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Nvidia’s Profit Soars, Underscoring Its Dominance In Chips For Artificial Intelligence

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3 weeks ago

2024-05-23

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SAN FRANCISCO — Due to its dominance in chipmaking, which has made it a symbol of the artificial intelligence boom, Nvidia on Wednesday far exceeded Wall Street expectations for profit.

Net income rose more than sevenfold compared to a year earlier, jumping to $14.88 billion in the first quarter that ended April 28 from $2.04 billion a year earlier. Revenue more than tripled, rising to $26.04 billion from $7.19 billion in the previous year.

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Nvidia’s Profit Soars, Underscoring Its Dominance In Chips For Artificial Intelligence

“The next industrial revolution has begun,” CEO Jensen Huang declared on a conference call with analysts. Huang predicted that the companies snapping up Nvidia chips will use them to build a new type of data center he called “AI factories” designed to produce “a new commodity—artificial intelligence.”

Huang added that training AI models is becoming faster as they learn to become “multimodal”—that is, capable of understanding text, speech, images, video and 3-D data—and also “to reason and plan.”

According to FactSet, the company reported earnings per share—adjusted to exclude one-time items—of $6.12, well above the $5.60 that Wall Street analysts had expected. It also announced a 10-for-1 stock split, which it noted would make its shares more accessible to employees and investors.

And it increased its dividend to 10 cents a share from 4 cents.

Shares in Nvidia Corp. rose 6% in after-hours trading to $1,006.89. The stock has risen more than 200% in the past year.

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Nvidia’s Profit Soars, Underscoring Its Dominance In Chips For Artificial Intelligence

The company, based in Santa Clara, California, carved out an early lead in the hardware and software needed to tailor its technology to AI applications, partly because founder and CEO Jensen Huang began to nudge the company into what was then seen as a still half-baked technology more than a decade ago. It also makes chips for gaming and cars.

The company now boasts Wall Street’s third-highest market value, behind only Microsoft and Apple.

“Nvidia defies gravity again,” Jacob Bourne, an analyst with Emarketer, said of the quarterly report. While many tech companies are eager to reduce their dependence on Nvidia, which has achieved hardware dominance in AI rivaling that of earlier computing pioneers such as Intel Corp., “they’re not quite there yet,” he added.

Demand for generative AI systems that can compose documents, make images and serve as increasingly lifelike personal assistants has fueled astronomical sales of Nvidia’s specialized AI chips over the past year. Tech giants Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have all signaled that they will need to spend more on the chips and data centers needed to train and operate their AI systems in the coming months.

What happens after that could be another matter. Some analysts believe the breakneck race to build those huge data centers will eventually peak, potentially spelling trouble for Nvidia in the aftermath.

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Nvidia’s Profit Soars, Underscoring Its Dominance In Chips For Artificial Intelligence

“The biggest question that remains is how long this runway is,” Third Bridge analyst Lucas Keh wrote in a research note. He noted that AI workloads in the cloud will eventually shift from training to inference or the more everyday task of processing fresh data using already trained AI systems. And inference doesn’t require the level of power provided by Nvidia’s expensive top-of-the-line chips, which will open up market opportunities for chipmakers offering less powerful, but also less costly, alternatives.

When that happens, Keh wrote, “Nvidia’s dominant market share position will be tested.”

SOURCE – (AP)

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Aegis Space Law Helps Startups With Free Online Space Regulatory Calculator

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2 weeks ago

2024-06-04

Geoff Thomas

Space Regulatory Calculator: Aegis Space Law

Aegis Space Law is providing a free online Space Regulatory Calculator to help US businesses negotiate the complex regulatory landscape.

The Space Regulatory Calculator, which was unveiled on June 4, is intended to assist early-stage space companies in complying with space-related regulations issued by the Commerce Department, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the State Department.

“Aegis works with a lot of space startups,” Bailey Reichelt, Aegis Space Law’s partner and co-founder, told SpaceNews via email. “The common denominator is that they don’t consider regulations as something to plan for until they have the engineering and financing in place. Unfortunately, regulatory timelines can be significantly longer than other timelines.”

Reichelt, who developed the Space Regulatory Calculator with Aegis colleague Will Lewis, advises founders to consider regulatory permission as soon as they start designing space technology and seeking funds “to maximize the chances of that business succeeding.”
Costly mistakes

Failure to address regulations early in the planning process might result in costly and time-consuming mistakes. For example, a satellite company may choose a foreign antenna array based on its cost and ground-station compatibility, unaware that the operating frequency would entail “a lengthy and expensive regulatory burden,” Reichelt said.

