Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Pockets of strength in US Tech Friday with Coreweave, SMCI, Micron up with semi-caps generally lower after ASML nos.</li>
<li>Potential replacements for a NTT Data NKY deletion should continue to find a bid.</li>
<li>JP retailers J-Front and Matsuya squeezed sharply Friday after social media post highlights activist involvement.</li>
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Pockets of strength in US Tech Friday with Coreweave, SMCI, Micron up with semi-caps generally lower after ASML nos.
Potential replacements for a NTT Data NKY deletion should continue to find a bid.
JP retailers J-Front and Matsuya squeezed sharply Friday after social media post highlights activist involvement.


Japan Morning Connection: Markets Uncertain to Start the Week After Moody's US Downgrade

Podcast by CEO, Norges Bank Investment Management, In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen

In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen

Podcast by CEO, Norges Bank Investment Management

The CEO of the largest single investor in the world, Norges Bank Investment Management, interviews leaders of some of the largest companies in the world. You will get to know the leader, their strategy, leadership principles, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See https://www.acast.com/privacy-policy for more information.

Equity Bottom-Up

Alphabet Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides web-based search, advertisements, maps, software applications, mobile operating systems, consumer content, enterprise solutions, commerce, and hardware products.

<ul><li>Google's full stack approach to AI, led by Nobel Prize winner Demis Asabas, includes talent, models, platforms, and chips</li><li>Generative AI is being used to enhance search and enterprise solutions, providing monetization opportunities</li><li>Google prioritizes quality and safety in AI development, ensuring no margin for error in critical situations like medical queries</li></ul><p><em>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.</em></p>

Google's full stack approach to AI, led by Nobel Prize winner Demis Asabas, includes talent, models, platforms, and chipsGenerative AI is being used to enhance search and enterprise solutions, providing monetization opportunitiesGoogle prioritizes quality and safety in AI development, ensuring no margin for error in critical situations like medical queriesThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Alphabet President and CIO: Advancing AI, Quantum Computing, and Self-Driving Cars

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Force Mos Technology Co., Ltd. designs and manufactures semiconductor products. The Company produces analog integrated circuits, metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors, bipolar transistors, and other products. Force Mos Technology markets its products throughout Taiwan.

<ul><li>China smartphone market in 4Q 2024 expected to see growth, intensifying competition among top brands.</li><li>GlobalWafers remains stable despite uncertainty around US CHIPS Act funding.</li><li>Yageo surprises with Shibaura Electronics takeover bid, Foxconn proposes partnership with Nissan, Forces Mos wins patent case against Asus.</li></ul>

China smartphone market in 4Q 2024 expected to see growth, intensifying competition among top brands.GlobalWafers remains stable despite uncertainty around US CHIPS Act funding.Yageo surprises with Shibaura Electronics takeover bid, Foxconn proposes partnership with Nissan, Forces Mos wins patent case against Asus.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (15-Feb-2025): China smartphone market, 4Q '24

Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

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<li>Quantum computing's outlook is like Schrödinger’s cat: a varying mix of potential and challenges, with each breakthrough or setback collapsing possibilities and probabilities into a new, uncertain reality.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alphabet-inc-cl-c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11369:1" rel="noopener">Alphabet (GOOG US)</a>'s  "quantum supremacy" milestone shows quantum computing's transformative potential, but unresolved challenges despite decades of effort risks confining it to niche applications, limiting its broader impact.  </li>
<li>Among pure-plays <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ionq-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36838:1" rel="noopener">IonQ (IONQ US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/d-wave-quantum-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:37745:1" rel="noopener">D-Wave Quantum (QBTS US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rigetti-computing-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:37755:1" rel="noopener">Rigetti Computing (RGTI US)</a> stand out. IonQ's focus on high-fidelity, cloud and practical applications positions it particularly well.</li>
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Quantum computing's outlook is like Schrödinger’s cat: a varying mix of potential and challenges, with each breakthrough or setback collapsing possibilities and probabilities into a new, uncertain reality.

Alphabet (GOOG US)'s  "quantum supremacy" milestone shows quantum computing's transformative potential, but unresolved challenges despite decades of effort risks confining it to niche applications, limiting its broader impact.  
Among pure-plays IonQ (IONQ US) , D-Wave Quantum (QBTS US) , Rigetti Computing (RGTI US) stand out. IonQ's focus on high-fidelity, cloud and practical applications positions it particularly well.


Quantum Computing – The Future That’s Loading… and Not Loading

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

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<li>This is the claim made by an analyst covering IonQ after Jensen's comments at CES 2025 last week, which tanked share prices of the top four QC proponents</li>
<li>The CEO's of both D-Wave and IonQ responded rapidly with press releases refuting his claims and sharing updated, positive news wrt their financials</li>
<li>What exactly did he say that caused such a response, is he correct or is QC going to eat NVIDIA's lunch? </li>
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This is the claim made by an analyst covering IonQ after Jensen's comments at CES 2025 last week, which tanked share prices of the top four QC proponents
The CEO's of both D-Wave and IonQ responded rapidly with press releases refuting his claims and sharing updated, positive news wrt their financials
What exactly did he say that caused such a response, is he correct or is QC going to eat NVIDIA's lunch? 


Is Quantum Computing An Existential Threat To NVIDIA?

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