Mike OlsonThe Rising Tide of Efficiency: Tech Companies Don’t Sell Products, They Sell TimeEfficiency is time, and time is the one true currency. Innovation in pursuit of efficiency is the most powerful underlying force in driving persistent growth. Entrepreneur & author Jim Rohn said that “time is more valuable than money, you can…Read more Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Frontier Tech, Future of Work, Gaming, Robotics
Doug ClintonWhat Would You Pay for Personalized AI?Last week, we talked about the trillion-dollar opportunity in Personal AI. As a reminder, a Personal AI is “a chief of staff for your life…a scheduler, an organizer, an advocate, a buyer, a booker,” per Mustafa Suleyman, Inflection AI’s CEO. More than…Read more Artificial Intelligence
Doug ClintonUnderstanding AI: LLM Basics for InvestorsOur AI series continues with what investors need to know about how large language models (LLMs) work to make informed AI investments. How ChatGPT Works To make intelligent investments, an investor should have an understanding of how a company’s product…Read more Themes
Gene MunsterGoogle Will Respond to ChatGPTI’m having a hard time stepping away from ChatGPT. Even with its flaws, it’s a very powerful consumer AI product. I admire how you can repeat prompts to get responses worded differently yet equally accurate. As I think about the…Read more Google
Gene MunsterTesla Hammers its Margins and CompetitionWhen Tesla announced in early January that they would cut car prices in China by about 13%, I began to anticipate price cutting in other countries as well. What was most surprising about the news was the magnitude of price…Read more Tesla
Gene MunsterApple Read From TSMC: Expect Softness Followed by StrengthWhile I don’t want to overplay commentary from any one of Apple’s partners, I think it’s critical for investors to track TSMC updates given that Apple accounts for 25% of their revenue. TSMC produces the chips at the heart of…Read more Apple
DeepwaterDeepwater’s 2023 PredictionsOver the last six years, we’ve made a habit of offering a few predictions for the year ahead. Here’s what we’re anticipating for 2023: We believe that FAANG will outperform the S&P in 2023. In 2022, the S&P 500 is…Read more Apple, Meta, Netflix, Tesla
Gene MunsterA Potential Tweak Is in Store for the Inflation Reduction ActThe pushback that the Inflation Reduction Act is getting from European Union member states seems to be increasing. In early November, the 27 EU nations agreed that the incentives posed by the IRA could damage its economies—a concern that was…Read more Themes
Gene MunsterThe Apple Car’s Long and Winding RoadTalk related to Project Titan (Apple’s car ambitions) had been quiet for the past four months, until Bloomberg published a story detailing that the autonomous vehicle will be delayed, again. The Bloomberg reporting—which we believe to be accurate—begs the question:…Read more Apple
Gene MunsterTesla Puts Semi Makers on NoticeAfter more than five years in development, Tesla has officially delivered its first Semi to PepsiCo—a milestone that will be a wake-up call to the trucking industry. The next five years are likely to be a windy road for traditional…Read more Tesla