AI Consolidation Begins: Blackstone & Google Forge an AI Empire

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The Blackstone-Google joint venture introduces a structurally superior competitor into the AI cloud space, creating a severe valuation headwind for pure-play providers. While Alphabet and Blackstone gain a vertically integrated compute platform, CoreWeave and Nebius Group face immediate pressure from a competitor with a lower cost of capital and proprietary hardware.

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