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OpenAI – FOMO Party

A big hangover is yet to come. OpenAI has capitalised on investors’ desperation to invest by raising $6.6bn at a post-money valuation of $157bn and setting very unusual terms that...

AI Ecosystem – Voice part II

This time it should work properly. OpenAI is not launching a new model this year, but it is joining everyone else in declaring that voice assistants are the next big...

Cerebras Systems – Customer No. 1

One customer is a tough risk to swallow at $7.4bn. Cerebras Systems has filed for an IPO at a mooted valuation of $7.4bn (Bloomberg) but with almost all of its...

Meta Platforms vs. Apple – Metaverse Debate

Apple is back to front but can easily flip. While the commentariat is impressed with Meta Platform’s new Orion AR device, it is also unusually critical of Apple which it...

Meta Platforms Connect – Land Grab

Meta moves first to take unclaimed territory. Meta showcased the results of billions of dollars of investment and at the same time was not shy of taking shots at its...

OpenAI – Brain Drain

How this is worth $150bn is beyond me. It is said that a company is more than just one man but when almost all of the brains of the company...

Artificial Intelligence – The Sledgehammer

LLM controls come at a cost to functionality. OpenAI has finally launched its voice assistant but even after months of delay, key features are missing underlining just how difficult it...

Qualcomm & Intel – Indigestion

Qualcomm doesn’t need Intel. The vultures are hovering around Intel and while Intel will make a tasty and nutritious meal for some, I think Intel would end up sticking in...

China Tech – Withering Away

The heart of Chinese innovation is dying. China intends to become a global technology leader but the state of innovation in China is moribund meaning that unless something changes, it...

OpenAI – Strange Action & AI Conference

OpenAI acts like someone with something to hide. OpenAI’s shiny new model is already stoking controversy as OpenAI is threatening to eject users who have the temerity to try and...