xAI announced expansion of the Colossus cluster in Memphis from 100,000 GPUs to 200,000 GPUs, and other mega-cap companies (Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon) are reporting capex at a ~$250 billion annual run rate, with all companies discussing how to secure facilities capable of powering 1-3 gigawatt clusters, indicating that the prior question of 'will we need 200,000 GPU clusters' is now settled and the focus is on facility capacity and power infrastructure.

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Brad Gerstner

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they're scaling El said we're now going to go from 100,000 gpus to 200,000 gpus in that uh facility it's expected that capex will continue to you know continue on at this $250 billion run rate

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Ep19. State of Venture, AI Scaling, Elections | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner, & Jamin BallBg2 Pod
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:49:01 PM

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