Miscellaneous

Silver is undervalued as reflected by the current gold-silver ratio which sits at 86:1. The 20-year average is 68:1. Even though silver has outperformed gold year to date, by 28% to 23%, it still has a lot more room to run.

Big Tech companies are increasingly investing in artificial intelligence (AI) through strategic acquisitions and collaborations. Major firms like Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are focusing on their AI-related investments. These moves aim to enhance technological capabilities, integrate AI into core business strategies, and maintain a competitive edge. The article also addresses the challenges posed by regulatory scrutiny and the implications for the broader industry. As AI continues to evolve, these strategic decisions will likely influence the future of technology and global economic trends.

An article by Lorimer Wilson, Managing Editor of munKNEE.com – a site for sore eyes and inquisitive minds which was first posted on TalkMarkets.com under the title Another AI Category To Take Notice Of: High Band Memory Chip Manufacturers with 529 pageviews to date. An Introduction High Band Memory (HBM), in simple terms, is a certain number of conventional DRAM …

The AI Personal Computer (PC) market is set to explode in 2024 according to analysis by research firm Gartner, which says AI PC vendors will ship 54.5 million units in the year which, while still relatively limited now, will account for 22% of all PC shipments by the end of the year which is up from 10% of PC shipments in 2023.

Imagine a problem that would take even the world’s fastest supercomputer years to solve being solved in seconds. This is the promise of quantum computing.

 According to a Markets and Markets report, the cloud computing market will expand at a 17% CAGR between 2022 and 2027, reaching $1,240.90 billion. That's an astronomical growth rate which should bode well for CC companies.

The AI smartphone revolution is still in its early stages but, as the technology matures, they will likely become the only smartphones we know.

Evidence keeps adding up that AI is a potential alternative. Now another study concludes that the AI method of drug discovery is up to 250 times more efficient than the traditional method.

The demand for EDA software is anticipated to maintain robust growth, with double-digit increases expected to continue throughout the decade as the major semiconductor companies (see list here) begin to require, and acquire, custom-designed chips for their new products.

The Cloud Computing SaaS Portfolio was up 2.5% this week but went down 6.0% during the month of April, is now down 5.4% YTD.