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Gabelli Funds PM Hendi Susanto says AI infrastructure demand remains strong despite slowdown calls, with supply tight through 2027.
Ciena Corporation launched Ciena Ventures, a $200 million corporate venture capital program focused on next-generation connectivity technologies including networking infrastructure, data centers, and optical interconnects. The company expects its addressable market to reach $50 billion by 2029 driven by AI-driven bandwidth demand, with fiscal 2027 revenue projected to grow at least 30% to $8.3-$8.4 billion. However, Ciena faces intense competition from Cisco and Arista Networks in the AI networking space.
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman says Anthropic erred by teaching Claude about AI consciousness, making it harder to control.
Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $11.9 billion ($12.9 billion including employee awards), a steep price at 86x annualized revenue. However, the acquisition gives Nvidia strategic access to a platform hosting 3 million models used by 18 million developers and 200,000+ companies. As AI chip competition intensifies from Meta, Microsoft, and others, Hugging Face provides Nvidia a way to remain relevant in the AI ecosystem beyond just selling GPUs. The key to success is maintaining the platform's openness across different hardware and frameworks to preserve developer loyalty.
The article compares Salesforce and Figma as investment options in 2026. Salesforce, the dominant CRM leader, offers proven profitability with $41.5B revenue, 18% net margins, and $14.4B free cash flow, trading at a reasonable 23.3x P/E ratio. Figma, a rapidly growing design platform, shows 41% revenue growth but remains unprofitable with a negative 118.4% net margin and trades at a premium 66.2x forward P/E. The author recommends Salesforce as the better investment due to its financial stability, competitive moat through AI capabilities, and reasonable valuation, despite acknowledging Figma's impressive growth trajectory.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/politics/ai-executives-trump-xi-visit