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Microsoft's Big AI Server Investment Sends Nvidia's Stock Soaring, AMD Also Benefits
Microsoft's Big AI Server Investment Sends Nvidia's Stock Soaring, AMD Also BenefitsOn Wednesday, Microsoft and AMD both made positive comments, indicating that billions of dollars worth of GPU-based AI server projects continue to move forward without any signs of slowing down. Following this news, Nvidia's stock price surged 13%...
Industry dynamics 2024-08-02 18:12:24 -
Microsoft's Q4 2024 Earnings: Cloud Growth Slows, AI Takes Center Stage
Microsoft's Q4 2024 Earnings: Cloud Growth Slows, AI Takes Center StageAfter the market closed on Tuesday, Microsoft released its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, ending June 30, 2024. Overall, the company's Q4 performance beat analysts' expectations, but slower cloud computing growth raised concerns among investors...
Industry dynamics 2024-08-02 18:01:07 -
Apple Embraces Google TPU, Escalating the Tech Giant AI Chip War
Apple Embraces Google TPU, Escalating the Tech Giant AI Chip WarAs artificial intelligence technology rapidly develops, tech giants have invested heavily in building AI systems, with chip computing power becoming a decisive factor. Nvidia has long dominated the AI chip market with its powerful GPUs, but with giants like Google, Meta, and Apple all investing in self-developed chips, the AI chip war is becoming increasingly fierce...
Industry dynamics 2024-08-02 17:58:44 -
FBI Urgently Calls on Israeli Company to Unlock Gunman's Phone After Former President Trump Shooting
FBI Urgently Calls on Israeli Company to Unlock Gunman's Phone After Former President Trump ShootingOn July 19, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) urgently reached out to Cellebrite, an Israeli digital intelligence company, to gain access to the gunman's phone data following a shooting incident involving former President Donald Trump. Sources revealed that the FBI encountered difficulty unlocking the suspect's phone on Sunday morning, prompting them to seek assistance from Cellebrite...
Industry dynamics 2024-08-02 10:05:30 -
Microsoft's Disbanding of DEI Team Sparks Controversy: A Gap Between Promise and Reality
Microsoft's Disbanding of DEI Team Sparks Controversy: A Gap Between Promise and RealityRecently, Microsoft's decision to disband its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team has sparked widespread controversy, particularly given the strong disapproval expressed by the team's leader. Leaked internal emails reveal that the team leader accused Microsoft of viewing diversity as "non-business critical" and criticized the company for abandoning its DEI commitments made during the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement...
Industry dynamics 2024-07-17 13:37:26 -
Morocco: The Unexpected Beneficiary of China's Investment Boom
Morocco: The Unexpected Beneficiary of China's Investment BoomAmidst the USs new electric vehicle (EV) subsidies policy, Chinese companies have set their sights on an unexpected location Morocco. Situated south of the Strait of Gibraltar, this North African nation has become a hotbed for Chinese investment in recent years, particularly for companies focused on EV battery production...
Industry dynamics 2024-07-16 15:32:10 -
Microsoft exits OpenAI board observer seat: Regulatory concerns receding?
Microsoft exits OpenAI board observer seat: Regulatory concerns receding?On July 10, Microsoft announced that it is relinquishing its observer seat on OpenAI's board. The move has sparked widespread attention, especially considering Microsoft's substantial investment in OpenAI and the previous antitrust concerns surrounding the observer seat...
Industry dynamics 2024-07-16 15:25:08 -
Google to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion, aiming at cloud computing market
Google to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion, aiming at cloud computing marketJuly 15, sources revealed that Alphabet, Google's parent company, is in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $23 billion. If completed, this deal would be Alphabet's largest acquisition ever...
Industry dynamics 2024-07-16 15:23:09 -
Steve Ballmer surpasses Bill Gates to become the sixth richest person in the world
Steve Ballmer surpasses Bill Gates to become the sixth richest person in the world Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, has surpassed the company's co-founder Bill Gates in wealth, marking the first time Gates has been overtaken by a former subordinate. This shift occurred on July 3rd, with Bloomberg's Billionaires Index indicating Ballmer's net worth at an estimated $157...
Industry dynamics 2024-07-04 14:14:24 -
Sam Altman: The AI Savior or Doomsday Prophet?
Sam Altman: The AI Savior or Doomsday Prophet? On July 2, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, set out to develop the world's first artificial general intelligence (AGI), a powerful machine capable of human-like thinking and reasoning. However, concerns have arisen about whether he might inadvertently create an AI overlord that views humans as inferior beings...
Industry dynamics 2024-07-04 12:16:48 -
OpenAI eclipses Microsoft in AI model sales, igniting a friendly rivalry
OpenAI eclipses Microsoft in AI model sales, igniting a friendly rivalryOpenAI, the startup behind the ChatGPT chatbot, has surpassed Microsoft in revenue from selling access to its AI models, including GPT-4, despite only establishing a sales team last year. This remarkable achievement, particularly compared to Microsoft, the world's largest enterprise and cloud software seller, has been achieved through a simple yet effective strategy: offering early access to new versions of generative AI capabilities and customizing software requirements for its biggest clients...
Industry dynamics 2024-07-04 12:13:03 -
Microsoft's Underwater Data Center Project Shelved: Exploration and Application
Microsoft's Underwater Data Center Project Shelved: Exploration and ApplicationOn June 26, 2023, Microsoft announced that its underwater data center experimental project, known as Project Natick, had been quietly shelved. However, the company stated that research findings from the project would be applied to other initiatives...
Industry dynamics 2024-07-04 12:11:09