Media Coverage

The Economic Times: In this contributed article, Analyst Pushpa Marwal addresses how consumer banks in India and Asia Pacific are leading the charge in customer-centricity and technological innovation despite evolving regulations. Read the full article here. Read more from Pushpa here.

TechRepublic: Forrester CIO Mike Kasparian authors a contributed article for this technology publication about how CIOs must keep three best practices in mind when relying on emerging tech to achieve business results.  Read the full article here.

NBC News: As sports leagues like the NBA, MLB, and PGA roll out new apps for Apple Vision Pro, VP, Research Director Mike Proulx explains why these leagues are eager to embrace augmented and virtual reality technology even in its nascent form. Read the full article here. Read more from Mike here.

Le Monde: VP, Principal Analyst Thomas Husson discusses how Satya Nadella’s 10 years at Microsoft has taken the company to a new dimension, especially with regards to the cloud and AI. Read the full article here. Read more from Thomas here.

The Guardian. VP, Principal Analyst Thomas Husson discusses Apple’s latest earnings in an interview. Read the full article here. Read more from Thomas here.

The Register: VP, Principal Analyst Charlie Dai offers his perspective about both current investments and current progress being made in the field of quantum computing.  Read the full article here. Read more from Charlie here.

Financial Times: Principal Analyst Lee Sustar offers perspective on Microsoft and Alphabet’s latest earnings in an interview, describing how the tech giants’ customers are in “buy AI now, figure out if it works later” mode. Read the full article here. Read more from Lee here.

The Guardian: As Google warns staff to expect further job cuts in 2024, Principal Analyst Christopher Gilchrist outlines how companies like Google must shift workforce priorities in order to stay competitive, especially in times of technological change. Read the full article here. Read more from Christopher here.

CNN: Following Meta’s announcement that the company plans to build its own artificial general intelligence — AI that meets or surpasses human intelligence in almost all areas — VP, Principal Analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee offers perspective about why the tech giant’s shift toward this type of AI should come as no surprise. Read the full article [...]

Moneycontrol: VP, Research Director Ashutosh Sharma discusses the performance of India’s top four IT companies, as well as ongoing mega deals and trends surrounding tech spend optimization.   Read the full article here. Read more from Ashutosh here.

Associated Press: VP, Principal Analyst Thomas Husson comments on Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 mobile device (announced at the company’s 2024 Unpacked event), stating that the company has an upper hand over Apple in making AI ubiquitous in the next generation of smartphones. Read the full article here. Read more from Thomas here.

Marketplace: In an episode about AI-powered shopping assistants, VP, Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali describes what the ideal exchange between chatbot and customer should look like. Listen to the full interview here. Read more from Sucharita here.

Les Echos: As Microsoft launches its Copilot suite for individuals and small companies, VP, Principal Analyst J.P. Gownder states that the hardest part will be getting consumers to pay the monthly fee. Read the full article here. Read more from J.P. here.

Moneycontrol: In a video interview, VP, Research Director Ashutosh Sharma comments on potential areas of focus for India’s upcoming interim budget for fiscal year 2024-2025. Watch the full interview here. Read more from Ashutosh here.

The Wall Street Journal: Principal Analyst Ellen Carney offers perspective on California’s current insurance crisis as insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara struggles to bring insurers back to the state after warning about climate change risks. Read the full article here. Read more from Ellen here.

CNN: VP, Research Director Charlie Dai offers his take as to whether Baidu’s ERNIE Bot 4.0 is actually in the same league as chatbot GPT-4. Read the full article here. Read more from Charlie here.

Marketplace: Vice President, Principal Analyst Craig Le Clair describes how consumer frustrations are mounting as additional parts of the customer experience become automated. Read the full article here. Read more from Craig here.

Marketplace: VP, Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali outlines reasons why Macy’s is struggling to remain relevant as investors reportedly offer to buy the department store chain for billions. Read the full article here. Read more from Sucharita here.  

CNBC: Principal Analyst Xiaofeng Wang describes how retailers’ use of virtual livestreaming hosts to differentiate themselves from others proved to be a key trend during this year’s Singles Day. Read the full article here. Read more from Xiaofeng here.