The AI Computing Power Gold Rush

Compute access, not capital, now determines which AI companies—large labs versus startups—can compete and survive.

• Compute now beats capital: Sources tell WSJ's Kate Clark that venture capital is "frothy" and easy to get, but GPU access is the real bottleneck determining which AI companies survive.
• Small startups get shut out: Hyperscalers prefer multiyear, large-volume contracts, leaving thousands of small Silicon Valley AI startups unable to secure compute versus giants like OpenAI and Anthropic.

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