Compute growth driven entirely by R&D spend; customer-serving compute stays flat
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-11-03
The quoted post notes that compute increase comes solely from R&D compute, while customer-serving compute is roughly constant — and R&D is a variable the company controls, able to fund expansion from balance rather than revenue if desired. Author calls it a money printer.
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