Monday Morning Moan - how the AI valuation debate is missing the point about the boundary problem

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Is the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ a myth? The real cost of AI-built software

Before replacing SaaS subscriptions with internally built AI software, executives should evaluate the full lifecycle cost of ownership rather than focusing on development cost alone. The key question is not whether the organisation can build a tool, but whether it has the capacity and resilience to maintain, secure, and continuously

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Samsung heads for an 18-fold profit jump as AI memory demand runs hot

Analysts expect around 86 trillion won in second-quarter operating profit, a third straight record, as DRAM and NAND prices climb. Samsung Electronics is on course for one of the strangest earnings comparisons in its history. Analysts expect the company to report second-quarter operating profit of around 86 trillion won, roughly

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The UN says AI is moving faster than the rules, and it has a report to prove it

The United Nations has put a number of its concerns about artificial intelligence into a single document, and the headline finding is not subtle. AI capabilities, the organisation says, are accelerating faster than any government’s ability to understand, test, or regulate them. The warning arrives as delegates gather in

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Shampoo and cookies get an AI makeover as consumer giants rewire their labs

The AI story has mostly been told through chips, data centres, and the companies building the models. It is now being told through the shampoo aisle. The world’s largest makers of everyday goods, the businesses behind the bottles and packets in most kitchens and bathrooms, say they are using

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Is the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ a myth? The real cost of AI-built software

Samsung heads for an 18-fold profit jump as AI memory demand runs hot

The UN says AI is moving faster than the rules, and it has a report to prove it

Shampoo and cookies get an AI makeover as consumer giants rewire their labs