Why “financials” is being discussed
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If you're saying that OpenAI forecast something and you're saying it's validation that the numbers match the forecast, I don't think you're really paying attention to the proble…
by dofm · Sep 1, 2026
Because of accounting tricks, quarterly financials don't accurately reflect the size of this fiery money pit. The datacenter build-outs are all majority (>50% ownership) finance…
by infamouscow · Sep 1, 2026
Yes? What happened to FAANG in last 3 years, they cut a fuck load of jobs, the raised rent/prices, then inflation, then experience surge in new category AI. 1 + 2, i.e. squ…
by maxglute · Sep 1, 2026
Can you provide any examples of any of the megascalers publishing any detailed financials that touch on their AI spend or revenue or profit? The only one I’m aware of that comes…
by reticulates · Sep 1, 2026
I know! And financials and actuaries aren't either. Excel, Python, R and don't know what we can use ducktape and spit for to keep together. But as the LEAN-example quite nicely…
by wjnc · Sep 1, 2026
> It doesn't matter that AI is useful (but so was internet). And yet we had the dotcom bubble. > It doesn't matter that revenues exist (mostly fake and circular). Oh people are…
by lowsong · Aug 30, 2026
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Finance refers to the management, movement, and raising of money, with the related concepts of business finance, investments, and financial markets and institutions. "Finance" also refers to the academic discipline that studies these. Based on the scope of financial activities, the discipline can be divided into the three primary branches personal-, corporate-, and public finance. Read more on Wikipedia