Furthermore, federal acquisition regulations governing current contracts may prohibit the use of foreign-sourced components.

“This kind of setback happens all the time when you have no idea what regulations apply to you,” Reichelt stated.
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Traditionally, space corporations used attorneys to identify which restrictions related to their operations. Many new space enterprises cannot afford “the sophisticated legal advice required to navigate this many agencies,” Reichelt stated.

“This leaves companies vulnerable to missteps that can cost time and money.” Mistakes in regulatory compliance can potentially jeopardize the firm’s or mission’s viability, she said.

It is “entirely unreasonable for a company with no cash flow to spend tens of thousands of dollars on lawyers before they even have paid employees,” Reichelt stated.

“If we want the space industry to prosper, and the United States’ technological sector to continue leading innovation globally, we must lower legal and regulatory hurdles across the board.

The Space Law Calculator is intended to assist entrepreneurs in determining what kind of licenses and permissions they will require, how long the approval process will typically take, and what costs they will incur to assure regulatory compliance.

“A small business looking to launch its first satellite, for example, would see, among other things, that it may need to plan at least two years in advance to ensure required licenses are obtained prior to launch,” according to the announcement.

Aegis attorneys want to update the Space Regulatory Calculator when regulations change.

Attorneys from Aegis Space Law in Washington contributed to the formation of the nonprofit Association of Commercial Space Professionals. Additionally, Aegis attorneys teach at the Association’s Space Regulatory Bootcamp.

By Debra Werner

Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She… More by Debra Werner

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Jennifer Lopez Cancels Summer Tour: ‘I Am Completely Heartsick And Devastated’

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2 weeks ago

2024-06-01

Kiara Grace

NEW YORK — The Associated Press was informed by Live Nation executives that Jennifer Lopez has canceled her 2024 North American tour.

They said, “Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family, and close friends.”

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Jennifer Lopez Cancels Summer Tour: ‘I Am Completely Heartsick And Devastated’

In support of her first solo album in ten years, “This Is Me… Now,” and its accompanying film, she was scheduled to embark on her first tour in five years.

The tour was supposed to begin in Orlando, Florida on June 26 and end in Houston on August 31.

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Jennifer Lopez Cancels Summer Tour: ‘I Am Completely Heartsick And Devastated’

Those who bought tickets through Ticketmaster will receive an immediate refund, according to a statement from Live Nation.

On her OntheJLo website and newsletter, Lopez addressed the fans with the following statement: “I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down.” Please understand that if I didn’t think this was absolutely necessary, I wouldn’t have done it.

“I swear I’ll make it up to you and we’ll all be together again,” she said. You all have my undying love until the next occasion.

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Jennifer Lopez Cancels Summer Tour: ‘I Am Completely Heartsick And Devastated’

Her successful album “This Is Me… Then” was released twenty years ago, and this year, she released “This Is Me… Now.” According to Lopez, the new record is a “miracle” and “a second chance,” as she told the AP. And I wish I could freeze this instant in time the same way that album did.

SOURCE – (AP)

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Jason Aldean Will Honor Toby Keith With A Performance At The 2024 ACM Awards

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1 month ago

2024-05-14

Kiara Grace

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The time has arrived to lift the red Solo cup. Jason Aldean will honor the late Toby Keith at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards.

The 59th ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will be held Thursday at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas.

Keith has won 14 ACM Awards in his career, including the title of Entertainer of the Year twice. He died in February at the age of 62 after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.

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Jason Aldean Will Honor Toby Keith With A Performance At The 2024 ACM Awards

“I’ve been a fan of his since the beginning, and his songs are some of the first songs I played back in clubs early in my career, including the one I’ll be performing on the show,” Aldean stated. “I was fortunate to share the stage with Toby in Oklahoma last year, and it means a lot to commemorate him and properly appreciate his great career and legacy. He was one of a kind.

ACM CEO Damon Whiteside said it made sense for Aldean, the most recent artist of the decade, to honor Keith.

“The popularity, influence, and love for Toby Keith has been infinite since his passing earlier this year,” Whiteside said, adding that the academy was looking forward to meeting Keith’s family.Luke Combs leads the 2024 nominees with eight nods. For the fifth year in a row, he is nominated for both Male Artist and Entertainer of the Year.

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Jason Aldean Will Honor Toby Keith With A Performance At The 2024 ACM Awards

Megan Moroney and Morgan Wallen are next with six each, followed by Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson, who all have five.

Kane Brown, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Post Malone, Parker McCollum, McEntire, Wilson, and Stapleton will all perform during the telecast. Fans can also expect unusual collaborations, such as Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, and Nate Smith and Avril Lavigne.