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I was at an AI dinner last night in NYC.
Some interesting topics discussed
1. Performance engineers now spend most of their time managing agents and RSI loops. Most perf opts at major inference providers (together, fireworks) are found by agents.
2. RLing too much on code and math has negative effects on your model especially it’s language.
3. People were impressed by @bot and the overall acquisition of @cursor_ai by @spacexai. xAI is a legitimate frontier lab right now.
4. Most people have agents in loop writing, reviewing, and submitting PRs 24/7
5. Most agreed code review is not super productive anymore
6. Consensus was Fable 5.5 will be stunning but OpenAI will beat it in December with Bel
《博通往事》开篇 · 杠杆上长出来的帝国
2026年10月2日,彭博社的一条消息在华尔街的交易台之间传开。美银、花旗、摩根士丹利等银行组成的银团,正准备发出认购函,为一笔AI芯片融资募集资金,总规模约600亿美元。其中420亿美元是A类优先担保贷款,另外180亿美元的B类次级部分由黑石领衔,黑石旗下基金认购90亿,其余再分销出去。
钱最终流向的地方,是Anthropic,以及其他需要算力的AI公司。组织这笔融资的,是卖芯片给它们的博通。
前一天,路透社从Anthropic的IPO招股书里翻出了另一笔账。博通同意向Anthropic提供最高420亿美元的贷款,以可转换票据的形式,大约能覆盖Anthropic未来五年租用TPU算力1252亿美元承诺金额的三分之一。而在那笔600亿美元的融资里,博通还提供了所谓的残值支持,相当于为优先级部分兜底。
把这几层关系叠在一起看,博通在同一张网里同时扮演了三个角色。它设计芯片卖给客户,借钱给客户买芯片,再为借给客户的钱提供担保。按照路透的说法,Anthropic明年将成为博通核心芯片设计业务的第一大客户。
一、一笔让人睡不着的账
AI产业链里的循环融资早已算不上新闻。英伟达投资OpenAI,OpenAI再拿钱买英伟达的GPU,AMD用认股权证换来大额订单,类似的结构这两年层出不穷。华尔街对这种模式的疑虑一直存在,罗斯柴尔德的一位合伙人在路透的报道里表示,眼下有大量资金集中押在两家公司身上,押的是它们能否赚到足够的收入,去支撑已经发生的所有融资。
博通这一次走得更远一些。招股书专门提示了潜在的利益冲突,某些付款或履约违约一旦发生,Anthropic的大部分租赁义务可能被要求立即偿付,同时它动用那笔420亿美元贷款额度的能力也会受到限制。客户最困难的时候,供应商、债主、担保人这三重身份之间,会出现真正的张力。
这样的结构放在任何一家芯片公司身上,都值得反复掂量。可如果你熟悉博通过去二十年的历史,大概会觉得一点也不意外。
二、它本来就是杠杆造出来的
2005年,KKR和银湖资本用26.6亿美元,从安捷伦手里买下了它的半导体部门。安捷伦本身是1999年从惠普独立出来的,而这个半导体部门的历史,可以追溯到1961年惠普内部的半导体业务。交易在当年12月1日完成,新公司取名Avago,带着射频、光电器件和企业级定制芯片三条产品线开始独立经营。
这是一笔标准的杠杆收购,用借来的钱买下资产,再用资产产生的现金流偿还债务。为了降低收购留下的负债,Avago在随后两年陆续把两块非核心芯片业务卖给了Marvell和PMC-Sierra。2006年3月,私募股东请来一位出生在马来西亚槟城、MIT机械工程毕业、哈佛MBA、长期从事财务和经营管理的职业经理人担任CEO,他叫陈福阳。
