Baidu – China AI Ecosystem
Baidu leads the way. Baidu has launched a series of tools that allow developers to create generative AI services based on its ERNIE foundation model...
Robotaxis – Nasty endgame
The industry is inching towards a bloodbath. All of the larger players who intend to offer robotaxis services are inching towards commerciality but when...
Apple – Buzzword Magic
I am not sure anyone knows what an AI laptop is. Such is the magic of AI that it can add over $100bn to...
Autonomous Driving – Back in business?
Cruise makes a cautious return. It looks like Cruise is about to resume testing its robotaxis service which makes sense because the penalties that it...
Meta vs. Nvidia – No competition
Meta is still tinkering with silicon. Meta’s new AI chip is being taken as a competitor to Nvidia but the fact that it does not...
Artificial Intelligence – Missing Link
The link is still missing. Meta and OpenAI are claiming that their next models will be capable of reasoning which, if true, will be...
China vs. USA – Insurance Policy
Higher costs are a necessary insurance policy. The announcement of $11.6bn in government assistance for TSMC is not really new news but it does...
Xiaomi – Silver lining
Xiaomi’s love of low margins makes an EV viable. Xiaomi can succeed where Apple failed because its hardware is already very unprofitable meaning that adding...
Samsung Q1 24 – AI side effect
2024 starts with a predictable bang. Samsung reported results that beat expectations confirming that the boom in demand for AI is affecting more than just...
ASML Q1 24 – The Big Pull Forward.