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
MARKET TRENDS
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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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OpenAI Releases GPT-4 Updates with Function Calling and Cost Reductions
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OpenAI GPT-4 and gpt-3.5-turbo updates – new function calling capability in the Chat Completions API
– updated and more steerable versions of gpt-4 and gpt-3.5-turbo
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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 -

AI Reinventing Communications Industry Future
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Reinvent The Communications Industry https://
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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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Five Amazing Ways Meta Uses Generative AI Technology
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5 Amazing Ways Meta (Facebook) Is Using Generative AI
#AI #AIio #BigData #ML #NLU #Futureofwork @TunstallAsc @StrategyFintech @TamaraMcCleary @TerenceLeungSF @psb_dc @thomaspower @vinod1975 @ylecun http://
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Oracle Builds 16000 GPU Machine Amid Infrastructure Surge
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Oracle sees a bit of The Nvidia Effect in infrastructure surge Ellison is working on the world’s biggest GPU machine, 16,000 GPUs, he says. https://
thetechnologyletter.com/the-posts/orac
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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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