Hive is a startup that just announced a €12M Series A to transform cloud data storage with a secure and sustainable distributed cloud. I examine whether their strategy is sound enough to survive or even go up against the likes of Dropbox.

Epic Games is trying to change the game it is playing to keep Apple from winning all the time. But in this week's newsletter, I talk about how it's tactics are likely to fall short and how Apple will keep winning

Microsoft’s CEO took the stand, blaming Google for Bing’s stunted growth. Yet, a closer look at Bing’s history unveils Microsoft’s own muddled vision and missed opportunities. So, does Microsoft truly have a case, or is this just crocodile tears?

Google vs. DoJ - the high stake drama with allegations of monopolistic practices and anti-competitive tactics. This is the round 1 where both parties will check either other out. The real fight will be with the second lawsuit.

Zoom, once a pandemic hero, now faces again scrutiny for its planned use of data for AI training. Is the company trying to be transparent or hiding behind the legal language?

AI is often portrayed as the destroyer of our civilization, but the real problems run much deeper.

Artificial intelligence has become a lucrative industry, driving up valuations for companies like Nvidia, which is on the verge of reaching a trillion-dollar valuation. Nvidia's success stems from its graphics processors that excel in image processing, particularly for video games. However, the real point lies in the proverbial "sell shovels" concept, where other companies, like chip manufacturer ASML, profit by supplying the essential tools to the chip industry. Understanding this dynamic is crucial for startups, businesses, and investors alike.

We should pause any development of AI for the next 6 months. That's the message from the Future of Life Institute, which published an open letter which subsequently was signed by about 1,700+ people by the time I started writing this article. Another race of the righteous.

Microsoft is always coming from behind where it feels its competitive advantage or almost monopoly is threatened. That happened with browsers, that happened with search, that happened with cloud. Now that all Microsoft products are in the cloud, it is trying to integrate everything together - Office365 with search and with ChatGPT - to compete with Google.

It’s rare to expect anything exciting to come from government agencies. But, on occasion, you might get pleasantly surprised. On January 26, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0).