IRBO News and Press, iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence From 05/02/24

2024-05-02 15:54:00 ET Summary Artificial intelligence is a nebulous concept that carries different meanings for different people. In the most basic form, it mimics human intelligence and decision-making by processing and categorizing data to respond to a prompt. With the rise and...

2024-05-02 08:36:00 ET Summary In phase one, large-language models processing galaxies of data in the “cloud” gave birth to astounding technologies such as ChatGPT and Sora. Now comes phase two: a new era in which AI moves from the cloud to the “edge,” ...

2024-04-30 11:21:37 ET BlackRock argued on Tuesday that the artificial intelligence trend continues to look strong, as markets push ahead into the remainder of 2024 and beyond.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: BlackRock stays bullish on AI b...

2024-04-30 07:35:00 ET Summary In any election year, change is on the horizon, but in this uncertain world, the one thing that remains certain is that companies and their underlying earnings will determine the fate of individual stocks. The AI race continues to sort winners from l...

2024-04-25 16:15:00 ET Summary The current generative AI boom is driven by a spectacular increase in the capacity of microchips. A web of servers can perform calculations on these extremely large datasets. We discuss the spectacular innovations giving rise to Nvidia as a leadi...

2024-04-25 15:50:00 ET Summary Alternative data points to a continued slow pace of normalization in services inflation that could keep interest rates higher for longer. The persistence of themes like AI has contributed both to high equity index concentration and strong performance...

2024-04-25 15:15:00 ET Summary The first quarter was a more favorable environment for active managers in U.S. Large Cap, U.S. Small Cap, Emerging Markets, the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, Long/Short and Global Real Estate, while being more challenging for Global, Global ex-U.S., Jap...

2024-04-25 13:15:00 ET Summary Large technology firms are investing a lot to become AI services leaders. They are active across the AI value chain and will likely work to make their foundational model an industry standard. We expect that many sector-specific AI solutions will emer...

2024-04-25 08:00:00 ET Summary As the Magnificent Seven falter, what could that mean for broader markets? As the rally in tech stocks run its course? Why the U.S. and Canada are on different paths when it comes to rates. ... Read the full article on Seeking...

2024-04-24 09:55:00 ET Summary Hard economic data is likely past its trough, and should continue to accelerate as we progress through 2024. We are still in the early stages of the next expansionary phase in the business cycle. The lead indicators of the business cycle suggest we s...