Media like to keep stocks in convenient categories (AI-E4)


The release of Apple Vision pro and VisionOS highlighted this once more. The other much larger one is advent of AI. Using the category “tech companies” is a convenient term to reference against lOil companies, industrials and bonds. I would submit that the current categories risk missing shifts that are significant to the the industries but more important could be industrial change that alters business and employment. I am not comparing AI and Spatial Computing rather pointing out the media and in particular the investment news media perform a poor job and worse downplay most new change reducing it to … Continue reading Media like to keep stocks in convenient categories (AI-E4)

SEC gets serious about crypto flouting rules banks abide by


Binance and flouting of regulation is covered in this blog. I am still shocked these companies and FTX earlier were treated with such positive attitude by regulators and this action has been a long time coming. Here is the news coverage. Jun 5, 2023 3:55 PM EDT Cryptocurrency exchange Binance mishandled funds and violated securities laws, SEC lawsuit saysPBS WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S. securities laws in a lawsuit filed by the SEC. Filed in … Continue reading SEC gets serious about crypto flouting rules banks abide by

British Airways, Boots and BBC among companies hit by Russian cyberattack


British Airways, Boots and BBC among companies hit by cyber security attack FT British Airways, Boots and the BBC were among the groups to warn employees on Monday they had been affected by the breach that hit software used by Zellis, the UK payroll provider which serves nearly half of FTSE 100 companies. The BBC, the national broadcaster with about 20,000 workers, and Boots, the pharmacy retailer that employs more than 50,000, alerted staff to the potential breach which affected their names, dates of birth and National Insurance numbers. British Airways, which in 2020 was fined £20mn for leaking customer … Continue reading British Airways, Boots and BBC among companies hit by Russian cyberattack

WWDC 2023 Apple announces VisionOS


Apple announced and displayed the Apple Vision Pro supported by a new VisionOS. We have seen other equipment offerings from other high tech companies but the Vision Pro is on a completely plane. It is a pure augmented reality offering and Apple did a very good job displaying the AR experience. It integrates closely with your office or home environment so that the presentation shows users handing off physical assets to local non users. All the while the OS side of VisionOS displays your desktop as part of the room. An immediate benefit will come from support of Work From … Continue reading WWDC 2023 Apple announces VisionOS

Microsoft’s agreement with CoreWeave could be worth billions


KEY POINTS Microsoft’s agreement with CoreWeave could be worth billions of dollars over multiple years, people familiar with the matter said. CoreWeave offers Nvidia graphics cards that other companies rent out. Nvidia has invested $100 million in CoreWeave, which in April was valued at $2 billion. In this article Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Jordan Novet | CNBC Microsoft’s massive investment in OpenAI has put the company at the center of the artificial intelligence boom. But it’s not the only place where the software giant is opening its wallet to meet the surging demand for AI-powered services. CNBC has learned from … Continue reading Microsoft’s agreement with CoreWeave could be worth billions

Palantir AI so powerful “… not sure we should sell to some of our clients”


Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp said new AI developments at his company are so powerful that “I’m not sure we should even sell this to some of our clients.”  Palantir’s stock has been on a run for weeks after the company described demand for its artificial intelligence products as unprecedented — despite its having no pricing strategy and offering few specifics. Palantir plans to provide more details on Thursday at an event in Palo Alto, California, featuring customers that are using its technology along with its own executives. During an interview with Bloomberg TV prior to the event, Karp said the 19-year-old company still has not developed … Continue reading Palantir AI so powerful “… not sure we should sell to some of our clients”

Nvidia announced a new AI supercomputer platform


Reported to be represented in Israel, England, Japan and Taiwan. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang says AI is creating a ‘new computing era’ FT Jensen Huang warned in a speech in Taiwan that the traditional tech industry would not keep pace with AI’s advances, adding that the technology had dramatically lowered the barrier to entry to computer coding. “We have reached the tipping point of a new computing era,” Huang said on Monday, arguing that AI now enabled individuals to create programmes simply by plugging in commands. Snippets from FT piece. Subscribe to get the entire article. Demand has soared for … Continue reading Nvidia announced a new AI supercomputer platform

Nvidia to build Israeli supercomputer as AI demand soars


Nvidia to build Israeli supercomputer as AI demand soars© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of NVIDIA as seen at its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in May of 2022. Courtesy NVIDIA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT/File Photo By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Corp said on Monday it was building Israel’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer to meet soaring customer demand for AI applications. Nvidia, the world’s most valuable listed chip company, said the cloud-based system would cost hundreds of millions of dollars and be partly operational by … Continue reading Nvidia to build Israeli supercomputer as AI demand soars

Brookfield Cedes Defaulted Los Angeles Office Tower to Receiver


Link Bloomberg report Brookfield have handed management control of a second office tower in Los Angeles to the Receiver. It is unclear to me the role of Brookfield and if they are debtor or property manager. I suspect the former. Brookfield were unable to make payments on $305 million in total debt. No reason provided but we know working from home has reduced business need for and revenue from CRE. Everything I have read over last year points to strong balance sheets in the CRE space to permit waiting out the pandemic impacts but much now points to CRE not … Continue reading Brookfield Cedes Defaulted Los Angeles Office Tower to Receiver