HSBC exec says there’s a lot of AI ‘success theater’ in finance

HSBC exec says there’s a lot of AI ‘success theater’ in finance

Big technology companies are betting that a new wave of smaller, more precise AI models will be more effective when it comes to the needs of businesses in sectors like law, finance, and health care. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto via Getty Images   LONDON — Increasingly many financial services firms are touting the benefits of artificial … Read more

Foxconn chairman says AI boom still has time to go as LLMs evolve

Foxconn chairman says AI boom still has time to go as LLMs evolve

Chairman of Foxconn Young Liu delivers a speech during the Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei on Oct. 18, 2023. I-hwa Cheng | AFP | Getty Images The boom in corporate investment into artificial intelligence infrastructure still has some way to go as large language models are continuing to evolve, according to the CEO of … Read more

Robotaxis are here and the public is divided

Robotaxis are here and the public is divided

Driverless cars are speeding onto America’s streets, but whether the public will trust robotaxis remains an open question.  Nearly two-thirds of Americans said they would not want to ride in a driverless passenger vehicle if they had the opportunity, according to a Pew Research Center Survey. That’s because residents in cities that have yet to … Read more

Apple is turning to its army of developers for an edge in the AI race

Apple is turning to its army of developers for an edge in the AI race

A view of Apple’s new iPhone 16 at an Apple Store on the Regent Street in London, United Kingdom on September 20, 2024. Rasid Necati Aslim | Anadolu | Getty Images As Apple prepares Apple Intelligence to jump into Silicon Valley’s AI race, it’s relying on one of its strongest advantages: Its army of 34 … Read more

Waymo to add Hyundai EVs to robotaxi fleet under new multiyear deal

Waymo to add Hyundai EVs to robotaxi fleet under new multiyear deal

Hyundai Motor and Waymo have agreed to a multiyear, strategic partnership that includes the self-driving company adding the South Korean automaker’s Ioniq 5 electric vehicle to its robotaxi fleet. Courtesy image Hyundai Motor and Waymo have agreed to a multiyear, strategic partnership that includes the self-driving company adding the South Korean automaker’s Ioniq 5 electric … Read more

European tech brain drain ‘number one risk’ ahead of IPO

European tech brain drain ‘number one risk’ ahead of IPO

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna, speaking at a fintech event in London on Monday, April 4, 2022. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images A European technology talent brain drain is the biggest risk factor facing Klarna as the Swedish payments company gets closer to its upcoming initial public offering, according to CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski. … Read more

Tesla’s Q3 deliveries is expected ahead of robotaxi event

Tesla’s Q3 deliveries is expected ahead of robotaxi event

Tesla is set to report third-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers on Wednesday.  Analysts are expecting Elon Musk’s automaker to report about 463,310 deliveries, according to estimates compiled by FactSet StreetAccount. That would include about 435,900 of Tesla’s Model 3 sedans and Model Y SUVs. Tesla reported deliveries of 435,059 and production of 430,488 vehicles … Read more

Elon Musk’s decade-long journey to Tesla robotaxis

Elon Musk’s decade-long journey to Tesla robotaxis

For a decade, Elon Musk has championed the idea that one day Tesla cars will drive themselves as robotaxis. Next week, the company will unveil the design of its autonomous cabs. Despite years of bold predictions and missed deadlines, fans of the company are holding out hope that Musk will finally deliver at an Oct. … Read more

Cerebras files for IPO

Cerebras files for IPO

Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, speaks at the Collision conference in Toronto on June 20, 2024. Ramsey Cardy | Sportsfile | Collision | Getty Images Artificial intelligence chip startup Cerebras Systems on Monday filed its prospectus for an initial public offering, with plans to trade under the ticker symbol “CBRS” on the … Read more

10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday, including automaker downgrades

10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday, including automaker downgrades

Top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Sept. 25 — Today’s newsletter was written by the Investing Club’s director of portfolio analysis, Jeff Marks. 1. The S & P 500 is on track for a muted open Wednesday following another record close Tuesday. Club holding Nvidia helped lift the market Tuesday but earnings loom from fellow … Read more