US innovates, China replicates, EU regulates

US innovates, China replicates, EU regulates

There is no doubt, the event of these days is the shocking announcement of the launch of DeepSeek, the low-cost Chinese competitor to OpenAI, if only for the turmoil created in the stock markets, dragged down by NVIDIA’s sudden drop. Much has been written about...
Meme(ntum) Audere Semper

Meme(ntum) Audere Semper

The launch of Trump’s meme coin (immediately followed by that of his wife, supported by all their children) has, of course, gained wide resonance: a corollary to support the inauguration event, which – as expected – received evident media overexposure.Instead of...
“Voluntary” Green (Products) Markets

“Voluntary” Green (Products) Markets

The recent disastrous fires, which occurred a week ago in California, provide us with the opportunity to discuss climate change and the remedies that finance can offer to address it. Lombard Odier, in a recent report, declares that these fires are no longer manageable...
Direct Indexing

Direct Indexing

Today’s FT reports an article that neither surprises nor amazes, except for the fact that it highlights a new record—and usually, a new record is always noteworthy. We are referring to the capital outflow from the active fund (or mutual fund) industry, which...
“WILLOW”: The new Google quantum chip

“WILLOW”: The new Google quantum chip

On December 9th, the Google Quantum AI Lab, a research consortium on quantum computing that includes Google Research, NASA, and other institutions, announced the creation of Willow, a new chip that promises to exponentially reduce quantum error as the number of qubits...