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Nvidia Q4 Earnings Beat Expectations
Nvidia reported Q4 revenue of $68.13 billion, surpassing forecasts, and projected $78 billion for Q1, driven by AI chip demand.
Takeaways:
Revenue beat estimates by $2.13B.
Strong AI spending from Big Tech continues.
Stock rose in after-hours trading, signaling market confidence in AI growth.
Meta-AMD $60B AI Chip Deal
Meta agreed to purchase up to $60 billion in AI chips from AMD over five years, with an option for a 10% stake, diversifying from Nvidia.
Takeaways:
Deal starts with 1GW deployment in H2 2026.
Reduces Meta's reliance on Nvidia.
AMD stock jumped 6% on the news, highlighting AI infrastructure race.
C3 AI Fiscal Q3 Results
C3 AI reported $53.3M revenue but a $133M net loss; restructuring aims for $135M annual savings amid AI enterprise push.
Takeaways:
Subscription revenue at 90% of total.
Gross margin compressed to 17%.
Focus on cost savings to improve profitability in AI applications.
Did You Know?
In the Python programming language, there's a built-in Easter egg that pays tribute to its humorous roots. If you open a Python interpreter and type:
import thisIt prints out "The Zen of Python" — a list of 19 aphorisms about writing good code. The very first one is:
Beautiful is better than ugly.
The whole thing is actually a poem written by Tim Peters in 2004, and it's deliberately whimsical. Python was literally named after Monty Python's Flying Circus (the British comedy show), not the snake. Guido van Rossum wanted the language to feel fun and approachable rather than stuffy.
Many people never discover this little surprise because why would you randomly import this? It's one of those hidden touches that reminds you programming can have personality.
Till next time,