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Qualcomm Expands Data Center Push With $2.4 Billion Alphawave Acquisition
June 16, 2025

Qualcomm Expands Data Center Push With $2.4 Billion Alphawave Acquisition

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Qualcomm’s $2.4 billion Alphawave deal and how it expands AI data center capabilities with high-speed connectivity IP....
Dell’s Pro Max Plus Laptop Broadens Local AI Development Opportunity
May 29, 2025

Dell’s Pro Max Plus Laptop Broadens Local AI Development Opportunity

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Dell’s Pro Max Plus mobile workstation and its enterprise-grade NPU powering on-device AI development without cloud reliance....
How Intel’s 13-TOPS NPU Might Find Purpose in a World of Copilot+ PCs
April 11, 2025

How Intel’s 13-TOPS NPU Might Find Purpose in a World of Copilot+ PCs

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on Intel’s AI-driven gaming features in the Core Ultra 200HX processors, spotlighting real-world performance gains and the limitations of...
Qualcomm Launches New Elite Snapdragon Automotive Platforms Powered by Custom Oryon CPU
October 24, 2024

Qualcomm Launches New Elite Snapdragon Automotive Platforms Powered by Custom Oryon CPU

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, provides an overview of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite flagship tier automotive SOCs, including gen-over-gen performance improvements, the...
Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon 8 Elite: Android’s Smartest Flagship Tier Mobile SOC
October 24, 2024

Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon 8 Elite: Android’s Smartest Flagship Tier Mobile SOC

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, provides an overview of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship tier mobile SOC, including gen-over-gen performance improvements, the role that Qualcomm’s new...
Microsoft Expands Commercial Copilot+ Roster with 5G-Capable Surface Laptops
September 17, 2024

Microsoft Expands Commercial Copilot+ Roster with 5G-Capable Surface Laptops

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, provides an overview of Microsoft’s latest Surface Copilot+ PC announcements aimed at the commercial PC segments, and why 5G integration makes more...
New Snapdragon X Plus 8-core AI PC Processor Punches Above Its Weight
September 17, 2024

New Snapdragon X Plus 8-core AI PC Processor Punches Above Its Weight

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, discusses why Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Plus 8-core AI PC processor, unveiled at IFA Berlin, could be the scale and adoption accelerator...
Lenovo Picks Up Copilot+ Momentum with New Consumer PC Releases
September 17, 2024

Lenovo Picks Up Copilot+ Momentum with New Consumer PC Releases

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, highlights Lenovo’s new consumer Copilot+ AI PC launches at the IFA show in Berlin, which for the first time includes processors from...
New Professional Copilot+ PCs Launch at Lenovo Innovation World 2024
September 13, 2024

New Professional Copilot+ PCs Launch at Lenovo Innovation World 2024

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, highlights Lenovo’s new commercial Copilot+ AI PC launch at the IFA show in Berlin, which for the first time include processors from...
Does Intel Entering the Copilot+ PC Ecosystem Late Really Matter
September 10, 2024

Does Intel Entering the Copilot+ PC Ecosystem Late Really Matter?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares his insights on whether or not Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra processors entering the Windows 11 Copilot+ AI PC market a...
Intel Sticks the Lunar Lake Core Ultra Landing as the AI PC Race Heats Up
September 5, 2024

Intel Sticks the Lunar Lake Core Ultra Landing as the AI PC Race Heats Up

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, digs into Intel’s Lunar Lake Core Ultra announcement just ahead of IFA in Berlin, and explains the importance for Intel to get...
AI Chipsets in Context: Good and Bad News for Vendors
August 9, 2024

AI Chipsets in Context: Good and Bad News for Vendors

Dr. Bob Sutor of The Futurum Group examines recent good and bad news for several leading vendors of AI chipsets for cloud and data center applications, including Intel Corporation, NVIDIA,...

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