Nick Patience
@nickpatience.bsky.social
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Tech analyst, VP & AI Platforms Lead at Futurum
@futurumgroup.bsky.social
. Fulham FC & NY Mets fan.
Spent some time last week with
@adobe.com
in London, here's my repot on the company's progress & its new Coworker tool
futurumgroup.com/insights/ado...
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Adobe CX Enterprise CoWorker is Ready. Is the Enterprise?
Adobe's CX Enterprise Coworker is a bold agentic bet, but Summit London data suggests most enterprises are still stages away from using it fully.
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/adobe-cx-enterprise-coworker-is-ready-is-the-enterprise/
about 3 hours ago
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@nokia.bsky.social
just launched what it's calling the industry's first commercial AI-RAN platform, built on its anyRAN software & NVIDIA's AI Aerial platform, targeting more than 100% spectral efficiency gains by 2028
futurumgroup.com/insights/nok...
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Nokia's AI-RAN Platform Puts a Number on the Software-Defined RAN Bet
Nokia and NVIDIA launch an AI-RAN platform targeting 2x spectral efficiency by 2028 — here's how the claims compare with what's shipping today.
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/nokias-ai-ran-platform-puts-a-number-on-the-software-defined-ran-bet/
about 3 hours ago
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Edition 7 of Patience on AI is live. Two weeks ago Washington switched off Anthropic's top models; this fortnight the switch flipped back. The off switch, it turns out, has a dimmer. That plus the neocloud money wave & lots of other stuff.
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via @LinkedIn
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Patience on AI - Edition 7
Welcome to edition 7 of Patience on AI. Thank you to those who have subscribed so far - please share it far & wide.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/patience-ai-edition-7-nick-patience-erdne
8 days ago
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I've just published edition 6 of my newsletter: Patience on AI. Take a look:
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Patience on AI - Edition 6
Welcome to edition 6 of Patience on AI. Thank you to those who have subscribed so far - please share it far & wide.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/patience-ai-edition-6-nick-patience-cofie
22 days ago
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I've just published editon 5 of my newsletter: Patience on AI. Check it out here:
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Patience on AI - Edition 5
Welcome to edition 5 of Patience on AI. Thank you to those who have subscribed so far - please share it far & wide.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/patience-ai-edition-5-nick-patience-k3kge
about 1 month ago
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Check out edition 4 of my newsletter:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/patien...
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Patience on AI - Edition 4
Welcome to edition 4 of Patience on AI. Thank you to those who have subscribed so far - please share it far & wide.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/patience-ai-edition-4-nick-patience-f62we/?trackingId=mwdbfrxCQTuVfUXPOAZAmw%3D%3D
about 1 month ago
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My take on the
@anthropic.com
IPO filing
futurumgroup.com/insights/ant...
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Anthropic Files For IPO, Looking to Beat OpenAI to the Punch
Anthropic confidentially files for IPO after $965B Series H. What does the financial data tell us ahead of a potential October 2026 listing?
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/anthropic-files-for-ipo-looking-to-beat-openai-to-the-punch/
about 1 month ago
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Check out edition 3 of new newsletter: Patience on AI
www.linkedin.com/pulse/patien...
via @LinkedIn
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Patience on AI - Edition 3
Welcome to edition 3 of Patience on AI. The subscriber list continues to grow, so thank you to those who found it and to everyone who has shared it.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/patience-ai-edition-3-nick-patience-bd31e
2 months ago
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AI isn't one technology - it's a five-layer stack. Most decisions treat it as if it were one thing. New research brief with Daniel Newman & NVIDIA breaks it down: Five Layers of the AI Cake 👉
futurumgroup.com/research-reports/five-layers-of-the-ai-cake/
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Five Layers of the AI Cake
Download Futurum’s market brief to explore the five-layer AI infrastructure framework and its implications for leaders.
https://futurumgroup.com/research-reports/five-layers-of-the-ai-cake/
2 months ago
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I've just published the first edition of Patience on AI, my new bi-weekly look at the most interesting things to have happened recently in enterprise AI. I hope you find it useful and if you do, please subscribe and tell all your friends
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Patience on AI | LinkedIn
No hype. No doom. Just analysis.
