U.S. takes 10% of Intel as industrial policy pours $600 billion into chipmaking, yet generative AI drives financial disappointment with 95% of projects unprofitable. Plus, rising AI agent cybersecurity risks expose critical enterprise vulnerabilities, microcap public company fraud risks rise shockingly, and venture capital fundraising slows sharply in a tough tech investment climate. What does this mean for AI, chips, and markets?
π― WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: How U.S. government investments are reshaping semiconductors | The legal battle behind Nvidia and AMD export fees | Chinaβs drive for self-reliance in AI chips | Why most generative AI projects are falling short | The resurgence of pump-and-dump schemes on public markets
π TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Introduction and Todayβs Topics
01:01 US Industrial Policy and AI Chip Wars
07:03 MITβs GenAI Efficacy Research Insights
11:27 AI Agent Security Threats Explained
13:16 Market Update: Pump-and-Dump Schemes Exposed
16:19 Venture Capital Fundraising Challenges
17:34 Conclusion and Farewell
π KEY DATA COVERED: β $600 billion invested in semiconductor projects across 28 states β Pentagon becomes largest shareholder in U.S. rare earth mine β Micron pledges $200 billion in R&D and manufacturing β MIT finds only 5% of 300 AI projects yield positive financial returns β Only 33% of first-time venture fund managers (2021 vintage) raised second funds; just 12% for 2022
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π SOURCES & DATA:
- US Takes Equity in Intel: https://www.wired.com/story/trump-announce-intel-deal-equity-stake/
- 10% Stake in Intel: https://www.investopedia.com/trump-strikes-deal-giving-us-government-10-percent-stake-in-intel-11796059
- Industrial policy, deep dive into US history & Pentagon investment in rare earths mine: https://youtu.be/ml9YqIQ2Y4k
- Industrial policy, US takes a 15% cut: https://youtu.be/AZSXObEpt6o
- Deloitte report on semiconductors: https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/Industries/tmt/articles/2025-global-semiconductor-industry-outlook.html
- NVDIA Tells Suppliers to Stop Work on China AI Chips: https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/08/22/nvidia-reportedly-orders-suppliers-to-stop-work-on-china-ai-chip-but-says-new-chip-in-the-
- China Nervous: https://www.wsj.com/tech/nvidias-roller-coaster-for-china-ai-chips-takes-a-new-turn-833173e7
- No Backdoors: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/no-backdoors-no-kill-switches-no-spyware/
- MIT GenAI Divide report: https://mlq.ai/media/quarterly_decks/v0.1_State_of_AI_in_Business_2025_Report.pdf
- Fortune MIT report: https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/
- AI Agents Security Risk Zenity: https://zenity.io/research/agentflayer-vulnerabilities
- New Pump & Dump Scheme FT: https://www.ft.com/content/499d6417-7062-4e20-a18a-14365d3949e5
- Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/cy/podcast/the-new-pump-and-dumps/id1691284824?i=1000722997358&l
- 1st Funds Slump: https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/1st-time-vcs-face-2nd-fund-slump
- Secondary Markets Booming & Stalled: https://youtu.be/JvncVE5dB0U
- Zombie Unicorns Floundering: https://youtu.be/vvX5e9rtnIc
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