Another fun history in AI company competitive dynamics:
– US AI power triggers UK competitor – UK competitor triggers US competitor
– said US competitor triggers UK, German, and probably more national competitors Guess the names
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US AI Power Triggers Cascade of International Competitor Responses
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Equity-for-Compute Financing Model Needs Fundamental Rethinking
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I’m gonna call it – selling equity dollar-for-dollar in exchange for compute is such a blunt instrument that’s got to go. It’s sets insane “valuations”, which are bad for founders (crazy expectations and pref stack) and bad for investors (poor returns). Moreover, it’s a pretty
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Government Investment in AI Infrastructure Critical Says Benaich
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.@nathanbenaich speaking about the need for govt to grab the reigns and invest in infrastructure & procurement – citing examples from internet roll out in previous decades “ the govt has has a big role to play”. #LondonTechWeek #FutureOfBritain @InstituteGC
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Revolutionizing Business with Web3 and Artificial Intelligence
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Revolucionando los negocios con Web3: Abrazando el poder de la Inteligencia Artificial #podcast https://
podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/negoc
ios-en-crecimiento/episodes/Revolucionando-los-negocios-con-Web3-Abrazando-el-poder-de-la-Inteligencia-Artificial-e25lijp
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GoCardless Cuts 15% Staff, Targets Profitability Focus
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GoCardless is laying off 15% of staff.
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Mega-Cap Tech Giants: Investment Analysis and Market Trends
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The TL Podcast for June 12th, 2023: Bonfire of the Mega-Caps https://
thetechnologyletter.com/the-posts/the-
tl-podcast-for-june-12th-2023-bonfire-of-the-mega-caps
… Or catch it on Apple Podcasts: http://
bit.ly/40HBLJg $AAPL $GOOGL $META $NVDA $TSM $AMZN $TSLA $AMAT $CLFD $ORCL $NFLX $COIN $CIEN $MBLY #investing #stocks #TL20 -

Micron August Outlook Dims Amid China and Server Market Risks
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Micron: prospects for August aren’t looking good, says Deutsche Bank China risk, lousy server market risk https://
thetechnologyletter.com/the-posts/micr
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EU Considers Breaking Up Google’s Ad-Tech Business
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WSJ with a related update last night: https://
wsj.com/articles/break
up-of-google-ad-tech-business-now-on-table-in-europe-too-d74cc355
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Synthesia Raises $90M in AI Video Generation Funding Round
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New and exclusive: Synthesia, a London-based AI video generation platform, has raised $90m from investors including Accel and Nvidia. The investment, which values the company at $1bn, is the latest example of how investors are flocking to AI.
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UK must match US Inflation Reduction Act, Starmer warns investors
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The UK needs a plan on par with the US Inflation Reduction Act, Starmer says: "I can feel investors being drawn to the US – we need a response to that."