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Microsoft’s Global AI Lead, Plus AMD’s Bull Case 4/16/24
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7 minutes
Released:
Apr 16, 2024
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Microsoft is making a major investment into the Abu Dhabi-based AI firm G-42 -- $1.5 billion dollars for a minority stake and just the latest in several foreign AI and cloud investments Microsoft has made, designed to continue its head start in AI and lock up another major customer for its cloud service Azure. Plus, HSBC is making a big call on AMD today, arguing in a new note that it shouldn’t be overlooked as an AI play because of its upcoming AI accelerator chip series, and because its non-AI business segments are improving.
Released:
Apr 16, 2024
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Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Analyzing the Market Response to Russian Banking Sanctions, Software Plays Amid the Ongoing Crisis & Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon on New Product Announcements: Our anchors begin today’s show with CNBC’s Leslie Picker breaking down the effects that sanctioning Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system could have on U.S. financial institutions, and CNBC’s Mike Santoli profiles the trading response to the crisis in Eastern Europe. Then, Wedgewood Partners CIO David Rolfe takes a deeper dive into the market fallout surrounding the conflict, and Former Facebook Chief Security Officer and Stanford Internet Observatory Director Alex Stamos argues for stricter penalties from social media platforms targeting Russian misinformation. Next, Citi analyst Tyler Radke discusses software plays amid the broader geopolitical tensions, and chipmaker Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon joins in a first-on interview from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Later, CNBC’s Shepard Smith reports on the latest dev by TechCheck