Investors are concerned social media platforms may have a “Big Tobacco” moment approaching after a Los Angeles Superior Court jury decision last week finding META and GOOGL/YouTube liable for addictive and harmful product designs aimed at teens that are not protected under Section 230.
We publish today our comprehensive quarterly bible: 243 pages of detailed analyses on what happened in the last 3 months, and how we interpret it, in light of our current convictions. The first section acts as a PM summary, outlining our key findings, and latest thoughts on the semi cycle, in 6 slides:
Rating Action: Moody's Ratings affirms Alphabet's Aa2 senior unsecured rating; outlook stable. Global Credit Research- 30 Mar 2026. New York, March 30, 2026-- Moody's Ratings affirmed Alphabet Inc.' s Aa2 long-term issuer rating, Aa2 senior unsecured notes ratings, and Prime-1 short term rating on its commercial paper program.
In our most recent AI Capex report, we introduced a timing delay factor to better reflect real world timing between receipt of new servers and when they become usable/monetized. And last week, we reviewed updated pricing for key GPUs and custom silicon (including new public TPUv7 pricing).
Earlier this week, we hosted Brendan Moorcroft (former Chief Engineering Solutions Officer at Publicis Groupe) to discuss The Trade Desk, rising competition from Amazon DSP and Google DV360, and the shifting economics and transparency pressures reshaping programmatic.
MSFT, Data center: Microsoft to rent site Open AI and Oracle discardedView: Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft has agreed to terms to rent a 700 MW facility in Abilene. The site had been initially set for development to support Oracle and OpenAI requirements, but the latter seemingly walked away
GOOGL hosted its annual Newfront presentation in NYC yesterday. The focus was almost entirely on the Google Marketing Platform, especially GOOGL’s demand-side platform (DSP), DV 360. In the note, we review the implications of several new announcements, including: 1. Setting the Scene: The evolution of GOOGL’s NewFront participation & key themes 2. Live Sports Biddable Suite for DV 360 ups the ante versus TTD and AMZN DSP 3. SKU-level reporting + KR partnership bring more commerce media into DV 3...
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