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Prediction: This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Could Be Worth More Than Nvidia by 2030
Nvidia has added over $2 trillion in market value over the last two years, and is currently the third-most valuable company in the world.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a major tailwind for technology businesses over the last couple of years. But just how big of a factor is the AI boom for the world’s largest enterprises?
Consider semiconductor powerhouse Nvidia (NVDA -0.02%) as a prime example. Exactly two years ago, Nvidia’s market capitalization was $700 billion. Today, it is worth north of $2.7 trillion — trailing only Microsoft and Apple as the world’s most valuable companies.
Over those same two years, e-commerce and cloud computing behemoth Amazon (AMZN -0.48%) added just shy of $1 trillion to its own market value. While Amazon trails Nvidia’s valuation today, I think the company could be worth much more than the semiconductor giant by next decade.
Let’s explore how Amazon’s business is transforming thanks to the AI revolution. More importantly, I’ll break down why I think the stock is a no-brainer buying opportunity right now for investors to buy and hold for the long term.
How Amazon is jump-starting its business
Amazon reports its revenue across six major categories: online stores (e-commerce), physical stores, third-party seller services, advertising, subscriptions, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
E-commerce, brick-and-mortar storefronts, and third-party seller services all touch the retail industry where Amazon has its roots. Over the years, the company did a good job of branching out beyond retail and getting involved in higher-margin opportunities through advertising, Prime subscriptions, and cloud computing (AWS).
While AI has the potential to disrupt all of Amazon’s operational segments, AWS and retail are the two that have me most encouraged.
On the retail side, Amazon is investing heavily in AI robotics. Essentially, the company is outfitting its fulfillment centers with robotic processes that can bring a new level of automation and efficiency to packaging and shipping services. In turn, Amazon should be able to reduce labor costs in its warehouses over time, resulting in greater profitability for its core retail operation.
Over the last couple of years, AWS has been going through something of a renaissance thanks to its $8 billion investment into AI start-up Anthropic. Amazon first partnered with Anthropic in September 2023. At the end of 2023’s third quarter, AWS was operating at a $92 billion annual revenue run rate and with an operating income margin of roughly 30%. As of the end of 2025’s first quarter, AWS’ revenue run rate is over $117 billion while its operating income margin is nearly 39%.
That combination of accelerating revenue and widening profit margins is lucrative. Amazon is also making some major moves to bolster the AWS platform — notably through the development of custom chipsets and heavy investments in data center infrastructure.
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Why Nvidia’s business might start to slow down
Amazon is in the early phases of developing its own AI chips. Its “Magnificent Seven” cohorts Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Alphabet are pursuing similar ambitions.
While I don’t think this will be catastrophic for Nvidia, it likely won’t help it in the long run. As it stands today, each of these megacap technology companies works closely with Nvidia. But as more high-end AI chip options enter the market, theoretically, these businesses won’t need to rely on Nvidia as heavily.
Already, its chipmaking rival Advanced Micro Devices has already been able to win over the likes of Oracle, Meta, and Microsoft as major buyers of its own competing GPUs, so investors might want to prepare for less robust growth in Nvidia’s sales and profits down the road.
Amazon stock is trading at a light valuation… and that could soon change
If the introduction of more chips that rival its GPUs ends up becoming a headwind for Nvidia, and if its revenue and profit gains become less inspiring for growth investors, then I think it’s highly likely that the company’s valuation multiples could compress. On the flip side, Amazon appears to be in the early stages of taking advantage of new opportunities for accelerated growth, particularly in AWS and its retail marketplaces.
Nevertheless, Amazon’s valuation trends suggest that investors are not yet placing much of a premium at all on the company’s efficiency improvements or their long-run potential. When you account for how much the company’s operating profits have grown over the last several years relative to its market cap gains, Amazon looks dirt cheap.
If it keeps up its current trajectory, though, the company should be in a position to continue accelerating sales while minting billions in cash flow in the process. This has me optimistic that Amazon’s valuation could begin to witness notable expansion over the next several years relative to peers such as Nvidia — ultimately becoming a much larger company by 2030.
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Bruno Fernandes Saudi Pro League contract: How Man Utd star’s offer compares to Cristiano Ronaldo’s world-record deal
© IMAGO Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes is once again in the transfer spotlight, with the Portugal international playmaker subject to a potential record bid from Al-Hilal.
Article continues under the video Ben Jacobs reported on Tuesday that the 30-year-old has emerged as a leading target for the Saudi Pro League outfit, who missed out on signing Mohamed Salah from Liverpool as a free agent.
Al-Hilal, therefore, have money to burn. Around €600 million had been earmarked to land the Egypt international.
While there’s no confirmation of how much Man Utd might potentially fetch for Bruno, the fee is expected to be a British record, with claims that there is a €70m exit clause having been dismissed.
The current Premier League record sale is Philippe Coutinho, who was allowed to leave Liverpool for Barcelona in a deal worth a staggering €135m. If Bruno Fernandes is to depart for Saudi, he will likely do so for more than this figure.
And the attraction is clear: the former Sporting CP star is set to be offered a massive contract.
© IMAGO – Bruno Fernandes, Man Utd How much has Bruno Fernandes been offered by Saudi?
Bruno Fernandes will be offered a contract in excess of €1.2m a week by Al-Hilal, according to The Telegraph.
His annual salary in the Saudi Pro League would be something in the region of €62.4m, compared to his current salary of €18.3m with Man Utd.
While the riches on offer to Bruno are massive, they still pale in comparison to Cristiano Ronaldo’s world-record deal at Al-Nassr.
