Recent content by Bob O'Donnell

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<h5><strong>The big picture:</strong> MediaTek, a native Taiwanese company, is the least known of all the major semiconductor vendors that presented at Computex 2024, but like the country itself, their influence is significantly larger than it may first appear. As the top provider of chips for...

<h5><strong>In a nutshell:</strong> The third keynote in the series of Computex CEO speeches was delivered by Arm's Rene Haas, along with Chris Bergey, the SVP and GM of the Client Business at the company. Their keynote provided some historical context on the role that Arm has played in the...

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> In an era of impressive innovation and intense competition in the semiconductor market, it's fascinating to observe how the major players have refined their strategies and messaging at this year's Computex show. Both in relation to major trends like generative AI...

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> If there was any doubt whether the AI PC phenomenon was real, this year's string of CEO keynotes at Computex has put that issue to rest. Not only have Copilot+ PCs been a key element of every presentation, but the buzz and discussion around them have highlighted...

<h5><strong>Why it matters:</strong> AMD is in the unique position of being the primary competitor to Nvidia on GPUs – for both PCs and AI acceleration – and to Intel for CPUs – both for servers and PCs – so their efforts are getting more attention than they ever have. And with that, the...

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<h5><strong>Forward-looking:</strong> Remember when we thought Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant were going to be really helpful? Yeah, me too. Fast forward about ten years to today, and we're starting to see some much more impressive demos of just how far digital assistants have progressed. The...

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<h5><strong>Forward-looking:</strong> Companies like Google and Microsoft have been scrambling to integrate as many GenAI features into their productivity suites as soon possible. Case in point, this week at Google's Cloud Next event, the company was ready to unveil a huge range of new AI...

<h5><strong>Forward-looking:</strong> Using generative AI to create large chunks of text is certainly interesting, but there's something particularly compelling about entirely new images generated from a simple text prompt. It's not surprising then that GenAI graphics tools have been a source of...

<h5><strong>Something to look forward to:</strong> One of the largest and most important changes happening to the automotive business is the move to the idea of a software-defined vehicle (SDV). But as exciting as the shift may be, it's also proven to be very problematic. Because of the nature...

<h5><strong>Editor's take:</strong> There is little doubt that many people in the tech industry are excited about the potential that Generative AI offers to our work and personal lives. As enthralling as those opportunities may be, however, there are two essential but little understood...

<p>In advance of Intel's first event dedicated to their Foundry business, I had the opportunity to sit down <a href="https://www.techspot.com/article/2807-interview-with-intel-ceo/">one-on-one with CEO Pat Gelsinger</a> and talk about the company's strategic goals.</p> <p><a...

<h5><strong>Something to look forward to:</strong> Now that we're into year 2 of the GenAI phenomenon, it's time to start digging into the second and third order implications of what this revolution may actually bring about. One question that's kept evolving over the past year is the potential...