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Perplexity, Google Bet Web Browsers Are a New Frontier for AI

Colin Henderson

Source: Boomberg / link below thkis snippet Hi! It’s Shirin in San Francisco. Tech companies are rethinking web browsers for the AI era. But f Three things to know: • Meta to buy nuclear power from Constellation as AI demand soars • Microsoft CEO says OpenAI alliance changing but remains strong • Tax bill’s bid to ban new AI rules faces bipartisan blowback A new web browser A year ago, all anyone in the AI world could talk about was chatbots. Now some companies are increasingly focused on reimagining a more foundational internet service: the web browser.  The revived interest in … Continue reading Perplexity, Google Bet Web Browsers Are a New Frontier for AI

AI, Infrastructure

Comparison of Nebius and CoreWeave

Colin Henderson

This analysis compares Nebius and CoreWeave, two rapidly scaling AI cloud infrastructure providers, focusing on scale, vendor relationships, forward guidance, and the competitive dynamic between them. This is an ongoing effort I am undertaking to understand the inter relationships and dynamics as the ecosystem evelves to AI Factories. I also tounch on Applied Digital and how they fit within the framework. — ### Scale **CoreWeave** – CoreWeave has experienced explosive growth, reporting $1.9 billion in revenue for 2024 (a 737% year-over-year increase), driven by surging demand for AI computing[6][12]. – Its Q1 2025 revenue was $981.6 million, up 420% year-over-year[1][7]. … Continue reading Comparison of Nebius and CoreWeave

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content

Colin Henderson

How Ukraine pulled off an audacious attack deep inside Russia Months of planning went into a covert operation that relied on cheap, short-range drones By Mike Collett-White, Prasanta Kumar Duttaand Mariano Zafra Published June 4, 2024  11:00 AM EDT Three days after Ukraine launched its most complex attack against Russia since the full-scale war began, details of how it was carried out and the damage it caused to Russia’s strategic bomber fleet are still emerging. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiydescribed the operation, dubbed “Spider’s Web”, as “absolutely brilliant”, although the extent of Russian military losses remains unclear. On Wednesday, he said that of the 41 planes … Continue reading content

Open Finance

Open Banking – a reality or not

Colin Henderson

Open Banking – a reality or notAbstract: Arthur has developed here a modern contextual view of Open Banking and Open Finance. He begins with the right question “Open Banking – a reality or not”. However there are gaps worth exploring for inclusion in this summary. These gaps lie with Safety of Funds and Consumer preferences and motivation to adopt.Arthur Bedel Co-Founder @ Connecting the dots in Payments… | Global Revenue at VGS | Board Member | FinTech Advisor | Ex-Pro Tennis Player Linkedin——There remain unanswered questions in this evolving definition which are critical to the success of Open Banking. These … Continue reading Open Banking – a reality or not

Business Models, Infrastructure, Risk, Uncategorized

Operations and Operational Art and applicability to other business

Colin Henderson

THE UNITED STATES NAVAL WAR COLLEGE JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines Kindle Edition by Brett Friedman (Author) Link is a primer for the book. On Operations and Operational Art – military terms which roughly equates to method and approach for Operations and for conducting Operations. If that explanation is fuzzy, that is because it is fuzzy. I am just working through the book and there are different approaches in Germany/ Prussia versus more recent US and UK. This post is simply to capture the beginning of what I am learning and of course how … Continue reading Operations and Operational Art and applicability to other business

AI

Perplexity Labs launches with Pro AI suite

Colin Henderson

Perplexity Labs launches with Pro AI suite Perplexity has launched Perplexity Labs, a new tool available to Pro subscribers that enables users to create reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and interactive applications through features like AI-powered spreadsheet generation, interactive dashboard creation, and a 10-minute research workflow that autonomously conducts comprehensive research and data analysis. avidreader pplx-res.cloudinary.com AI-Powered Spreadsheet Generation Perplexity Labs leverages advanced AI capabilities to generate sophisticated spreadsheets and data visualizations, requiring approximately 10 minutes to complete tasks.The tool combines web searching, code execution, and chart generation features to produce high-quality reports and visual representations. For users looking to integrate this functionality … Continue reading Perplexity Labs launches with Pro AI suite

AGI, AI

The Future of AI Factories: Ownership, Use Cases, and the Evolution of Sovereign AI Factories

Colin Henderson

Definition and Strategic Role of AI Factories Researched using perplexity AI. Colin Henderson. Thinking about AI evolution towards AGI. This research is my own, Purpose is to consider future and I am particularly interested in future of Sovereign AI. (Thinking … Continue reading The Future of AI Factories: Ownership, Use Cases, and the Evolution of Sovereign AI Factories

AI

Bloomberg reports more on OpenAI and Jony Ive

Colin Henderson

Shirin GhaffrayA super assistant For several years, top AI developers have been working inside research labs to build more powerful artificial intelligence systems that might one day rival humans at many tasks. But as AI has rapidly improved in recent months, leading model makers have moved aggressively to try to translate those advances into apps and devices that people could use in the real world.That shift was on full display last week when I visited Jony Ive’s minimalist studio in San Francisco’s trendy Jackson Square neighborhood. Ive, the legendary former Apple designer who has done more than almost anyone to … Continue reading Bloomberg reports more on OpenAI and Jony Ive