Artificial intelligence (AI) kept Wall Street wrapped around its finger for years, dominating headlines, hijacking earnings calls, and steering nearly every major investment narrative ever since the generative AI gold rush burst onto the scene.
Now, a full-blown initial public offering (IPO) frenzy waits in the wings, and the companies preparing to hit public in 2026 carry enough star power to stop traffic. Cerebras Systems (CBRS), the AI inference and training chipmaker, fired the first shot on May 14, offering the market a tantalizing preview of the appetite investors carries into this season.