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/patience-on-ai-7450125640004964352/
3 months ago
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Great chat with Chintan Patel EMEA CTO at Cisco, on moving enterprise AI from experimentation to production. Key friction points: infrastructure not built for persistent agentic workloads, identity & access management for AI agents & sovereign AI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=40nP...
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The 2026 Tech Outlook: Moving from AI Hype to Reality
YouTube video by Cisco UKI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40nPqmwqGQw
4 months ago
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Big news from OpenAI today - here's my quick take
www.linkedin.com/posts/nickpa...
5 months ago
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While much of the narrative around US vs China AI approaches focuses on who has the most GPUs, the real battleground is shifting toward inference efficiency and value realization - quoted in here:
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/20/t...
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The Tech Download: China’s AI surge — real threat or hype?
Tech leaders are increasingly paying attention to AI developments in the country.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/20/tech-download-newsletter-china-ai-race.html
5 months ago
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New from me: AI Capex 2026: The $690B Infrastructure Sprint
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AI Capex 2026: The $690B Infrastructure Sprint
2026 AI capex plans of Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet as spending hits $700B. Will AI revenues justify this record infrastructure?
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/ai-capex-2026-the-690b-infrastructure-sprint/
5 months ago
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My report on the SpaceX-xAI deal:
futurumgroup.com/insights/spa...
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SpaceX Acquires xAI: Rockets, Starlink, and AI Under One Roof
SpaceX acquires xAI in $1.25 trillion deal combining rockets, Starlink, and AI. Analysis of the financial rationale and competitive landscape.
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/spacex-acquires-xai-rockets-starlink-and-ai-under-one-roof/
5 months ago
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Some quick thoughts on the SpaceX-xAI merger/acquisition:
www.linkedin.com/posts/nickpa...
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Some quick thoughts on the SpaceX-xAI merger/acquisition: SpaceX is profitable, while xAI is not. This deal aims to leverage SpaceX's resources to fund the AI race, where xAI entered late. Compet...
Some quick thoughts on the SpaceX-xAI merger/acquisition: SpaceX is profitable, while xAI is not. This deal aims to leverage SpaceX's resources to fund the AI race, where xAI entered late. Competing ...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nickpatience_some-quick-thoughts-on-the-spacex-xai-merger-activity-7424477655581859840-Dq-k
5 months ago
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Some of my thoughts on
#Moltbook
in this CNBC report by Kai Nicol-Schwarz Suffice to say I don't think it signals that we're approaching the singularity 🤔
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/02/s...
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Elon Musk has lauded the 'social media for AI agents' platform Moltbook as a bold step for AI. Others are skeptical
Elon Musk said the platform was the "very early stages of singularity" but others are more skeptical
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/02/social-media-for-ai-agents-moltbook.html
5 months ago
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The new investment from Nvidia was big news for CoreWeave yesterday for various reasons, not just the money, though that helped establish a baseline for its share price for sure. Here's my report on the significance of it:
futurumgroup.com/insights/nvi...
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NVIDIA and CoreWeave Team to Break Through Data Center Real Estate Bottlenecks
NVIDIA and CoreWeave AI Factories announce a $2B investment and 5GW plan amidst financing skepticism and massive power grid bottlenecks.
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/nvidia-and-coreweave-team-to-break-through-data-center-real-estate-bottlenecks/
6 months ago
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Big win for
#$CRWV
today, let alone the $2bn investment, having NVIDIA use its clout to help secure land & including its software included in NVIDIA reference architectures for 1st time
investors.coreweave.com/news/news-de...
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NVIDIA and CoreWeave Strengthen Collaboration to Accelerate Buildout of AI Factories
CoreWeave to Adopt NVIDIA CPU and Storage Platforms and Multiple NVIDIA Generations Expanded Relationship to Offer CoreWeave Software to Global CSPs and Enterprises NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) and CoreWeave...
https://investors.coreweave.com/news/news-details/2026/NVIDIA-and-CoreWeave-Strengthen-Collaboration-to-Accelerate-Buildout-of-AI-Factories/default.aspx
6 months ago
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My report on yesterday's launch of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud:
futurumgroup.com/insights/aws...
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AWS European Sovereign Cloud Debuts with Independent EU Infrastructure
AWS launches the European Sovereign Cloud in Germany, providing 90+ services in a separate environment to meet stringent EU data residency.
