- Nvidia paused the program last week less than two months after launching it to support financing for smaller AI cloud companies.
- The initiative allowed Nvidia to rent back compute capacity from customers that could not sell it, while taking a share of cloud revenue generated by Nvidia-powered capacity.
- The pause follows rising scrutiny of Nvidia’s financing of customers, including concerns that the arrangements could artificially inflate AI demand or attract antitrust review.
- Nvidia’s Q2 earnings setup remained strong, with Wall Street expecting record revenue and Q3 guidance above $100 billion, keeping the AI infrastructure cycle central to the stock’s outlook.
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“The new business model ... that opens up compute access to the fast-growing AI ecosystem is still in place and continues to evolve due to high demand”
“Nvidia said in its earnings call this week that the model had the potential to drive billions in revenue over the medium- to long-term.”