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Gene Munster
Siri Semester Exam Grade Improves to C From D+
Semester exam results are in. In our latest 800 question test of AI assistant Siri, she was able to understand 99% of queries and correctly answer 75% of them, earning a C grade. In April of 2017, Siri earned a D+ on…
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Apple
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Artificial Intelligence
Gene Munster
Expect iRobot to Have Cleaned Up During Holiday Season
iRobot is the leading manufacturer of robotic vacuums and wet floor products in the world. Based on holiday pricing trends we believe the company sold more robots than expected in the Dec-17 quarter. In addition, we believe the domestic robot market…
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Autonomous Vehicles
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Tesla
Gene Munster
App Store Retains Healthy Growth, ARKit Next Gold Rush
App Store revenue grew about 30% in 2017. Apple announced App Store revenue reached $300 million on New Year’s Day 2018, a single day record. They also reported for the period of Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve, App Store…
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Apple
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Augmented Reality
Doug Clinton
002 – Jeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins Mr. Hawkins is an engineer, serial entrepreneur, scientist, inventor and author. His life-long interest in neuroscience and theories of the neocortex has driven his passion for building a technology based on neocortical theory. Previously, he founded two mobile…
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Neurotech
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Neurotech Podcast
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Podcasts
Doug Clinton
001 – Dr. Michael Merzenich
Dr. Michael Merzenich. Dr. Merzenich has spent his career studying the topic of brain plasticity. Currently, he serves as the Chief Scientific Officer at Posit Science. Dr. Merzenich is also a professor emeritus neuroscientist at UCSF. While at UCSF, Dr.…
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Neurotech
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Neurotech Podcast
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Podcasts
Gene Munster
Model 3 Miss as Expected, Production Ramp Encouraging
Tesla released Dec-17 production numbers highlighted by 1,550 Model 3 deliveries, below the Street’s published numbers calling for 5,250, but in line with investor expectations. Model S and X deliveries totaled 28,320, above Street expectations of 26,550. It appears outperformance…
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Autonomous Vehicles
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Tesla
Loup Ventures
8 Tech Predictions for 2018
Loup Ventures’ predictions of 2018: AI theme continues and artificial general intelligence takes small step forward through Google’s “Deepmind” initiative. VR gets untethered but it still takes another year to take off. Google Home continues to gain market share in smart…
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Amazon
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Google
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Virtual Reality
Gene Munster
Expecting Another Model 3 Miss, but Remain Upbeat on Tesla Story
Next week, likely Jan 2nd or Jan 3rd, Tesla will release delivery and production numbers for the Dec-17 quarter. We estimate Model 3 deliveries will total 2,500 vehicles, below the Street at 5,200. We’re looking for Model S and X…
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Autonomous Vehicles
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Tesla
Loup Ventures
Face Off Part 3 – Echo vs. Google Home vs. Cortana
Smart speakers are quickly becoming one of the most common consumer uses of AI thanks to aggressive pricing and marketing from companies like Amazon and Google. We've conducted our latest round of queries, designed to test the full range of…
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Amazon
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Apple
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Artificial Intelligence
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Google
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Microsoft
Andrew Murphy
Our First Glimpse of Magic Leap One
After a six-year wait, Magic Leap has finally released their highly anticipated headset. With almost $2 billion in funding, one of the country’s most secretive startups has been developing a mixed reality headset that is considered to be a cut above the…
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Augmented Reality
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Virtual Reality
Gene Munster
Yet Again, Apple Doubles Down on AR with Finisar Investment
Special thanks to Austin Bohlig for his work on this note. This morning Apple announced they will be investing $390M in Finisar (FNSR), which is the company’s second largest vertical-cavity-surface-emitting-laser (VCSEL) supplier. VCSEL arrays are the key technology that powers 3D sensing applications…
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Apple
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Augmented Reality
Loup Ventures
2018 Market Outlook: Who’s Winning in AR & VR?
Written by guest authors Lindsay Boyajian, Product Marketing, and Zack Kadish, Professional Services at Conductor. For the past few years, we’ve seen the buzz around AR and VR build. All the major players from Amazon to Apple to Snap have made…
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Amazon
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Apple
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Google
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