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/aws-european-sovereign-cloud-debuts-with-independent-eu-infrastructure/
6 months ago
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China has said it will investigate Meta's proposed acquisition of Manus, the Chinese-origin company that moved to Singapore in mid-2025. Some of my thoughts in this CNBC report about that it might mean
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/c...
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Meta faces China probe over acquisition of AI agent startup Manus
China to probe Meta's acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus to assess its compliance with export control laws.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/china-investigate-meta-acquisition-manus-export.html
6 months ago
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Kicking off the new year with what else? A podcast! New episode of @Utilizing_AI has dropped, with Brad Shimmin Stephen Foskett & me talking CES, Nvidia , Groq & Accenture's acquisition of the UK's Faculty. On Youtube & all podcast platforms
www.youtube.com/watch?v=chDD...
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NVIDIA Unveils Breakthrough AI Tech at CES 2026 | Utilizing AI Ep. 8
YouTube video by Utilizing AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chDD-k8sWlo
6 months ago
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I’ll be speaking at
#Predict2026
on January 15! Join me as I dive into AI's structural shifts & physical limits - a key topic in 2026 as we explore how
#AI
is powering an entire new economy. Register for free:
buff.ly/AQQFZdw
6 months ago
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I expect 2026 to be the year we start to see some prominent enterprise AI IPOs, notably OpenAI, Anthropic & Databricks. Tasmin Lockwood of CNBC Europe asked me my thought on the first two of those as well as SpaceX.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/s...
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The market expects Space X, OpenAI and Anthropic to go public this year — but is it willing to pay?
At current valuations, the companies could become some of the biggest in the world.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/space-x-openai-and-anthropic-could-ipo-this-year-but-is-it-willing-to-pay.html
6 months ago
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Check out our latest Utilizing AI podcast with Brad Shimmin,
@Stephen.Fosketts.net
& I discuss the announcements at AWS re:Invent, IBM's pickup of Confluent & NVIDIA's optimization of mixture-of-experts architectures for efficiency & scale
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7 months ago
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@NVIDIA's big open-source push: The new Nemotron-3 models + SchedMD (Slurm) acquisition. My new report breaks down the impact on AI/HPC and enterprise AI strategy.
futurumgroup.com/insights/nvi...
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NVIDIA Bolsters AI/HPC Ecosystem with Nemotron 3 Models and SchedMD Buy
NVIDIA establishes its dominance in AI and HPC ecosystems by launching Nemotron 3 open models and acquiring workload manager SchedMD.
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/nvidia-bolsters-ai-hpc-ecosystem-with-nemotron-3-models-and-schedmd-buy/
7 months ago
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I had an interesting chat with the folks from Qlik recently where we talked about building scalable AI-ready data architectures
youtu.be/Tw0LbrfiQ54?...
via @YouTube
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Open by Design: Building Scalable AI-Ready Data Architectures Without Lock-In
YouTube video by Six Five Media
https://youtu.be/Tw0LbrfiQ54?si=YlZ8Zuv777t3lyW3
7 months ago
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Some thoughts on the OpenAI & Deutsche Telekom deal in here:
www.fierce-network.com/cloud/openai...
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OpenAI deal could help DT unlock new AI revenue
DT just inked a deal with OpenAI to co-create internal and customer-facing AI productsDT is one of few operators taking a full stack approach but its strategy | Coupled with other recent announcements...
https://www.fierce-network.com/cloud/openai-deal-could-help-dt-unlock-new-ai-revenue
7 months ago
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I put together a short video looking back on the year in AI from the POV of the three US hyperscalers: AWS, Google Cloud & Microsoft Azure, reflecting on the different ways they're approaching the market & their points of differentiation. Hope you find it useful!
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The Great AI Hyperscaler Reset of 2025. 🤯 Who Took the Lead? Nick Patience, Vice President & Practice Lead, AI Platforms, The Futurum Group, breaks down the massive shift in strategy from Google… ...
