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Bernstein: Meta's Ad Revenue Could Surpass Google Search in Q4, E-Commerce Emerges as AI Advertising Winner
According to Chaoxiang Research, a Bernstein report dated August 31, 2026, notes that Meta is poised to surpass Google Search for the first time in Q4 2026, becoming the world’s largest single ad platform. By mid-2024, market expectations for 2026 Google Search ad revenue growth were just 8%, but have since been revised upward to 16%, while Meta’s have increased from 12% to 26%. Year-over-year growth for the digital advertising basket in H1 2026 hit 21%, far exceeding the 6% recorded in 2022. AI is driving simultaneous growth in both ad pricing and impression volumes, a rare combination achieved by both Meta and Google Search. Yet, digital advertising equities have underperformed across the board this year, whereas e-commerce stocks have significantly outperformed. E-commerce firms have reaped the same AI-driven advertising tailwinds but at a fraction of the cost, sidestepping the massive AI capital expenditure burden and associated valuation discounts. Bernstein has assigned an Overweight rating to Meta, Pinterest, and Amazon, with respective target prices of $800, $28, and $320. Key risks include whether AI investments can sustain growth momentum and potential deceleration in the advertising market.
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Yorkville, the manager of the Truth Social ETF, plans to launch over a dozen ETFs covering themes such as the digital economy and macro strategies.
According to Reuters, Yorkville America, the asset management company overseeing the Truth Social-branded ETF under Trump, is nearing the completion of an acquisition deal to further expand its product line by purchasing an institutional asset management firm, with the transaction expected to close in September. Yorkville CEO Steve Neamtz stated that the acquisition will be a crucial step in the company's strategic expansion, driving its business from its current product line focused on "America First" themed ETFs into the broader digital asset management sector. Neamtz added that this marks Yorkville's first foray into digital assets and crypto products, noting that the firm has already submitted applications to launch approximately 12 more ETFs over the coming weeks to months, covering themes such as the digital economy and macro strategies. Meanwhile, Yorkville also announced the launch of the MANGOS Plus Index ETF, which will list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NYSE Texas. This is Yorkville's first ETF not managed under the Truth Social brand, primarily targeting prominent companies in the AI industry chain. The index tracked by this ETF covers Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia, Alphabet, OpenAI, and Space
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Meta reportedly planning to invest $10 billion in Anthropic's AI models, with internal evaluations of a large-scale partnership
Odaily News: Two sources familiar with the matter revealed that Meta internally projected earlier this year that it could spend up to $10 billion annually on Anthropic's AI models. This funding would account for a significant portion of Anthropic's annual revenue, which the company estimated in July to exceed $65 billion. (The New York Times)
AMD middle managers accused of diverting multiple engineers to ATOM inference engine project with almost no customers
Odaily News: SemiAnalysis posted on X that AMD middle managers are spending the time of more than 20 engineers trying to expand their sphere of influence and secure promotions through a useless side project called the "ATOM Inference Engine," rather than allocating those resources to inference engines actually being used by real customers like Meta and xAI, such as SGLang and vLLM.SemiAnalysis said that dozens of AMD engineers, including principal engineers and AMD Fellows, have privately contacted the firm, stating that due to internal office politics at AMD and support from some middle managers, they are unable to discuss their concerns internally. Middle managers are consuming the time of more than 20 full-time engineers to develop this side project with almost no customers, and the engineers involved are all "10x engineers" who should have been dedicated to developing customer-facing inference engines like vLLM and SGLang.SemiAnalysis said that middle managers will likely respond by pointing to the only customer using the project in a production environment—Alibaba, based on Qwen—but further investigation shows that this is merely a limited deployment of ATOM by Alibaba's enterprise business unit, not the main business unit behind Qwen.SemiAnalysis stated that AMD management has diverted resources and limited internal GPU R&D clusters away from engineers supporting production-grade inference engines such as vLLM and SGLang, instead using them to expand their own influence and engage in office politics, showing a profound lack of respect for AMD engineers.
