Nvidia Chip Prices to Rise 17%, Starcloud CEO on Orbital Data Centers, Amazon’s Growing Importance

The Information's Phoebe Liu talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Nvidia AI chip price hikes and exclusive reporting on a potential $30B Perplexity deal. We also talk with Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston about their $250M raise for orbital data centers and Catherine Perloff about Amazon becoming a vital outlet for independent merchants.

Articles discussed on this episode: 

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazon-becomes-vital-sales-outlet-independent-merchants

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-discusses-perplexity-investment-30-billion-plus-valuation-considered-tech-licensing-deal

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Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:13 - Nvidia AI Chip Prices to Rise About 17%

05:49 - Exclusive: Nvidia Weighs Perplexity Investment at $30B+ Valuation

12:35 - Starcloud Raises $250M at $2.3B Valuation for Orbital Data Centers

24:24 - Amazon Becomes Vital Sales Outlet For Independent Merchants