The Great AI Hyperscaler Reset of 2025. 🤯 Who Took the Lead? Nick Patience, Vice President & Practice Lead, AI Platforms, The Futurum Group, breaks down the massive shift in strategy from Google, Micr...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thesixfive_the-great-ai-hyperscaler-reset-of-2025-activity-7404213861723193345-08wt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAABkRUBbVKNvQbQKlEbb4bor8aAOCf8mdY
7 months ago
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reposted by
Nick Patience
Utilizing Tech - Season 9: Utilizing Agentic AI
7 months ago
Unveiling Google Gemini Three: The Future of AI | Utilizing AI Podcast Ep. 5
@Stephen.Fosketts.net
@NickPatience.bsky.social
@BradShimmin.bsky.social
#UtilizingAI
#AI
#GoogleGemini3
#GenAI
#AIInfrastructure
Watch on YouTube:
youtu.be/i31aPdCpp-Y
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Unveiling Google Gemini Three: The Future of AI | Utilizing AI Podcast Ep. 5
Google’s Gemini Three signals a major shift in AI, moving from passive understanding to real, actionable intelligence. Stephen Foskett, Nick Patience, and Brad Shimmin break down the model’s new…
https://buff.ly/LtBDSR5
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My very quick thoughts on AWS re:Invent 2025
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7 months ago
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I'm enjoying recording these, just done another one in fact. Look for them every Wednesday on your podcast platform of choice
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8 months ago
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reposted by
Nick Patience
Utilizing Tech - Season 9: Utilizing Agentic AI
8 months ago
A Realistic Approach to Agentic AI with Nick Patience Listen here:
buff.ly/qTAKCAb
@TechFieldDay.com
@UtilizingTech.bsky.social
@Stephen.Fosketts.net
@FredericVanHaren.bsky.social
@NickPatience.bsky.social
#TheFuturumGroup
#UtilizingTech
#AgenticAI
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#AIAgents
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Utilizing Tech - The Podcast Series about New and Emerging Technologies • A podcast on Spotify for Creators
Utilizing Tech is a weekly podcast exploring practical technology in the modern enterprise. Each season spotlights an emerging area: three seasons on AI, plus dedicated seasons on CXL and Edge.…
https://buff.ly/qTAKCAb
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I've been following AI21 Labs for a few years & just got briefed on its Maestro agentic orchestration layer. It's got some interesting model-agnostic integration and validation methods. Read more here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/nickpa...
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AI21 Labs Aims to Fix AI Agents' Unreliability with Maestro – Report Summary | Nick Patience
Reliability will be a challenge for AI agents in complex enterprise automation. My new Futurum Intelligence report examines AI21 Labs’ Maestro, an orchestration layer designed to validate and manage m...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nickpatience_ai21-labs-aims-to-fix-ai-agents-unreliability-activity-7394680921750188032-Rs7_
8 months ago
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We launched our new Utilizing AI podcast today- the first episode can be found here with Stephen Foskett & me & new episodes drop every Wednesday at 11am ET
utilizingai.podbean.com
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Utilizing AI - A Futurum Group Podcast | The Futurum Group
<span>Welcome to Utilizing AI, the podcast about the application of artificial intelligence from The Futurum Group. This podcast features a variety of perspectives to discuss practical applications, u...
https://utilizingai.podbean.com/
8 months ago
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My thoughts on the OpenAI-AWS partnership:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Quick thoughts on the OpenAI - Amazon Web Services (AWS) $38bn, 7-year deal announced earlier today: This is further evidence of OpenAI multi-cloud strategy, adding AWS to a list of cloud… | Nick P...
Quick thoughts on the OpenAI - Amazon Web Services (AWS) $38bn, 7-year deal announced earlier today: This is further evidence of OpenAI multi-cloud strategy, adding AWS to a list of cloud providers...
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7391169213283053568/
8 months ago
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reposted by
Nick Patience
Financial Times
8 months ago
The seven-year deal, which takes OpenAI’s total recent commitments to close to $1.5tn, will allow OpenAI to make immediate use of AWS infrastructure to run its products, including ChatGPT.
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Had fun recording the first episode of Utilizing AI today, a new weekly podcast with
@stephen.fosketts.net
Look for it in your podcast platform of choice every Wednesday!
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9 months ago
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Tune in live to AI Field Day next week Oct 29-30. I'll be there myself on 30th
#AIFD7
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9 months ago
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Very proud to launch Futurum Signal: AI Cloud Platforms - our first evaluation of the key AI cloud vendors, revealing the market leaders and innovators. Deep dives in 9 market leaders & assessment of broader ecosystem. đź“„ Access the full report here:
futurumgroup.com/signal
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Futurum Signal
Futurum Signal delivers unmatched market insights through a blend of AI analysis, expert research, and up-to-the-minute data—including real customer reviews from G2. Get real-time evaluations on marke...
http://futurumgroup.com/signal
9 months ago
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Some of my thoughts on Deepseek's new model in this
@cnbc.com
report
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/w...
