# Jason Les

Type: Person

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## Recent coverage (3 stories, network-wide)

### Starboard Value Pressures Riot Platforms to Accelerate AI and HPC Pivot
2026-02-19 08:47:08 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Riot Platforms shares surged nearly 6% after activist investor Starboard Value issued a letter urging management to accelerate its transition into AI and high-performance computing. The move highlights a growing trend of Bitcoin miners diversifying their energy assets to capture the high-margin data center market.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/starboard-value-riot-platforms-ai-hpc-pivot

### Starboard Value Pressures Riot Platforms to Accelerate AI/HPC Transformation
2026-02-19 08:46:34 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Activist investor Starboard Value has issued a formal letter to Riot Platforms' leadership, urging a faster pivot toward AI and high-performance computing (HPC) hosting. The move, which sent shares up nearly 6%, highlights a growing valuation gap between Riot and its more aggressive crypto-mining peers.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/riot-platforms-starboard-value-ai-hpc-pivot

### Starboard Value Pressures Riot Platforms to Accelerate AI and HPC Pivot
2026-02-19 08:46:00 · Sector: crypto · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Riot Platforms shares jumped nearly 6% following a public letter from activist investor Starboard Value urging the company to accelerate its diversification into AI and high-performance computing. While acknowledging Riot's potential, Starboard criticized the company's lagging share price compared to peers who have already secured major data center deals.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/riot-platforms-starboard-value-ai-hpc-pivot

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