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Morgan Stanley: Google Trades at 12% Premium, Meta at 30% Discount as Internet Giants' Valuations Polarize
According to Chaoxiang Research, a Morgan Stanley report dated August 25 noted that the internet sector declined by an average of 2% last week, with Meta down approximately 7%, Amazon down roughly 2%, and Google virtually flat. Current forward P/E ratios for 2026 stand at 19x for Amazon, 17x for Google, and 17x for Meta, reflecting discounts of 36%, a premium of 36%, and a discount of 24% relative to historical averages, respectively. On an EV/EBITDA basis, Amazon at 11.2x represents a 12% discount to its two-year average, Google at 15.1x implies an 8% premium, and Meta at 8.7x reflects a 30% discount. Morgan Stanley maintains an "Attractive" rating on the internet sector, highlighting that AI capabilities are emerging as a core variable driving valuation divergence. The sector's overall forward EV/EBITDA is 9% below the five-year average, while EV/Sales is 16% above it, underscoring a divergence between revenue and profit multiples. After reclassifying stock-based compensation as a cash expense, the adjusted EV/EBITDA for digital media rises by approximately 36% on average, e-commerce by 30%, and travel and the sharing economy by 44%. Upcoming catalysts include the launch of Google's Gemini 4, stabilization of Amazon Web Services (AWS) growth, progress in Meta's AI ad monetization, and shifts in the interest rate environment.
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Morgan Stanley: $3.1 Trillion in Off-Balance-Sheet AI Compute Commitments Emerge, Financing Structure Becomes a New Variable in the Supply Chain
According to Chaoxiang Research, a Morgan Stanley report dated August 24 indicates that the total disclosed off-balance-sheet commitments from hyperscalers, NVIDIA, and Broadcom have surpassed $3.1 trillion. Lease commitments total $1.1 trillion and procurement commitments $1.7 trillion, while the combined on-balance-sheet debt and lease liabilities of hyperscalers reach $770 billion. Amazon and Google's free cash flow turned negative in Q2 2026, with Meta expected to follow suit next quarter. Financing instruments are restructuring the AI compute capital structure across six dimensions: off-balance-sheet lease and procurement commitments form the first financing layer; the share of debt issuance rises from 2% in 2025 to 19% in 2026; Google frees up $110 billion by reducing share buybacks and issuing equity; Oracle records $4.6 billion in customer advance payments in Q2; and Broadcom and NVIDIA launch chip-leasing SPVs to support unrated AI labs. Morgan Stanley notes that when the financing structure itself becomes a core variable in the AI supply chain, tracking changes in off-balance-sheet commitments and accounting judgments is nearing the importance of tracking chip shipments themselves.
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Former X Head of Product Nikita Bier launches high-priced startup consulting on the Intro platform.
According to Fortune, Nikita Bier, former head of product at Elon Musk’s X and a serial entrepreneur, recently launched one-on-one video consulting services on the expert advice platform Intro, available exclusively to founders of venture-backed startups. His fee is $7,500 per 15-minute interval, with a minimum booking time of 30 minutes, bringing the starting price to $15,000 per session. Consultations cover topics such as startup growth, fundraising, investing, and product “virality.” Bier previously founded the anonymous social apps tbh and Gas, which both topped the US App Store charts before being acquired by Meta (formerly Facebook) and Discord in 2017 and 2023, respectively. He was named head of product at X in 2025, claiming to have driven the launch of around 30 products during his tenure. He has since stepped down from the position but remains on board as an advisor.
OpenAI Head of Data Centers Chris Malone Departs, With Over Ten Executive Departures This Year
According to TechCrunch, Chris Malone, OpenAI’s former head of data center strategy, left the company last week. Malone previously spent nearly five years at Meta and over 10 years at Google before joining OpenAI in March 2025, holding the role for a short tenure. OpenAI stated that it recently restructured its infrastructure team to match the pace of business expansion; under the new arrangement, Malone will no longer report directly to President Greg Brockman, with the team now led by Vice President Sachin Katti. The data center team, construction and delivery, and engineering operations are currently overseen by Uday Ruddarraju, Brent Mayo, and Spas Lazarov, respectively.
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Meta plans to launch AI agent platform Hatch in the coming weeks.
Meta plans to launch the OpenClaw AI assistant (codenamed Hatch) as early as the next few weeks, with a new model dubbed "Watermelon" set to release in October. The product aims to expand non-advertising revenue, with the highest monthly subscription fee potentially reaching $199.99.
Meta plans to launch the AI agent platform HATCH in the coming weeks.
According to The Information, tech giant Meta Platforms plans to officially launch its AI agent platform, "HATCH," in the coming weeks. This marks a key step for Meta in deploying AI applications and advancing its product strategy.
