Sep 2, 2026 · 6 min
AI demand lifts Dell as MongoDB stumbles
Dell Shares Rise; GitLab Jumps; MongoDB Slumps
The episode pairs sharp market reactions with a broader look at how AI and population growth are reshaping urban infrastructure.
- 1AI-driven server demand strengthens Dell’s sales outlook as investors reassess infrastructure beneficiaries.
- 2Stronger guidance sends GitLab higher, while MongoDB falls despite beating expectations.
- 3Smart-city planning in Dubai shows how long-term infrastructure decisions respond to rapid population growth.
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Dell’s stronger outlook, driven by AI-server demand, provides the clearest link between the market report and the episode’s wider technology theme.
The brief
The episode opens on a central urban question: can cities design infrastructure fast enough for rapid population growth while making systems genuinely smarter?
Nathan Hager and Dan Curtis review the market’s latest movers, including Chevron’s planned Venezuelan investment and Dell’s stronger outlook on AI-server demand.
GitLab jumps on stronger guidance, while MongoDB declines despite beating expectations—an illustration of how investor reactions depend on forward signals, not results alone.
The discussion then shifts from companies to cities, examining how AI could accelerate smart-city systems and how Dubai has used long-term planning to manage expansion.
Taken together, the episode connects two forms of adaptation: investors pricing AI-driven change and urban planners building for growth before it arrives.
What was said on this episode
6 statements · 4 positive · 2 negative
Dell has issued above-estimate full-year sales outlooks for five straight quarters
“It's the company's fifth straight quarter of issuing a full year sales outlook above estimates”
Listen at 2:17
MongoDB Atlas growth came in below elevated expectations
“the growth in the company's Atlas database, It's a database as a service product. It was seen coming in below elevated expectations.”
Listen at 3:37
MongoDB Atlas growth remained 29% for a fifth straight quarter
“It was 29% growth for the fifth straight quarter. So it hasn't been able to re-accelerate growth.”
Listen at 3:45
AI will accelerate and compress smart-city processes
“AI will allow in the smart city space to compress a lot of things. The speed will change.”
Listen at 5:04
Dubai responded very effectively to its sudden population increase
“they reacted very well to it”
Listen at 5:30
Dubai has a long-term urban planning vision
“They have a long-term urban planning vision”
Listen at 5:32
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Nathan Hager
Dell Technologies
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