Bloomberg reported yesterday that Meta and EssilorLuxottica are considering doubling annual production capacity of their Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses to 20 million units by year-end, up from 10 million currently, with the option to scale further to 30 million units if demand warrants. This move, which points to strong demand for AI-powered wearables, follows Meta’s…
Over the past 12–18 months, Tech giants and U.S. utilities have ramped up investments in alternative power sources—particularly nuclear energy and on-site natural gas fuel cells—to address the growing power needs of data centers. Recent deal announcements (Meta with Vistra/Oklo/TerraPower and AEP with Bloom Energy) underscore an accelerating trend, reinforcing Powering AI and Nuclear Power…
For the first time in years, memory has become interesting again (see here and here). Once the most predictable component in a computer’s bill of materials, it has quietly turned into a global bottleneck and artificial intelligence sits at the center of the shift. The disruption begins with high-bandwidth memory, or HBM, a premium version…
Marvell’s $3.25 billion buyout of Celestial AI isn’t just another semiconductor acquisition. It’s a wager—big, loud, and physics-driven—on the idea that the future of artificial intelligence won’t run on copper wires at all. To bankroll the bet, Marvell unloaded its automotive Ethernet division to Infineon for $2.5 billion, then pivoted hard into the fast-forming world…
Meta’s reported spending cuts in its Metaverse division—reportedly as high as 30%—combined with the high-profile hire of Apple’s former head of design, Alan Dye, and its recent push into AI glasses, suggest that the company is rapidly reallocating resources away from VR (Quest headsets) and virtual worlds (Horizon Worlds) toward AI-powered wearables. This pivot should…
The rationale for launching our Powering AI strategy 18 months ago was that the sudden and massive acceleration in electricity demand would force utilities to sharply increase their investments in power generation and transmission, providing a powerful tailwind for equipment suppliers and engineering firms. This capex upside is now becoming clearer, as several major electric…
The recent correction in AI equities increasingly looks like the two major sell-offs of the past 18 months (February–March this year and July-August 2024), suggesting that we are more likely in a healthy profit-taking phase than in the early stages of a bear cycle. The severity, speed, and magnitude are strikingly similar, with AI and…
Recent capex guidance from hyperscalers has once again been impressive, underscoring the sustained momentum in AI data center buildouts. However, the next phase of this investment cycle will hinge increasingly on monetization — turning AI capabilities into scalable, revenue-generating products. In the past few days, both OpenAI and Microsoft have taken significant steps in that…
Amazon is racing toward a future shaped by automation, but it has not forgotten the humans still on its payroll. Its latest experiment, a pair of smart glasses for delivery drivers, shows how the company aims to boost efficiency without replacing every worker with a machine. The glasses automatically scan packages and provide turn by…
Just months after President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at reigniting the U.S. nuclear energy sector and initiating the construction of 10 new reactors by 2030, U.S. companies are already moving rapidly on this front. Two major announcements in the last couple of days underscore that momentum: Clean energy developer Brookfield…