In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the wretched vibes surrounding CoreWeave's IPO and OpenAI's new funding, and the brittle state of the finances holding everything together.
Semafor: Microsoft chose not to exercise $12 billion Coreweave option
The Information: CoreWeave Faces Reality Check on Bullish Growth Forecasts https://www.theinformation.com/articles/coreweave-faces-reality-check-bullish-growth-forecasts?rc=kz8jh3)
The Financial Times: CoreWeave tests investor risk appetite with $7.5bn in looming debt repayments
https://www.ft.com/content/163c6927-2032-4346-857e-8e3787e4babc)
Bloomberg: OpenAI Close to Finalizing Its $40 Billion SoftBank-Led Funding https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/openai-close-to-finalizing-its-40-billion-softbank-led-funding)
My Newsletter: CoreWeave Is A Time Bomb
https://www.wheresyoured.at/core-incompetency/)
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