Sander van ’t Noordende, CEO of recruitment giant Randstad, says their base case is that 7-8% of jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence over the next 5 to 10 years. However, Van ‘t Noordende says he does not see the "doomsday scenario" that some predict. In an interview on "The Pulse with Francine Lacqua" on May 21, van ‘t Noordende said AI will be a "wave" over the next decade, but also...
Sander van ’t Noordende, CEO of recruitment giant Randstad, says their base case is that 7-8% of jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence over the next 5 to 10 years. However, Van ‘t Noordende says he does not see the "doomsday scenario" that some predict. In an interview on "The Pulse with Francine Lacqua" on May 21, van ‘t Noordende said AI will be a "wave" over the next decade, but also presents many opportunities, enabling many workers to be more productive, and requires massive infrastructure. (Source: Bloomberg)
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This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) is still one of Asia's most important AI beneficiaries, but investors are no longer treating it as the only way to play the Nvidia-driven boom. TSMC shares are up about 46% this year on strong sales and earnings, but that gain now looks modest beside the more than 140% rallies in MediaTek (MDTTF) and Samsun...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM) is still one of Asia's most important AI beneficiaries, but investors are no longer treating it as the only way to play the Nvidia-driven boom. TSMC shares are up about 46% this year on strong sales and earnings, but that gain now looks modest beside the more than 140% rallies in MediaTek (MDTTF) and Samsung Electronics (SSNLF). The shift suggests traders are moving beyond the most advanced chips TSMC manufactures for Nvidia (NVDA), as AI demand spreads into memory, storage, robotics, CPUs and other hardware tied to the next phase of the buildout. That broadening matters because AI spending is possibly moving deeper into inference, where targeted workloads may require a wider hardware stack. MediaTek has become one of the hotter names after helping Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) create application-specific integrated circuits, while Samsung is benefiting from its position as the world's largest memory maker. Samsung has also narrowed its valuation gap with TSMC and joined the $1 trillion club, showing how the AI trade is no longer centered on one dominant Asian proxy. Fund positioning could be adding another layer to the move. Many active funds face a 10% single-stock limit, while TSMC now accounts for more than 40% of Taiwan's Taiex, pushing managers to look for other AI-linked names that can help them keep pace with the index. Some investors are increasing exposure to MediaTek, Samsung, ASE Technology Holding (NYSE:ASX), Chroma ATE (CRMJF), and other Taiwan tech names tied to chip packaging, power management, cooling and printed circuit boards, suggesting the AI trade could be shifting from a single-stock proxy into a broader Asian technology basket.
Critterz , a feature-length cartoon intended to showcase how OpenAI ’s video-generation capabilities could revolutionize filmmaking, has missed its planned Cannes Film Festival debut after the artificial intelligence company shut down its Sora tool, forcing its creators to look for a new AI partner. Co-director Chad Nelson, an OpenAI creative strategist, and producer James Richardson, said in an i...
Critterz , a feature-length cartoon intended to showcase how OpenAI ’s video-generation capabilities could revolutionize filmmaking, has missed its planned Cannes Film Festival debut after the artificial intelligence company shut down its Sora tool, forcing its creators to look for a new AI partner. Co-director Chad Nelson, an OpenAI creative strategist, and producer James Richardson, said in an interview from the show that they’re planning to release the film in the first quarter of next year and spent this year’s festival looking for a distribution partner. The annual event in southern France, which acts as a showcase for new films and a market for their distributors, ends on Saturday. OpenAI’s Nelson originally penned and directed a short animation of the same name about talking forest creatures in 2023. The five-minute-long movie was made with OpenAI’s DALL-E, which generates static images from text prompts and predates Sora. The feature-length version was set to take advantage of Sora’s video-generation capabilities to tell a story about an animal’s hunt for her long-lost brother. Critterz is “an independent film created by its filmmakers, who are experimenting with OpenAI’s tools as part of their creative process,” a representative for OpenAI said. “OpenAI is neither the film’s financier nor its producer.” Using generative AI to create the scenes and characters means that the film can be produced more quickly and cheaply than a traditionally animated movie, Richardson said in an interview from the festival. “A film like this would have taken three years and maybe 300 people, or four years and 200 people, and we’re doing it in nine months with 15 people,” Richardson said. He declined to comment on the budget, because the filmmakers are still looking for distributors. Last year, the Wall Street Journal reported it was going to be made for less than $30 million. The budget for Walt Disney Co. ’s Toy Story 4 was $200 million. OpenAI announced in March that it woul...
Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' ends with a swan song and a giant wormhole toggle caption Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ENTERTAINMENT Satirist Stephen Colbert ended the late night show he hosted for nearly 11 years on a whimsical and joyful note. During his finale, he invited his audience, his crew and famous friends to dance with him onstage as he sang Hello, Goodbye with former Beatle Paul McCartney. Joinin...
Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' ends with a swan song and a giant wormhole toggle caption Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ENTERTAINMENT Satirist Stephen Colbert ended the late night show he hosted for nearly 11 years on a whimsical and joyful note. During his finale, he invited his audience, his crew and famous friends to dance with him onstage as he sang Hello, Goodbye with former Beatle Paul McCartney. Joining them was singer Elvis Costello, and musicians Louis Cato and Jon Batiste, the current and former band leaders for Colbert's show. And in the end, Colbert and McCartney together switched off the lights at New York's Ed Sullivan Theater, where the Beatles made their American debut in 1964 and where the Late Show franchise was taped in front of audiences for close to 33 years. Sponsor Message YouTube Through the magic of visual effects, Colbert's entire show and the theater were sucked into a giant green interdimensional wormhole that at times looked like the CBS logo to this reporter. Joining Colbert for a bit earlier in the show were his late night host buddies Jon Oliver, Seth Meyers and the two Jimmies – Fallon and Kimmel – aka "Strike Force Five." "We came to say, we're going to miss you," Kimmel said. "Late night is not going to be the same without you." Meyers added, "Yeah, without you. Where will Americans turn to see a middle-aged white man make jokes about the news?" Last July, CBS canceled Colbert's top-rated late night show, saying it was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night." But his fans and friends say it was retribution for his continuous criticism of President Trump and his administration. The cancellation also came as Paramount Global – which owns CBS – sought Federal Communications Commission approval for its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media . The network gave Colbert months to wind down his show, and he never stopped roasting Trump during his monologues…. except for his last one, where he didn't mention politics...
Medline ( MDLN ) announced the pricing of an upsized secondary offering of about 72.6M Class A shares at $37 per share by selling shareholders affiliated with Blackstone ( BX ), Hellman & Friedman, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The selling shareholders also granted underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 10.8M shares. The offering is expected...
Medline ( MDLN ) announced the pricing of an upsized secondary offering of about 72.6M Class A shares at $37 per share by selling shareholders affiliated with Blackstone ( BX ), Hellman & Friedman, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The selling shareholders also granted underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 10.8M shares. The offering is expected to close on May 28, subject to customary conditions. Medline is not selling any shares of Class A common stock in the offering and will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale. Medline ( MDLN ) shares closed at $37.1 on Thursday. MDLN +0.8% premarket on Friday. More on Medline Inc., Blackstone Prologis: Likely To Outperform Blackstone Industrial Funds Blackstone: Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful Medline Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation Blackstone-backed AI enterprise services firm acquires Fractional AI Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman-backed holders selling Medline shares in offering
Alex Cristi /iStock via Getty Images Intertek Group Plc ( IKTSF ) accepted a takeover bid from EQT, the Swedish investment group which has all sorts of private market funds. Based on a possible comp like SGS ( SGSOY ) also in the certification markets, we think the current price is reasonable - as opposed to less sweet offers before . There is currently a 10% deal spread for Intertek. It appeared ...
Alex Cristi /iStock via Getty Images Intertek Group Plc ( IKTSF ) accepted a takeover bid from EQT, the Swedish investment group which has all sorts of private market funds. Based on a possible comp like SGS ( SGSOY ) also in the certification markets, we think the current price is reasonable - as opposed to less sweet offers before . There is currently a 10% deal spread for Intertek. It appeared to be a deal with support from shareholders , and while there isn't a relative premium to standalone companies not subject to a total control takeover, the valuation is full enough where we don't expect too many issues in seeing the deal through, particularly as the stock hasn't been performing that well, and the offer is coming from a non-strategic sponsor. While it wouldn't be good for prices if the deal collapsed, it's not a bad asset to own in its own right. Data by YCharts Shortly on Intertek This is an ATIC company, providing certification and assurance services for corporates. The idea here is that if there are standards that need to be conformed to, for example environmental standards, Intertek can provide services in order to help customers meet standards and codes. Markets include things like supply chain sustainability consulting services and the like. We'd argue that the underlying forces supporting their business is growing regulation, particularly in emerging markets where heavy regulation isn't yet in place. Acquisitions (FY Pres) In line with that , the company has been doing acquisitions in geographies like Brazil. However, in some ways there are cycles to this business. World of energy segment was under pressure as the focus moves away from net-zero objectives to things that actually matter to the bottom line like cost reduction. In other words, the end market is focused on only necessary ATIC which is not a surprise when growth becomes constrained. Revenue performance (FY pres) As of the FY results, growth was clear across the board (except for in the wor...
Hong Kong film producer and actor Raymond Wong Pak-ming has been found guilty of sharing insider information with his sister to trade shares of an entertainment company he chaired in 2017, bringing her more than HK$1 million (US$127,650) in profit. Magistrate Ko Wai-hung of Eastern Court on Friday found Wong had made “absurd and illogical” explanations for his messages to younger sister Jenny Wong...
