Human and humanoid

On Tuesday 21st May 2024, European Union member states reached a consensus on the world’s first significant law to regulate artificial intelligence, a move echoed by institutions globally to implement controls on the technology. The EU Council announced it has granted final approval for the AI Act, a pioneering regulationRead More →

AI power

U.S. microchip giant Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is investing in AI PCs to take on the likes of Nvidia and Intel and Arm as the AI race gains momentum. As the AI market expands so too will AI powered personal computer (PC). These are personal computers embedded with processors specifically designed to perform AI functions suchRead More →

AI microchips

Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft said they will use AMD’s newest AI chip, the Instinct MI300X. An indication that tech companies want alternatives to the expensive Nvidia graphics processors that have been essential for artificial intelligence (AI). If the MI300X is good enough and inexpensive enough when it starts shipping earlyRead More →

Market Cap up

The little-known company, Nvidia, now stands alongside Apple and Microsoft in market cap valuation thanks to AI. In just a little over a year it has all but tripled its market valuation and become a go to investment on Wall Street and around the world. Nvidia’s market capitalization has recentlyRead More →

Unloved rally

The unloved rally: A paradox The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have been reaching all-time highs with remarkable frequency, notching nearly thirty record days in 2024, including four in the past week. Despite this stellar performance, a considerable number of investors remain hesitant. Let’s explore the reasons behind this paradox. LingeringRead More →

GPU power for AI

Nvidia, traditionally recognised within the gaming community for its graphics chips, has become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. On Tuesday 18th June 2024, Nvidia’s shares rose by 3.6%, increasing its market cap to $3.34 trillion and overtaking Microsoft, now valued at $3.32 trillion. Earlier in the month, Nvidia’sRead More →

Microsoft will not include Recall, the artificial intelligence tool designed to track user activity, in the upcoming release of the Copilot+ PC. Concerns have been raised by industry experts about the possibility of hackers creating tools to extract user information. Microsoft has reportedly announced that Recall will transition from aRead More →

Humanoid robot

It has been calculated that the S&P 500’s total value is currently $45.5 trillion. Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, claimed on Thursday 13th June 2024 that the company’s Optimus humanoid robots could potentially raise the automaker’s value to over half of that amount. During the 2024 annual shareholder meeting in Austin,Read More →

Apple Intelligence

Apple’s shares reached a new record high of approximately $207 per share on Tuesday 11th June 2024, surpassing the previous record set in December. At its annual developer conference on Monday 10th June 2024, the company launched its highly anticipated venture into AI. Apple is playing catch-up in the AIRead More →

Ai microchip

While Nvidia continues to dominate the AI chip market headlines, Infineon, a German semiconductor company, is also making waves. Infineon is capitalizing on the AI surge, aiming to generate billions in revenue through the sale of premium chips. As AI applications proliferate, encompassing data centre servers and integrated chipsets forRead More →

AI chip

Kneron, a startup specializing in artificial intelligence chips, unveiled its latest products on Wednesday 4th June 2024. The company aims to exploit the growing world-wide interest in AI and provide an alternative to industry heavyweights such as Nvidia and AMD. The company, headquartered in Taiwan and supported by American semiconductorRead More →

Ai microchip

Intel announced its new Xeon 6 processors at the Computex tech conference in Taiwan on Tuesday 4th June 2024. This announcement coincides with the recent launches of new artificial intelligence chips by rivals Nvidia and AMD on Sunday and Monday 2nd and 3rd June 2024 – as they compete forRead More →

AI net

ThousandEyes, Cisco’s internet monitoring division, has introduced a new suite of AI-driven features known as Digital Experience Assurance, or DXA, on Tuesday 4th June 2024. The firm asserts that this new AI technology will allow customers to not only monitor but also automatically address issues affecting network quality. Describing itselfRead More →

Bitcoin mining

Bitcoin miners have been diversifying operations into artificial intelligence (AI) due to several key factors. Since Bitcoin halving, miners have been searching for more lucrative income streams as AI and crypto industries collide. Revenue shift The revenue from crypto mining, especially Bitcoin, has significantly decreased in recent months. After the ‘BitcoinRead More →

A Wise Owl

Warren Buffett, renowned as one of history’s most successful investors, has imparted invaluable insights that can help steer you on your investment path. Rule No. 1 is never lose money. Rule No. 2 is never forget Rule No. 1 This straightforward statement has significant connotations. Although the aim of investingRead More →