His compatriot is thought to earn around €200m annually after becoming the first major star to sign for the Saudi Pro League.
Salah was in line to earn an incredible €590m over three years in Saudi Arabia, BBC Sport reports, while Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior reportedly has a €1bn deal still on the table from the Pro League, although the expectation is that he will not move.
Compared to these figures, Bruno Fernandes is being offered chicken feed by the Saudi Pro League, and it may well be that he is not tempted by the move as a result.
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Amazon's Bezos leads new investment in AI data company Toloka
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‘Proud of you’: Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son earns first call-up for Portugal Under-15 national team
By Ben Morse, CNN
(CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., 14, has been selected for the Portugal team which will take part in the Vlatko Marković International Tournament – a youth soccer tournament – later in May.
Ronaldo Sr., who is the record goalscorer in men’s international soccer with 136 goals for Portugal, congratulated his son on his Instagram Stories by posting a picture of his name on the squad list, saying: “Proud of you, son!”
Ronaldo Jr. will be part of the Portugal team which will face Japan, Greece and England, as well as another game in Croatia.
Ronaldo Jr. plays in the youth system at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, the same club where his father plies his trade having joined in December 2022.
He has followed in his dad’s footsteps over his nascent soccer career, playing in the youth systems at Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United while his dad played for the first team.
Clips of Ronaldo Jr. mimicking his dad’s famous “Siu” goal celebration have gone viral on social media and, according to reports, he scored 58 goals while he was with Juventus’ youth set-up.
Following the announcement of Ronaldo Jr.’s call-up, the official Portugal team Instagram account posted a picture of father and son together with the caption: “Portugal’s DNA” which Ronaldo reposted on his IG Stories.
Ronaldo, 40, has four other children.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son earns first call-up for Portugal Under-15 national team
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son has earned his first call-up for the Portugal Under-15 national squad, the team announced on Tuesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., 14, has been selected for the Portugal team which will take part in the Vlatko Marković International Tournament – a youth soccer tournament – later in May.
Ronaldo Sr., who is the record goalscorer in men’s international soccer with 136 goals for Portugal, congratulated his son on his Instagram Stories by posting a picture of his name on the squad list, saying: “Proud of you, son!”
Ronaldo Jr. will be part of the Portugal team which will face Japan, Greece and England, as well as another game in Croatia.
Ronaldo Jr. plays in the youth system at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, the same club where his father plies his trade having joined in December 2022.
He has followed in his dad’s footsteps over his nascent soccer career, playing in the youth systems at Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United while his dad played for the first team.
Clips of Ronaldo Jr. mimicking his dad’s famous “Siu” goal celebration have gone viral on social media and, according to reports, he scored 58 goals while he was with Juventus’ youth set-up.
Following the announcement of Ronaldo Jr.’s call-up, the official Portugal team Instagram account posted a picture of father and son together with the caption: “Portugal’s DNA” which Ronaldo reposted on his IG Stories.
Ronaldo, 40, has four other children.
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Baidu AI patent application reveals plans for turning animal sounds into words
The internet search giant submitted the patent application in December, but it was only published publicly by the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Tuesday.
The translation method works by collecting various types of data from a target animal, including “voice, body language, behavioural changes and other biological signs”, according to the application posted on the agency’s website. It then determines the “emotion” by analysing the data before converting it into a target language.
The technology utilises several subfields of AI, including machine learning, which enables computers to learn from large data sets; deep learning, which uses neural networks to analyse voice and movement characteristics; and natural language processing, which applies computational approaches to the analysis and synthesis of natural language and speech, according to Baidu.
If a voice does not match any historical emotional record, the team would manually label the voice data, update the sample and adjust the model parameters.
The publication of the patent application does not mean it has been granted yet. The process of assessing the application could take a year in the best-case scenario, according to You Yunting, a senior partner at Shanghai Debund Law Firm.
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Ronaldo, Messi & Co – The most goals in Champions League semi-finals
13 goals takes top spot
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The Champions League final is fast approaching on the horizon with Inter Milan already booking their place in the Munich showpiece. Inter edged out Barcelona in one of the best Champions League semi-finals in history with a 7-6 triumph on aggregate. After a 3-3 draw in Catalonia, Inter scored a late equaliser in the second leg to make it 3-3 with Davide Frattesi netting a famous winner in extra-time.
After securing a 1-0 first leg advantage in North London, PSG are favourite to reach the final as they welcome Arsenal to Paris in the second leg. The French giants quest to win the biggest prize in club football is well-documented and they’ll be aiming to reach their second Champions League final – PSG lost to Bayern Munich in 2020. Stepping up in the biggest games is the hallmark of truly exceptional players but which stars have scored the most goals in the Champions League semi-finals?
Which players have scored the most goals in Champions League semi-finals?
Unsurprisingly, Cristiano Ronaldo is the record goalscorer in Champions League semi-finals – we’ve only used statistics since the 1992/93 season. The Portuguese superstar is the top goalscorer in the competition’s history with 140 goals and he’s netted 13 goals in 21 semi-final appearances for Real Madrid and Manchester United. Karim Benzema has played the joint-third most Champions League semi-final games with 18 and he ranks second with eight goals.
As the graphic above illustrates, Robert Lewandowski takes third spot with seven goals and remarkably four of those arrived in one game for Borussia Dortmund against Real Madrid in 2013. Lionel Messi scored six semi-final goals for Barcelona and takes fourth spot with Jari Litmanen and Alessandro Del Piero tied on five goals. -
Comparing Raphinha’s 2024-25 Champions League record with Cristiano Ronaldo’s best-ever season
Raphinha has equalled Ronaldo’s record from 2013-14.