此后的十几年里,Avago每一次重大跃升都建立在债务之上。2013年底,它宣布以66亿美元现金收购LSI,资金来自46亿美元银行贷款、银湖认购的10亿美元可转债和10亿美元自有现金。2016年2月,它完成了对Broadcom约370亿美元的收购,现金部分靠新增的156亿美元定期贷款支付,被收购的这家公司营收规模比Avago自己还大。交易完成后,新公司取名博通,Avago这个名字从此消失。2017年11月,它向高通提出含债务在内约1300亿美元的收购提议,银湖再次出具50亿美元的可转债融资承诺,四个月后,这笔交易被美国总统以国家安全为由下令禁止。2023年11月,在中国市场监管总局放行之后,它完成了对VMware约690亿美元的收购,总债务随之升至接近700亿美元。
模式始终没有变过。借钱,买下一家拥有市场第一产品的公司,剥离非核心业务,压缩费用,用现金流还债,等债务降到舒适的水平,再借下一笔。
唯一的变化在于杠杆的用途。过去二十年,博通借钱是为了收购资产。到了2026年,它开始用杠杆为客户创造购买力,让客户有钱买它的芯片。
三、一个名字,三条血脉
今天站在全球市值前列的这家公司,名字、骨架和手法分别来自三个地方。
名字来自1991年在南加州创立的Broadcom。两位创始人Henry Samueli和Henry Nicholas,一位是UCLA的教授,一位是他的第一个博士生,靠有线调制解调器和机顶盒芯片起家,赶上了九十年代宽带入户的浪潮,在2000年的互联网泡沫里一度跻身美国最炙手可热的科技股之列。后来它做进数据中心的以太网交换芯片,那条产品线正是今天博通AI网络业务的源头。
骨架来自惠普。Avago继承了惠普几十年积累的光电器件、射频和芯片设计能力,后来并入的LSI又补上了定制芯片领域大量的专利和工程师。
手法属于陈福阳。他很少在财报电话会上谈技术愿景,只关心一块业务能否在自己的市场里排第一,能否稳定地产生现金。符合标准的留下,不符合的出售。
2016年交易完成时,被收购的一方保留了名字,收购方的名字从此消失。理解今天的博通,绕不开这次改名背后的逻辑,陈福阳在意的从来只有资产能产生多少现金,品牌叫什么对他无关紧要。
四、英伟达之外的那一极
AI算力的版图里,英伟达仍然占据绝对多数。过去两年,另一条路线的分量却越来越重。谷歌、Meta、OpenAI、Anthropic这些最大的算力买家,开始和博通一起设计属于自己的专用芯片,博通把这类产品统称为XPU。
增长的速度相当惊人。2026财年第三季度,博通AI半导体收入同比增长221%、环比增长54%,达到167亿美元,占公司总营收的56%。XPU出货量同比增长超过3.5倍,占当季AI收入的73%。管理层给出的远期指引更加激进,2027财年AI半导体收入1150亿美元,2028财年2300亿美元。
Anthropic是这条曲线上分量最重的客户之一。今年4月,Anthropic与谷歌、博通扩大合作,根据披露,Anthropic将从2027年起获得约3.5吉瓦的新一代TPU算力。TPU由谷歌主导架构,博通负责把设计变成能够量产的芯片,两家的合作已经持续了十年左右。
这也是那笔600亿美元融资真正的背景。2300亿美元的收入指引,需要客户有足够的钱来付账。当客户的现金流跟不上算力扩张的速度,博通拿出了它最熟悉的工具。
一家靠杠杆长大的公司,现在把杠杆借给了自己的客户。
关于这个系列
《博通往事》计划写七篇。前五篇讲历史,惠普的半导体部门如何变成Avago,加州的另一个Broadcom如何从创业公司走到泡沫顶峰,陈福阳如何用十年时间完成一连串以小吞大的并购,2017年白宫里的那一天怎样改变了博通的方向,以及VMware这笔至今仍有争议的交易。后两篇回到当下,讲博通在GPU与定制芯片、InfiniBand与以太网这两场路线之争里的位置,最后讨论这套模式的边界在哪里。
我写的是产业和公司的逻辑,不构成任何投资建议。博通的历史里有很多聪明人算错过的账,也有很多看起来不可能、后来却成真的交易。杠杆在上行周期里放大收益,在下行周期里同样放大损失,周期的顶部也从来不会事先通知任何人。
好,开始。
下一篇,从1961年惠普的一个小部门讲起。
"Jev 如果真的摆脱 autoregressive decoding,它最大的硬件优势之一,就是可以把原来“串行、memory-bound、低 arithmetic intensity”的推理,变成更加“并行、batch-friendly、matrix-multiplication-heavy”的 workload,从而更充分利用现代 GPU 的 Tensor Core。"
Jev能找到类似coding这样大的应用市场吗?
