AI CURATED HOT STORY · 11/14/2026
The Wall Street Journal reports that Nvidia invested in AI startups that then purchased its GPUs and built data centers, allegedly to sustain the perception of high demand and absorb excess semiconductor supply from TSMC. The report also notes that CFO and acting CEO Colette Kress pushed to scale back such circular financing arrangements after Jensen Huang's resignation. If substantiated, the allegation would directly undermine market assumptions about genuine AI compute demand.
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