Edition No. 51 · Wed 12 Aug 2026 · Story 10 of 33

Nvidia to help boost value of old chips

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Liz Hoffman traces Big Tech's spending through Friedman's four quadrants, and Nvidia is backstopping up to 25% of residual value on some projects.

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