Amazon "Freeloads" Livestream Content to Train AI, Twitch Faces Class-Action Lawsuit
Odaily News - Twitch, the well-known game livestreaming platform, is facing a class-action lawsuit over allegations that it used streamers' broadcasts, clips, chat logs, and photos to train parent company Amazon's generative AI models without consent or compensation. The plaintiff in this class action, Warren Pandiscia, a streamer with around a thousand followers, filed a 37-page complaint last week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing the platform of violating creators' implied agreements and state unfair competition laws.This lawsuit also marks the first public confirmation that Amazon has indeed been using Twitch content to train its own AI models. The tech giant acquired Twitch for nearly $1 billion in 2014 and has continued to ramp up AI investment in recent years, aiming to catch up with competitors such as Google and Meta. It remains unclear when Amazon began collecting this data, nor is it certain how much content has actually been used for model training. (Engadget)It is reported that Twitch has been integrated into prediction market platforms like Polymarket, primarily for real-time livestreaming of esports matches. Currently, Polymarket hosts over 500 prediction markets that rely on Twitch livestreams.
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Microsoft derives approximately 70% of its AI business revenue from OpenAI, with clients still highly concentrated in the tech industry
Microsoft's major AI business clients remain primarily concentrated among technology companies. In its most recent fiscal year, approximately 70% of its AI business revenue—amounting to $24.1 billion—came from OpenAI.Additionally, other key Azure AI clients include ByteDance, Meta, Adobe, Perplexity, Sierra, as well as Ant Group, Meituan, and Tencent. Among these, as of June this year, ByteDance's annualized spending on Microsoft's cloud platform is estimated to exceed $1 billion, while Meta spends several hundred million dollars annually.Although Microsoft has previously disclosed that its AI model marketplace has around 100,000 customers, the bulk of its revenue still comes from a small number of large tech and AI companies, which may indicate that AI has yet to achieve large-scale commercial adoption across the broader economy. (Bloomberg)
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Term Labs：Term Meta Vault 已关闭，DAO 治理角色已被撤销
Term Labs 发文更新漏洞事件进展。目前所有 Term Meta Vault 已关闭，DAO 治理角色已被撤销。此关闭不可逆，永久禁止进一步存款，但提款仍开放。本次事件涉及 Term Vault 治理。底层 Term 协议及其直接借贷市场尚未受到影响，团队正在继续核实影响范围。若仍存在资金缺口，团队将寻找解决途径。 此前消息，据 CertiK 监测，Term Finance 于昨日遭遇治理攻击，损失约 850 万美元。
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Trump Discloses Over 1,000 Securities Trades in June, Selling Meta and Buying Berkshire Hathaway
The largest single transaction occurred on June 22, when Trump sold Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) worth between $5 million and $25 million. On June 18, he sold Meta and Motorola Solutions stock worth between $1 million and $5 million each, while simultaneously purchasing Berkshire Hathaway, Cintas, Visa, and Mastercard in the same respective value ranges.
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Trump Conducted Over 1,000 Securities Trades in June: Bought Berkshire, Meta, and Traded Palantir Multiple Times
Odaily News The latest financial disclosure from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics shows that President Trump conducted over 1,000 securities trades in June this year, with a total amount estimated between $78.1 million and $263.1 million based on the disclosed transaction amount ranges, involving companies such as Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, Mastercard, Cintas, Palantir, Meta, and Coinbase.Among them, the largest single trade was the sale of Vanguard ETF worth $5 million to $25 million on June 22. In addition, Trump also purchased Berkshire Hathaway stock worth $1 million to $5 million on June 18, and subsequently sold a smaller position on June 24; on the same day, he also sold Meta stock worth $1 million to $5 million, and made a small repurchase later that month.The disclosure also shows that Trump traded Palantir multiple times in June, initially buying on June 3, then selling on June 16 and 18, and buying again on June 23 and 24.The White House stated that Trump's investments are managed by an independent institution and there are no conflicts of interest. (Bloomberg)
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Polymarket probability of "BTC returning to $100k within the year" rises to 20%, up 8% in 24 hours
PPP Prediction Market Tool monitoring shows that the probability of "BTC returning to $100,000 within the year" on Polymarket has risen to 20%, up 8% in 24 hours. Additionally, the probability of Bitcoin reaching $90,000 within the year has risen to 38%, up 16% in 24 hours.According to the settlement rules, if by December 31, 2026, 23:59 (ET), the highest price of any 1-minute candlestick on Binance BTC/USDT reaches or exceeds the specified price, the market will immediately settle as "Yes"; otherwise, it will settle as "No." Settlement is based solely on Binance BTC/USDT data.Market data shows that Bitcoin has risen sharply for two consecutive days and briefly broke through $75,000 today. Its current market capitalization stands at approximately $1.502 trillion, surpassing Meta to rank 13th among global assets by market value.Join the PPP Signal Push Community to stay ahead and seize the opportunity.
