Best of NVIDIA — July 2025

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    NVIDIA is full of shit

    NVIDIA's RTX 50 series launch has been plagued by multiple issues including scalper bots, melting power connectors, defective chips missing processing units, and unstable drivers. The company continues using the problematic 12VHPWR connector despite known design flaws that can cause cables to melt under certain conditions. NVIDIA's marketing heavily relies on DLSS upscaling technology to achieve advertised performance numbers, with even flagship cards unable to run ray-traced games at native 4K resolution. The company has also been accused of pressuring tech reviewers to include specific metrics in their coverage and threatening to withdraw access for unfavorable reviews. With over 90% market share, NVIDIA's dominance has led to vendor lock-in through proprietary technologies while charging premium prices for incremental performance improvements.

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    The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble

    The AI industry represents a massive bubble built on unsustainable economics, with tech giants spending over $560 billion on AI infrastructure while generating only $35 billion in revenue. NVIDIA's dominance creates a dangerous single point of failure for the US stock market, as 42% of its revenue comes from just five companies buying GPUs. Most AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, operate at massive losses, while products like Cursor achieve growth through unsustainable pricing models they later abandon. Unlike previous infrastructure investments like Amazon Web Services, generative AI lacks clear profitable use cases and represents expensive features rather than foundational infrastructure.

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    Larry Ellison, 80, is now world’s second richest person

    Larry Ellison has become the world's second-richest person with a net worth of $251.2 billion, driven by Oracle's stock surge amid the AI boom. Oracle's shares have nearly tripled since ChatGPT's release, gaining over 90% in three months due to strong revenue growth and major cloud computing contracts with companies like OpenAI. The company is developing gigawatts of data center capacity and has secured partnerships through initiatives like Stargate with SoftBank Group.

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