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Musk Made Banks Buy Grok. Here's Why You're Next.
Three stories about how AI companies stopped competing on capability and started competing on leverage — and what the squeeze means for every CEO writing checks right now.
Stories covered:
Musk's Grok Toll Booth — The New York Times confirmed Elon Musk is requiring every bank advising the SpaceX IPO to purchase Grok enterprise subscriptions. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and others have committed tens of millions. Not because Grok won a bake-off — because the alternative is losing access to $500M+ in advisory fees from a $50B+ raise.
GPU Prices Surge 48% — The Ornn Compute Price…
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