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4 Feb 2025

As Facebook turns 21, here's a look at the growth of $10k in $META since its IPO in May 2012.

As a reminder, this stock saw a 76% drawdown from late 2021 to late 2022. It has rallied nearly 700% since its 2022 low. source : bespoke

3 Feb 2025

The DeepSeek selloff was followed by the biggest tech inflows in four months

source : DeutscheBank

31 Jan 2025

OpenAI is in early talks to raise a large funding round at a $340 billion valuation,

more than doubling what it was worth in October, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

31 Jan 2025

GAME CHANGER ? APPLE QUIETLY ADDS STARLINK TO IPHONES IN iOS 18.3

Apple just opened iPhone doors to Starlink's satellite network, giving users an alternative to their Globalstar service for off-grid communication. The key difference? No more pointing your phone at the sky - Starlink works right from your pocket. T-Mobile to beta testers: "You can now stay connected with texting via satellite from virtually anywhere" While it's text-only for now, SpaceX and T-Mobile plan to add voice calls and data in the future. The race for space-based cellular just got interesting. Source: Bloomberg thru Mario Nawfal on X

29 Jan 2025

DeepSeek has apparently spent over $500 million on $NVDA chips despite low-cost AI claim,

Source: SemiAnalysis via @FT

29 Jan 2025

Overweight technology is a crowded trade.

"Goldman Sachs: Most of our clients expect Technology to outperform in 2025" Source: Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT, MBA

29 Jan 2025

BREAKING 🚨: Chinese tech stocks are underperforming US Tech Stocks by the largest margin in history

Can it last? Source: Barchart

28 Jan 2025

Is it DeepSeek or $USDJPY?

… a reminder that Tech’s relative performance peaked all the way back in July when Yen first strengthened. USDJPY < 155 today is important - perhaps more so than the unknowable impact of China AI Model. @StrategasRP

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