by Karl Freund | Feb 26, 2026 | Video
Silicon Futures is a neXt Curve reThink Podcast series on AI and semiconductor tech and the industry topics that matter. In this episode, Leonard, Karl and Jim talk about some of the top headlines from February of 2026. ➡️ NVIDIA’s earnings results for Q4 FY26...
by Karl Freund | Feb 24, 2026 | In the News
The AI hardware market looks a lot different today than it did yesterday, thanks to the introduction of the Taalas Hardcore AI architecture. Founded two and a half years ago, Taalas has developed a platform for transforming any AI model into custom silicon, hardening...
by Karl Freund | Nov 25, 2025 | In the News
The AI sphere is abuzz lately with news and rumors that the latest Google TPU, Ironwood, is powering the Gemini3 model, outpacing OpenAI on many metrics including intelligence and performance. Now, The Information, echoed by Bloomberg and CNBC, is reporting that...
by Karl Freund | Jul 10, 2025 | In the News
The AI world continues to evolve rapidly, especially since the introduction of DeepSeek and its followers. Many have concluded that enterprises don’t really need the large, expensive AI models touted by OpenAI, Meta, and Google, and are focusing instead on...
by Karl Freund | Apr 29, 2025 | In the News
Meta held its first-ever event for AI developers, LlamaCon, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, where it announced that it was ready to compete with ChatGPT from OpenAI, as well as Google, AWS, and AI-as-a-service startups. This is really a big deal for Meta...