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This model is insane at design.
I asked GLM 5.2 (left) and Opus 4.8 (right) to build me a landing page and you can't even tell the difference.
GLM cost $0.06 while opus cost $0.49. More than 6x cheaper while being faster + more token efficient.
Another win for open source AI.
Introducing GLM-5.2: Frontier Intelligence, Open Weights
- Significant improvements in coding and agentic tasks
- Strong long-horizon capabilities with a 1M context window
- Two levels of reasoning effort: GLM-5.2 (max) pushes the limits, while GLM-5.2 (high) strikes a strong balance between performance and token efficiency
- MIT-licensed open weights
- Same API pricing as GLM-5.1
Tech Blog: z.ai/blog/glm-5.2
Weights: huggingface.co/zai-org/GLM-5…
API: docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-5.2
Coding Plan: z.ai/subscribe
Chat: chat.z.ai
微软说要在工具里面支持开源模型,GLM-5.2要有一席之地吧。
如果GLM实际使用中真能达到类似opus 4.7的效果。对于aws和azure来说,应该是一个利好。直接平替很多ai需求,还不需要给claude 或者openai 分成,自己可以获取全部的api付费的价值。
Introducing GLM-5.2: Frontier Intelligence, Open Weights
- Significant improvements in coding and agentic tasks
- Strong long-horizon capabilities with a 1M context window
- Two levels of reasoning effort: GLM-5.2 (max) pushes the limits, while GLM-5.2 (high) strikes a strong balance between performance and token efficiency
- MIT-licensed open weights
- Same API pricing as GLM-5.1
Tech Blog: z.ai/blog/glm-5.2
Weights: huggingface.co/zai-org/GLM-5…
API: docs.z.ai/guides/llm/glm-5.2
Coding Plan: z.ai/subscribe
Chat: chat.z.ai
I'm claiming my AI agent "bingfeng_ai" on @moltbook 🦞
Verification: blue-GG8C
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📢 UniSat App Update: New Features Available (iOS v0.2.6, Android v0.2.22)
The latest update of the UniSat App introduces the following features:
🔸 CAT20 Market Support: Users can now access and trade on the #CAT20 market directly within the app.
🔸 CAT20 Transfer and Merge: Full support for CAT20 asset transfers and UTXO merging is now available.
🔸 Biometric Unlock:
- iOS: Face ID unlock support
- Android: Fingerprint unlock support
Please update to the latest version of the #UniSat App to enjoy these new features.
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🔥 CAT721 Launch in 24 Hours! 🔥
Get ready to experience the power of @safnect wallet for displaying and transferring your very own CAT721 NFTs!
Introducing @ProtocolCAT, the first Protocol Collection, designed just for you.
Last week, we kicked off with our first campaign—huge thanks to everyone who joined! 🚀 Now, we’re thrilled to announce our second campaign with a fresh chance to win the exclusive ProtocolCAT NFT!
💥 60 ProtocolCAT NFTs up for grabs!
🎁 How to enter in 4 steps:
1.Follow @safnect
2.Retweet this post
3.Comment your Taproot address (starting with b1cp)
4.Join our Telegram community 👉 t.me/safnect_offcial
Don’t miss out on your chance to join this exclusive drop and own a piece of the future! 🐱✨
Meow~ CAT Party is live!
Step1:
Comment your bclp address
Step2:
Follow us @Safnect, thank you!
&
Join out TG: t.me/safnect_offcial
Step3:
Download Safnect wallet and start using: chromewebstore.google.com/de…
We’ll distribute 60 to power users and community contributors.
Stay tuned
Meow~
📢 UniSat CAT Market on Fractal is Now Live!
