027
Apple's trade secret lawsuit will make Apple employees think twice about joining OpenAI, but OpenAI remains on track to announce its first hardware device this year with shipping…
$AAPL···bullish· mediummark gurman
Gurman: Apple's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI will deter talent moves and protect IP
Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly recruiting former employees with trade secrets will make Apple employees think twice about joining OpenAI, protecting Apple's hardware…
$ANDURILbullish· high· posjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: Anduril broke through Pentagon procurement barriers, 8VC holds position long-term
Anduril, along with SpaceX, broke through defense procurement barriers demonstrating 10x better solutions; 8VC considers it a core defense holding with no plans to exit.
$PLTR···bullish· highjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: Palantir valuation surged 10x to $300B+ on AI wave, portfolio companies growing 5-10x annually
Palantir's valuation exploded from $30-40B to over $300B due to AI, and 8VC portfolio companies are growing 5-10x per year, reflecting an unprecedented industrial revolution.
$SARONICbullish· high· posjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: 8VC co-founded Saronic, calls it one of the most important US defense companies with autonomous drones
8VC co-founded Saronic, which builds autonomous drones for defense; its Corsair drones recently used in CENTCOM operations, and the firm plans to hold this position long-term.
$COGNITIONbullish· mediumjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: Cognition is one of the most important AI companies, three funding rounds in a year since 8VC investment
Cognition, an AI company in 8VC's portfolio, has raised three rounds in the past year and is considered one of the most important AI companies.
$SPCX···bullish· high· posjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: 8VC big investor in xAI, very bullish, holding long-term; Musk's venture could exceed global economy
8VC is a significant investor in xAI, remains very bullish and plans to hold long-term, believing Elon Musk's assertion that xAI could become larger than the entire global economy.
$SPCX···bullish· high· posjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: 8VC big investor in SpaceX, very bullish, holding long-term
8VC is a major investor in SpaceX, remains very bullish and plans to hold long-term.
$ANDURILbullish· medium· posjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: 8VC not planning to exit Anduril or Saronic despite ability to sell
8VC holds significant positions in Anduril and Saronic but does not plan to exit these defense investments despite liquidity opportunities.
$HELSINGbullish· lowjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: 8VC fans of Helsing, early investor Jeannette now at GC
8VC is positive on European defense tech company Helsing, noting an early investor (Jeannette) who is now at General Catalyst.
$SARONICbullish· high· posjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: Saronic is 8VC's largest co-founded position, building autonomous drones with ex-Tesla talent in Austin
Saronic, co-founded by 8VC, has built a top-tier team in Austin including ex-Tesla engineers, and its autonomous drones (Corsairs) are demonstrating critical defense capabilities,…
$LMT···bearish· mediumjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: Defense primes like Lockheed capture most spending via congressional job programs, but Congress waking up
Lockheed Martin and other primes still capture the vast majority of defense spending through congressionally protected job programs, but political pressure is mounting to shift fu…
$RTX···bearish· mediumjoe lonsdale
Lonsdale: Raytheon benefits from entrenched congressional districts, but defense spending shift underway
Raytheon and other primes still capture the vast majority of defense spending through congressionally protected job programs, but political pressure is mounting to shift funding t…