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$50 BILLION FOR CHIPS THAT BARELY EXIST.

By Zimbo · October 6, 2026

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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: top-hatted investors haul money bags stampeding into a tiny wooden ETCHED claim office that contains only an empty pit and a CHIP blueprint poster, while a lone miner outside holds up a $50 BILLION certificate.
Etched is fielding $40–50B funding bids — double its $21B September round — for inference chips that haven't shipped. $1B in orders, 15% ex-Nvidia, one very empty mine.Zimbo for AI News Page
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