We're excited to announce that the #UniSat CAT Market is officially live on the Fractal Bitcoin mainnet! UniSat has introduced a DEX-style trading interface for the first time to better meet users' trading needs. 🙌
🔗 Start trading now: fractal.unisat.io/dex/cat20
✨ Key Features:
- Easily batch buy and sell (sell up to 3 UTXOs in one go!)
- Cancel orders flexibly
- Compatible with both Native Segwit and Taproot addresses
💸 Transaction Fees:
- Fees paid in FB
- Service fee: 0.3%
📚 Want to dive into the CAT market? Check out the guide:
docs.unisat.io/fractal-servi…
Ready to jump in? Happy trading! 🎯
📢 PizzaSwap Updates & CAT Market Debut
We’ve got some exciting updates to share! 💥
👏 CAT Market, Wallet and Explorer support on #Fractal
🔸 Wallet & Explorer support launching on Oct 21st.
🔸 CAT Market: The decentralized CAT20 market goes live on Oct 22nd!
🍕 PizzaSwap Upgrades
🔸 FB as Fee Option on PizzaSwap.
🔸 PizzaSwap Withdrawals: working with OKX together to complete the BRC-20 swap module upgrade.
🔸Compensation for Affected Addresses in Fractal Mainnet Bootstrap Program
🍕End-of-October Updates
🔸LP Rewards Optimized for Clarity
🔸Earn UniSat Points by Holding FB-Related LPs
🔧 Orphan Rate Optimization
We’re releasing a node update to improve network connectivity and reduce orphan block rates on Fractal. Miners, please reach out to us on Telegram to ensure our setups are optimized! 🥂
🔗More details:
unisat-wallet.medium.com/202…
Stay tuned for more updates! 🎉
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We have implemented multiplication without OP_MUL github.com/sCrypt-Inc/scrypt…
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Glad to be the first one in the market to support #CAT20 and #FractalBitcoin. @scryptplatform @ProtocrolCAT @fractal_bitcoin
Join our TG for the Cat token transfer, Enjoy!
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The concentrated liquidity pool is now live on @mvcglobal mainnet! Users can now add liquidity to the MSP/SPACE pair in Pool V2. When trading MSP, the router will automatically select the optimal trade path between V1 and V2 pools for the best results. #DEFI #MSP #SPACE
📢 Exciting news! We have achieved a major milestone by implementing the first concentrated liquidity pool on the UTXO model. Similar to Uniswap v3, concentrated liquidity offers users a better trading experience and greater flexibility. The new swap contract is now live on the testnet! 🎉
🔗 Try the new features on mvcswap.com now!
#MVCSwap #SPACE
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We’re thrilled to announce that OP_CAT will officially go live when the public testnet launches next week! 🚀
A massive shoutout to everyone who participated in the OP_CAT voting! Your passion and feedback have been incredible, and we couldn’t have done this without your support. 🙌 Your input is shaping the future of Fractal Bitcoin, and we’re excited to have you on this journey with us! 💛
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🐺🐱 @StarkWareLtd 启动 $100 万 OP_CAT 研究基金
加速 OP_CAT 研究,探索在比特币上启用 OP_CAT 的优缺点 🧑🔬
OP_CAT 研究基金委员会名单
🧑🎓 Andrew Poelstra,@Blockstream 研究总监
🧑🎓 Victor Kolobov,StarkWare 产品经理兼区块链研究员 @VIKolobov
🧑🎓 Avihu Levy,StarkWare 首席产品官 @avihu28
🧑🎓 Clara Shinkleman,ChainCode Labs 研究主管
🧑🎓 Ethan Heilman,BastionZero 首席技术官兼联合创始人 @Ethan_Heilman
🧑🎓 Louis Guthmann,StarkWare 产品与市场战略主管 @GuthL
🧑🎓 Olaoluwa Osuntokun, @lightning Labs 首席技术官 @roasbeef
🧑🎓 Robin Linus,BitVM 和 @ZeroSync_ 作者 @robin_linus
🧑🎓 Tadge Dryja,闪电网络联合发明人、@lightning Labs 前首席技术官 @tdryja
📅 研究提案的提交截止日期为 2025 年 1 月 1 日
了解详情及申请方式 👇
starkware.co/submission-prop…
It's time to accelerate OP_CAT research! 🐺🐱
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our $1M OP_CAT Research Fund!
