Media Coverage

BBC News Online: Following the news that Meta is offering Open AI employees $100m signing bonuses to boost its AI business, Principal Analyst Indranil Bandyopadhyay details how, with investment in AI running at extraordinary levels, talent acquisition is a “high-risk, high-reward gamble.” Read the full article here. Read more from Indranil here.

CNN: Senior Analyst Octavio Garcia Granados discusses the growing trend of celebrity mobile phone networks, revealing that these mobile plans are often more expensive than mainstream carriers, despite compelling promotions. Read the full article here. Read more from Octavio here.

The Guardian: Following the opening keynote at Apple’s WWDC event, VP, Principal Analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee points out that the silence on Siri was ‘deafening’ and that whilst the company continue to tweak its Apple Intelligence features, an intuitive, interactive AI experience is still missing. Read the full article here. Read more from Dipanjan here.

The Business Times: Senior Analyst Alvin Nguyen highlights how the surge in AI demand is driving semiconductor equipment sales to record highs, with global firms increasingly investing in both high-end and low-power AI chips. Nguyen adds though that the uncertainty created by tariffs is causing delays in investment decisions by some semiconductor players. Read the full article here. Read more from [...]

Business Insider: Following Nvidia’s recent successful earnings, Senior Analyst Alvin Nguyen explains why token growth is not a perfect metric, but it is the closest to a standard without needing data and analytics. Read the full article here. Read more from Alvin here.

CNBC: In an article about Intel CEO’s Lip-Bu Tan’s two months of running Intel, Senior Analyst Alvin Nguyen is interviewed about how the company’s foundry business operates with “a level of investment that is tough to stomach.” Read the full article here. Read more from Alvin here.

CNN: VP, Principal Analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee describes how making iPhones in the US would upend the way Apple builds its most lucrative product, including having to raise prices or make design changes for the device. Read the full article here. Read more from Dipanjan here.

Handelsblatt: Following Salesforce’s acquisition of Informatica for $8 billion, VP, Principal Analyst Noel Yuhanna discusses how the deal will strengthen Salesforce’s position in all important areas of modern data management. Read the full article here. Read more from Noel here.

The Associated Press: As the US administration threatens to place a 25% tariff on iPhones unless Apple begins building them in the US, VP, Principal Analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee describes how the tech giant can absorb some tariff-induced cost increases without significant financial impact, at least in the short term. Read the full article here. Read more from Dipanjan [...]

The Guardian: Following the news that Sir Jony Ive has sold his startup to OpenAI for $6.4 billion, VP, Principal Analyst Martha Bennett states that any new product they launch will need to be amazing in order to shift people away from today’s screen-based devices. Read the full article here. Read more from Martha here.

Forbes: VP, Principal Analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee describes how winning brands are those who build emotional connections with customers and make them feel like more than a transaction. Read the full article here. Read more from Dipanjan here.

Bloomberg: In a video interview, VP, Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali examines Target’s latest earnings results and how the retailer is cutting its outlook following a weaker-than-expected quarter. Read the full video here. Read more from Sucharita here.

CDOTrends: This article explores how Western-imposed tariffs on Chinese technology firms have inadvertently accelerated the growth of Asia’s AI sector. VP, Senior Research Director Frederic Giron addresses the impact of tariffs on the cost structures of tech companies while VP, Principal Analyst Charlie Dai highlights that the shift has led to increased AI investments, positioning Asia as a [...]

Associated Press: Senior Analyst Alvin Nguyen talks about how the fluidity of the US administration’s tariffs will cause confusion about impacts to the supply chain and how companies, including video game leaders, may halt production due to rising costs. Read the full article here. Read more from Alvin here.

ZDNet: Forrester’s top 10 emerging technologies research is showcased in a new article, which describes how new agent architectures enable AI tools to autonomously perform tasks for individuals and organizations, marking a major business opportunity. Read the full article here. Read more about Forrester’s top 10 emerging technologies here.

TechRepublic: This tech outlet showcases Forrester’s top 10 emerging technologies for 2025. The article also includes insights from VP, Emerging Technology & Principal Analyst Brian Hopkins about why agentic AI, synthetic data, and humanoid robots particularly stand out on Forrester‘s list.   Read the full article here. Read more from Brian here.

Forbes: VP, Principal Analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee shares how Priceline’s AI tool to drive travel search and personalization trends, Neighborhood Navigator, reflects the kind of “emotional relevance that builds the strongest brand moats.” Read the full article here. Read more from Dipanjan here.

The Wall Street Journal: As AI assumes a larger role in search, Senior Analyst Nikhil Lai describes how marketers will increasingly focus on how closely AI-generated summaries and prompt responses match the way they want their brands to be perceived. Read the full article here. Read more from Nikhil here.

Mint: In an interview, VP, Research Director Ashutosh Sharma addresses how the rise of emerging tech projects and the nimbleness of tech mid-cap companies in India have allowed these types of companies to outperform their larger peers when it comes to revenue growth. Read the full article here. Read more from Ashutosh here.