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China's DeepSeek launches next-gen AI model. Here's what makes it different
The Chinese artificial intelligence startup has now released DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, an experimental version of its current model DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/whats-new-in-deepseeks-latest-model-deepseek-v3point2-exp.html
10 months ago
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It's relentless: NVIDIA & OpenAI partnership including a $100bn investment in OpenAI as the systems are deployed. OpenAI free to date other people and it's going for it
nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/openai-...
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OpenAI and NVIDIA Announce Strategic Partnership to Deploy 10 Gigawatts of NVIDIA Systems
OpenAI and NVIDIA today announced a letter of intent for a landmark strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems for OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure to train and…
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/openai-and-nvidia-announce-strategic-partnership-to-deploy-10gw-of-nvidia-systems
10 months ago
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I had the privilege of attending NVIDIA’s event in London last night, at the end of a week of announcements from the company including, of course, the Intel deal. But last night was very much focused on the UK
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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I had the privilege of attending NVIDIA’s event in London last night, at the end of a week of announcements from the company including, of course, the Intel deal. But this was very much focused on… | ...
I had the privilege of attending NVIDIA’s event in London last night, at the end of a week of announcements from the company including, of course, the Intel deal. But this was very much focused on the...
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7374741953617342464/
10 months ago
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My take on what's been announced in the UK AI sector - correct as of yesterday, it's changing very quickly!
futurumgroup.com/insights/uk-...
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UK AI Sector Boosted by $40bn+ Investments from Microsoft, NVIDIA & Others
UK AI sector sees $40B investment from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and others to build Europe’s largest GPU hub, despite extensions of prior deals.
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/uk-ai-sector-boosted-by-40bn-investments-from-microsoft-nvidia-others/
10 months ago
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Some of my thoughts in here about Nscale & it's rapid ascent to become a strategic partner of NVIDIA, among other things
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/a...
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AI startup Nscale came out of nowhere and is blowing away Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Nscale has quickly become an important part of the U.K.'s bid to become a global AI player.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/ai-startup-nscale-from-uk-is-blowing-away-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang.html
10 months ago
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My thoughts on the ASML & MistralAI tie-up and what it might mean for European AI
futurumgroup.com/insights/is-...
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Is an ASML-Mistral Alliance the Blueprint for European AI?
ASML's €1.7B investment in Mistral AI is a strategic move to secure European AI market leadership and compete with US tech giants.
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/is-an-asml-mistral-alliance-the-blueprint-for-european-ai/
10 months ago
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Another half marathon, this time
#TheBigHalf
taking in some of the London Marathon course & some famous landmarks. Not pleased with the time tbh, heat & prep not ideal but great experience ahead of a winter's worth of training. Oh, and I got the boat home
10 months ago
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I was quoted by CNBC on OpenAI's plans in India. I mentioned their lower-cost ChatGPT is a "classic wedge strategy to capture a price-sensitive market." It will be fascinating to watch challenges like infrastructure and domestic competition unfold.
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/05/o...
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OpenAI is going big in India — here's everything the ChatGPT developer is up to
OpenAI is looking to expand its infrastructure and hiring in India after CEO Sam Altman visited the country this year.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/05/openai-in-india-what-the-chatgpt-maker-is-doing-in-the-country.html
10 months ago
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Some of my thoughts on Anthropic's recent $13bn fundraising and the circular nature of revenue generation in this TechTarget report
www.techtarget.com/searchenterp...
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Anthropic announces $13B fundraise, $183B valuation | TechTarget
Anthropic's new $13B fundraising round shows investors' continued confidence in the AI vendor.
https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/news/366630358/Anthropic-announces-13B-fundraise-183B-valuation
11 months ago
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Great to be back on Schwab Network again last night, talking about Palantir. They asked about the stock's recent weakness after such a strong 2025 performance. My quote that drove the headline was "I don’t think it’s as much of a game changer as perhaps it likes to portray"...
11 months ago
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