Whether you're a cat maximalist or allergic, this fund is the purrrfect opportunity to finance all your research aimed at exploring the benefits and drawbacks of activating OP_CAT on Bitcoin 🧑🔬
Meet the committee overseeing this program:
🧑🎓 Andrew Poelstra, Director of Research at @Blockstream's
🧑🎓 Victor Kolobov, Product Manager & Blockchain Researcher at StarkWare, @VIKolobov
🧑🎓 Avihu Levy, Chief Product Officer at StarkWare, @avihu28
🧑🎓 Clara Shinkleman, Head of Research at ChainCode Labs
🧑🎓 Ethan Heilman, CTO and Co-founder of BastionZero, @Ethan_Heilman
🧑🎓 Louis Guthmann, Head of Product & Market Strategy at StarkWare, @GuthL
🧑🎓 Olaoluwa Osuntokun, CTO at @lightning Labs, @roasbeef
🧑🎓 Robin Linus, Creator of BitVM and @ZeroSync_, @robin_linus
🧑🎓 Tadge Dryja, Co-inventor of the Lightning Network and former CTO at Lightning Labs, @tdryja
📅 The submission deadline for research proposals is January 1st, 2025.
Learn more about this program and how to apply below 👇
starkware.co/submission-prop…
civer retweeted
🎉Omnichain Carnival Wave 1 is now live with early access!
TL;DR
-Early access for Wave 1 starts on 3/26 at 14:00 UTC and lasts for 4 days
-Register during early access to receive a 15% bonus in wave 1
-3% of the total supply will be allocated in Wave 1.
Lead Wave 1 with extra rewards!
Register at: carnival.stakestone.io/
Anticipate Wave 2, plus even more to come.
Learn more about omnichain carnival: medium.com/@official_42951/s…
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MVC Node Update Notice:
We're thrilled to announce the MVC Node v0.2 Update is here, bringing groundbreaking enhancements and features to the MVC network!
Update Highlights:
1) Massive Scale-Up:
We've supercharged the default max block size to a whopping 4 Gigabytes, up from 128 megabytes. This monumental leap ensures our blockchain can handle massive volumes of transactions with ease. Activation timestamp: 1713225600.
2) Index Service Expansion:
Welcome to a new era with P2PKH and MetaContract Fungible Token (FT) assets. This upgrade marks a significant milestone in the UTXO model, establishing a unified Token standard for MVC. For developers and token holders in the MVC ecosystem, this means seamless token listing opportunities on CEX.
3) Intuitive Startup:
Dive into a smoother experience with more intuitive startup configuration items, making your journey with MVC more seamless than ever.
4) Enhanced ASERT-DAA:
We've hardcoded the ASERT-DAA's anchor parameters and simplified the verification process, ensuring a more robust and efficient network.
5) Smart Configuration:
We've added new configuration items to control the blackhole address's CoinsViewCache, enhancing flexibility.
6) Seamless Network Connectivity:
With added fixed seed nodes and a Python script for generating a list of seed nodes, staying connected is easier than ever.
7) Innovation in Chain Creation:
Explore new horizons with added macro definitions designed to streamline new chain creation from MVC.
8) Support for Cross-Platform Compilation [Ongoing]:
9) Security and Stability Enhancements:
New checkpoints, bug fixes, and redundant code removal ensure your MVC experience is secure and seamless.
10) Copyright and Version Updates:
What's Next?
This update is just the beginning of a thrilling journey into the future of MVC. Prepare to explore the endless possibilities MVC Node v0.2 brings to the world.
Stay connected for more updates, and thank you for being a vital part of the MVC universe!
Let's continue to innovate and grow together.
For More Details & Download:
- Release Notes
github.com/mvc-labs/microvis…
- MVC DAO Ecosystem Log mvcdao.gitbook.io/mvc-dao/ec…
- Download MVC Node v0.2
github.com/mvc-labs/mvc-mini…
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