Feeling the AGI/ASI, few observations
1. Opus 5.5 really gives strong vibes of AGI (maybe not fully there, but we're very close, like 80%-90%).
For example, few breakthoughs in training humanoids are needed. We need to move this intelligence into physical world.
2. I don't think Anthropic has discovered any magical formula.
3. Which means, SpaceXAI, Google, and others will soon follow. This prediction is based on the amount of compute they already have + additional compute being added all the time.
4. Never was more confident that Anthropic, SpaceXAI, Google, OpenAI, likely Meta, basically all big US AGI labs will have proper AGI in 2027.
5. And from there we'll move quickly to ASI territory (likely also in 2027).
It looks like few GW of compute are enough for strong AGI, now imagine what we will able to do with 10-20GW of compute which are rapidly coming online.
And then with 100GW-200GW...
2027 will be an utterly insane year.
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Grok Bot Summary of SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen at Goldman Sachs Communacopia today.
Vertical integration
Vertical integration is the company’s core operating model, not a side strategy.
- Rockets: own metal → engines → avionics → software
- Starlink: own launch, satellites, and the end customer
- AI: build facilities and power themselves, run their own models, sell to consumer and enterprise, and soon orbital compute
Starship and launch
Starship is the foundation for every other business.
- Flight 13: big learning flight. Delivered demo V3 payloads, relit a Raptor, and got a soft, precise second-stage splashdown. Recovery team towed the stage back so engineers could study the heat shield.
- Those learnings feed straight into Flight 14 and beyond.
- Flight 14 (later this month): first revenue-generating Starship flight, flying production V3 Starlink satellites.
- Later this year: aim to recover both first and second stages.
Orbital compute
Most of the AI industry agrees orbital compute is the future. Almost everyone else thinks it’s many years away. SpaceX disagrees because they control the stack.
- Target: first orbital compute satellites next year
- Scale: big compute in space into 2028
- Hardware approach: same V3 bus as Starlink, swap the payload, add larger solar arrays
Why orbital can beat terrestrial on cost
The crossover is about Starship reusability.
- Falcon 9: first-stage reuse since Dec 2015; 500+ booster reflights
- Starship: first stage already recovered/reflown; second-stage recovery progressing
- Goal: reflight of both stages as soon as next year, which drops deployment cost sharply
Terrestrial compute is getting more expensive (power, cooling, buildings, real estate). Orbital rides the opposite curve: cheaper rockets + better/cheaper satellites + scale. Johnsen said cost parity could come as soon as next year.
Terrestrial compute and the $100B ARR goal
- End of this year: on track for ~$100B ARR (annualizing the December number)
- New update: another hosting deal closed earlier this month → about $1.1B/month starting Dec 1 → roughly +$13B ARR
- Capacity: end this year well over 2 GW; next year 5–10 GW deployed
- Confidence comes from line of sight to power, facilities, and permitting, plus being NVIDIA-exclusive for allocation
- They stand compute up fast for themselves and for industry partners, which strengthens the NVIDIA relationship
How they monetize compute
Most hosting deals are short: ~90 days with a 90-day out (~6-month commits), including the newest deal.
Why keep them short?
- High conviction in their own products (Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor team after closing that deal)
- Don’t want to lock forever capacity they may need internally
- Internal bar: don’t let internal monetization fall below external hosting
Earnings framing for next year: roughly $30–$50 per watt monetization range; they said they’re at the high end. Hosting customers appear to monetize even higher, which is why demand stays strong.
Payback is under one year on new compute capex, so residual GPU value and financing options look attractive. “Not all CapEx is the same” — GPUs with <1-year payback are different from a launch tower built for decades.
AI products and M&A
Historically SpaceX was almost all organic growth. This year they did M&A because the AI product cycle rewards speed to frontier.
- Closed Cursor deal weeks ago; product cycles already accelerating (called out Grok Bot)
- Grok 4.6 improved on 4.5; 4.7 coming soon
- Pitch: best infrastructure + competitive model + lower token cost = best position for customers
- Market mood shift: months ago people bought the infra story but doubted the products; ~90 days later that skepticism is fading
Starlink broadband
Started as “better than nothing” (~2020–21). Now enterprise-grade with strong uptime/SLAs.
- Resiliency pitch: boards will ask why Starlink wasn’t in the network if you go down
- Mobility: aircraft backlog is large and production is ramping; cruise ships, yachts, trains too
- Awareness, especially outside the US, is still a growth unlock
- Longer-term: physical AI (robots, cars, aircraft) will need always-on connectivity terrestrial networks can’t fully cover
Mobile / direct-to-cell
Not a distraction. Same V3 bus, different payload.
- Fly direct-to-device satellites through next year
- Target service turn-on: first half of 2028
- V1 today (e.g. T-Mobile / T-SAT): text / light voice, great for emergencies and dead zones
- Next gen: full 5G-quality from space
- US: mid-band spectrum from EchoStar, FCC path for space + terrestrial
- Go-to-market: flexible — own terrestrial build, or partner with carriers
- International: same regulator-by-regulator playbook as broadband (Starlink now in 170+ countries)
Near-term priorities:
1. Starship (enables everything else)
2. Terrestrial compute (funds growth and teaches them how to do orbital)
Bottom line in one line
Own the full stack, make Starship reusable at scale, use terrestrial AI compute as a cash engine now, and use the same satellite bus + Starship cadence to win broadband, mobile, and orbital AI.
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吴说获悉,IREN 2026 财年第四季度营收 1.372 亿美元,基本符合预期;调整后 EBITDA 为 1,920 万美元,较预期低约 53%。AI 云服务收入环比由 3,360 万美元增至 7,050 万美元,比特币挖矿收入由 1.112 亿美元降至 6,670 万美元。公司目前运营 ARR 约 10 亿美元,2026 年容量已基本售罄,对应合同 ARR 约 40 亿美元,并新签一家 frontier AI lab 的多年期合同。近期三年期合同每 IT MW 收入超过 2,000 万美元,部分洽谈价格约 2,500 万美元。IREN 计划将累计 IT 容量由 2026 年约 0.3GW 提升至 2027 年约 0.8GW;现有现金、已承诺 GPU 融资及客户预付款合计约 140 亿美元。
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