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About 130 US Data Center Projects Valued at $130 Billion Facing Delays or Pushback, OpenAI and Meta Ramp Up Community Outreach
Odaily News: As concerns grow across the United States over AI data centers' water usage, electricity consumption, and impact on local infrastructure, tech companies such as OpenAI and Meta are adding community relations staff to reduce the risk of local opposition to data center projects. A Gallup survey shows that about 70% of Americans oppose the construction of data centers in their areas, and in the first three months of this year, at least 75 data center projects with a total value of approximately $130 billion were blocked or delayed due to local opposition.Among them, OpenAI is hiring a head of community engagement to mitigate opposition to its data center projects in Ohio and Georgia, while Meta is recruiting a community engagement manager to build relationships with local officials and school districts. Additionally, OpenAI announced this week that it is investing $40 million to establish a community fund in Ohio, Meta has spent millions of dollars on advertising campaigns promoting data centers, and Microsoft has stated it will no longer seek local tax incentives for new data center projects. (Bloomberg)
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Anthropic 拟赋予 CEO Amodei 超级投票权，为 IPO 上市铺路
据 Bloomberg 报道，AI 公司 Anthropic PBC 计划在筹备上市前，向首席执行官 Dario Amodei 及其他联合创始人授予具有额外投票权的股份。此举旨在确保创始团队在公司上市后仍能对公司战略方向保持主导控制权。该双重股权结构在科技行业已较为普遍，Meta 创始人扎克伯格及 Snap 创始人斯皮格尔均持有类似的超级投票权股份。
Morgan Stanley: Internet Sector Valuation Discount 7%-14%, But AI ROIC Debate Unresolved, Buying Consensus Not Yet Formed
According to TechFlow Research, Morgan Stanley's August 18 Internet Weekly Report pointed out that the internet sector overall fell 1% last week, with Amazon and Google leading the decline with drops of 4% and 2% respectively. The current valuations of Amazon, Google, and Meta are 20x, 17x, and 19x 2026 earnings per share respectively, representing a discount of 7% to 14% compared to their respective five-year averages. The internet sector's overall NTM EV/EBITDA is at a 7% discount to the five-year average, but NTM EV/Sales remains at a 19% premium. If stock-based compensation (SBC) is treated as a cash expense, the median EV/EBITDA for the digital media, e-commerce, and travel sectors will increase by approximately 36%, 30%, and 44% respectively. The report judges that the AI ROIC debate remains the core focus of the market. There is not yet a consensus to buy at current low valuation levels, as the market has fundamental disagreements on the return on AI capital expenditure. If AI spending continues to erode profit margins, valuations may compress further; conversely, if market confidence in ROIC recovers, valuations are expected to recover. Morgan Stanley believes the internet sector is likely to remain range-bound until the AI return on investment debate shows a clearer direction.
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Pennsylvania Signs Executive Order to Strictly Regulate AI Data Centers, Requires Developers to Bear Power Grid Costs
According to Decrypt, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order (Executive Order 2026-05) on August 19, imposing new restrictions on large AI data centers with peak power demand exceeding 25 megawatts. Key measures include: removing data centers from the state Permit Fast Track Program; requiring developers to bear the additional costs caused to the grid without passing them on to ordinary users; prohibiting state government agencies from signing confidentiality agreements regarding data center projects; establishing a public map of proposed facilities; and requiring operating data centers to report energy and water consumption annually starting from July 2027. Shapiro stated that there are currently over 100 data center projects proposed in Pennsylvania, but only 20 have submitted environmental permit applications. Earlier in March this year, tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft had already promised at the White House to bear the costs of new power infrastructure required for data centers themselves.
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