Hong Kong film producer and actor Raymond Wong Pak-ming has been found guilty of sharing insider information with his sister to trade shares of an entertainment company he chaired in 2017, bringing her more than HK$1 million (US$127,650) in profit. Magistrate Ko Wai-hung of Eastern Court on Friday found Wong had made “absurd and illogical” explanations for his messages to younger sister Jenny Wong, ruling he had knowingly tipped her to buy shares in Transmit Entertainment, a television series production company previously known as Pegasus Entertainment Holdings, which he controlled in 2017. The magistrate found that the 79-year-old, who was in negotiations with a potential buyer to sell his shares, had transferred a total of HK$2 million to his sister and instructed her to bulk trade between August 25 and October 17, 2017. Advertisement Messages exchanged between the siblings were read out in court, with Wong telling his sister in one message: “Buy in as much as you can when it is under HK$0.2.” Prosecutors from the Securities and Futures Commission alleged the defendant sent similar messages to Jenny Wong on three occasions, to which she replied that she had bought additional shares afterwards. Advertisement During the trial, Raymond Wong denied informing his sister, claiming he was annoyed at her asking him multiple times about his company’s stock. He said he had been speaking to her in a “sarcastic way” when he asked her to go all in, because using irony had been their usual way of communication since childhood.
PLTR: Confirmed 3.2x Breakout Holding — But the Multi-Timeframe Bias Says the Trend is Against It. Overview PLTR at 131.72 presents a clean tension between price action and directional structure. On one hand, there's a confirmed 3.2x breakout with a 4.3% bounce off demand and only -1.4% retrace — the buyers are holding ground. On the other hand, the multi-timeframe bias reads Moderate BEAR at 41.3...
PLTR: Confirmed 3.2x Breakout Holding — But the Multi-Timeframe Bias Says the Trend is Against It. Overview PLTR at 131.72 presents a clean tension between price action and directional structure. On one hand, there's a confirmed 3.2x breakout with a 4.3% bounce off demand and only -1.4% retrace — the buyers are holding ground. On the other hand, the multi-timeframe bias reads Moderate BEAR at 41.3/58.7% with EMA bearish (2:5), Ichimoku bearish (5:9), C>T flipped bearish (6:8), and a bearish engulfing pattern. The breakout is real. The trend behind it is working against it. One of these signals is wrong — and the resolution will determine PLTR's next significant move. Price Structure PLTR trades at 131.72 with a confirmed breakout: 4.3% bounce at 3.2x magnitude, classified as Strong Breakout. The retrace is -1.4%, which is shallow relative to the bounce — buyers are defending the level with conviction. Price sits in a demand zone with 1 demand below and 8 supply zones overhead. The S/D imbalance is significant: 8:1 supply-over-demand means the breakout faces heavy layered resistance above. Each supply zone represents a prior selling level that will need to be absorbed for continuation. The breakout classification is important context. A confirmed 3.2x breakout means the bounce exceeds the retrace by more than 3x — this isn't a marginal recovery or a dead cat bounce. The price structure has validated the demand zone. The question is whether that validation can overcome the trend-level headwinds. Multi-Timeframe Directional Bias The bias reads Moderate BEAR (7.41% on the summary, 41.3/58.7% on the detailed breakdown). Total signal count: 26 bull : 37 bear out of 121 evaluated. The spread is 17.5%, classified as Moderate. Clarity at 48%. Close vs Tenkan: 6:8 bearish. This is a critical reading. On 8 of 14 active timeframes, price is closing below the Tenkan-sen. When C>T flips bearish, it means the short-term momentum across the majority of timeframes has turned against...
Data from Stocktwits shows that retail sentiment remained ‘extremely bullish’ on SPY and QQQ. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Investors cheered the Trump administration’s $2 billion quantum computing push and stayed bullish on AI-linked trades. Quantum nam...
Data from Stocktwits shows that retail sentiment remained ‘extremely bullish’ on SPY and QQQ. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Investors cheered the Trump administration’s $2 billion quantum computing push and stayed bullish on AI-linked trades. Quantum names, including Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, and Infleqtion, surged after receiving proposed federal grants, while IBM soared on a $1 billion quantum initiative. Traders are also watching consumer sentiment data and the leadership change at the Fed, due later today. U.S. stock futures climbed higher early Friday, driven by a massive $2 billion government funding injection into the quantum computing sector. The move added nearly $5 billion in combined market value across the quantum sector in a single session on Thursday. Crude oil prices resumed their rally after Tehran insisted on keeping its enriched uranium stockpile, stalling diplomatic progress despite U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noting "some good signs" in ongoing peace talks. Read Next Loading... Loading... Investors are also keeping a close eye on Washington today as President Donald Trump is expected to officially swear in Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve Chair, succeeding Jerome Powell. As of 4:30 a.m. ET on Friday: Nasdaq futures were 0.5% higher, S&P 500, Dow, and Russell 2000 futures were up 0.3%. Retail sentiment toward the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), an exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500 Index, and the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index, remains locked at ‘extremely bullish’. Trending Stocks To Watch International Business Machines Corp. (IBM): Shares rose another 4% in early premarket trade, extending gains from the previous session following a proposed $1 billion federal grant to support IBM's new venture as a major domestic manufacturer of quantum chips. ...