Olena Levchun @OlenaL: "𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, As we..."

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𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, As we close out May 2026 with an outstanding +8.95% 📈🟢, the intersection of software capabilities and massive physical infrastructure has never been more pronounced. The market is aggressively repricing the fundamental layers of the technological stack, rewarding companies that possess clear monetization pathways and tangible hardware ecosystems. Here are the critical data points and catalysts defining our market environment this week: ⚙️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘁: The defining moment of the month arrived with $NVDA (NVIDIA Corporation) first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings. The company reported a record revenue of USD 81.6 billion, representing an 85% increase from a year ago. Furthermore, data center revenue specifically hit a staggering USD 75.2 billion. Beyond the top-line beat, the Board of Directors approved an additional USD 80.0 billion share repurchase authorization and increased the quarterly cash dividend from USD 0.01 to USD 0.25 per share. As we manage our capital with a strict 10-15 year horizon, we are closely tracking the execution of their Blackwell architecture and the eventual transition to Rubin, which dictates the pace of the global AI capital expenditure cycle. 🏗️ 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 The "picks and shovels" trade is accelerating rapidly across borders. $9984.T (SoftBank Group Corp.) just announced a monumental commitment to develop 5 GW of AI data center capacity in France. This endeavor represents an investment of up to €75 billion. By partnering with $SU.PA (Schneider Electric SE) for advanced manufacturing, they aim to build a localized and resilient supply chain for data center infrastructure. This magnitude of power and facility requirement validates our focus on the energy grid and foundational infrastructure required to sustain AI processing. ✈️ 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 & 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: AI is aggressively moving from cloud servers to the edge. This week, $AIR.PA (AIRBUS SE) signed a strategic partnership agreement with European AI leader Mistral AI. The collaboration will expand the use of AI across commercial aircraft, defense, and space activities while adhering to strict sovereignty requirements. Deploying fully integrated AI models directly on board spacecraft and aircraft for edge computing applications signals a massive leap in commercial adoption. 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻: While the mainstream financial media continues to obsess over the immediate, month-to-month fluctuations of mega-cap tech valuations, we are observing a much quieter, yet highly lucrative, consolidation occurring further down the supply chain. Operating with strictly zero leverage gives us the absolute clarity to look past this immediate earnings noise. We keep gathering insights to plan our next capital allocation. 🔍 Olena

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