Clouted is a Silicon Valley-based startup founded in 2023 to automate the opaque process of turning ordinary videos into viral short-form content. At its core, Clouted deploys machine-learning models to generate, test, and iterate on hundreds of 30–90 second clips from a single source …
A tale of two fintechs: why travel payments are the next frontier
The global electric-vehicle market is bifurcating along a K-shaped trajectory—with the left leg plunging downward in America while most of the world accelerates upward. In 2025, EV registrations in China rose by 31% year-on-year, propelled by state-backed price cuts and a 20% expansion in …
IBM secures $1 billion, GlobalFoundries receives $375 million, and D-Wave, Rigetti and IonQ join a widening federal commitment to quantum supremacy — sending the entire sector sharply higher$IBM $GFS $IONQ $QBTS $RGTIKey Highlights$2bn federal quantum package announced— Trump Administration takesEquitystakes in return, per WSJIBM …
US weekly jobless claims dropped to 209,000 for the week ending May 16, beating forecasts and signalling labour market stability despite war-linkedInflationand high-profile tech layoffs.Key HighlightsSeasonally adjusted initial claims fell 3,000 to 209,000 for the week ending May 16, below economist forecasts of 210,000.The …
Industrial metals are telling sharply different stories in 2026. Tin has surged 64% over the past twelve months while steel barely moved. Copper holds near cycle highs, aluminum absorbs a geopoliticalSupplyshock, and zinc tracks theCreditcycle in real time. Here is what the divergence meansKey …
S&P Global's May 2026 flash survey shows USManufacturing PMIat a four-year high, but surging input costs and weakeningDemandsignal fragile underlying growthKey HighlightsS&P Global's flash manufacturing PMI climbed to 55.3 in May, a four-year peak, beating economist forecasts of 53.8.Input priceindexjumped to 79.5, the highest …
A Quarter That Exceeded Expectations
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has publicly dismissed concerns surrounding a potential "AI bubble," arguing that the current surge in investment, even if speculative, is ultimately beneficial. Speaking on CNBC, Bezos posited that the significant capital flowing into the artificial intelligence sector will …
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) finds itself at a critical juncture, with many analysts and investors eyeing a potential $1,000 stock price. This ambitious target is not merely speculative; it is underpinned by a confluence of strategic developments, most notably its positioning within …