Addressing roughly 7,000 Duke graduates during a commencement speech on Sunday, Hood shared lessons that align with many of the challenges facing her CFO peers.
Addressing roughly 7,000 Duke graduates during a commencement speech on Sunday, Hood shared lessons that align with many of the challenges facing her CFO peers.
Black_Kira/iStock via Getty Images I previously reiterated SoundHound AI, Inc. ( SOUN ) as a Buy in March 2026, thanks to its high-growth AI SaaS cadence from the expanding adoption/accretive acquisitions/intensified R&D efforts. In this article, I shall discuss why SOUN remains a Great Buy despite their likely to be unprofitable operations in the intermediate term. SOUN Invests in Their Voice AI ...
Black_Kira/iStock via Getty Images I previously reiterated SoundHound AI, Inc. ( SOUN ) as a Buy in March 2026, thanks to its high-growth AI SaaS cadence from the expanding adoption/accretive acquisitions/intensified R&D efforts. In this article, I shall discuss why SOUN remains a Great Buy despite their likely to be unprofitable operations in the intermediate term. SOUN Invests in Their Voice AI Capabilities to Drive Growth SOUN 1Y Stock Price ( TradingView ) Since my last Buy rating, SOUN has already rallied by +16.6% compared to the wider market at +10.8%, with a similar bottoming and recovery also observed in its SaaS peers in varying degrees. Much of their tailwinds are attributed to the Q1'26 earnings season reiterating the durability of SaaS spending trends, as more seek to utilize AI to drive higher productivity and improved efficiencies. This development naturally debunks the prior SaaSpocalypse fears in early 2026, as SOUN also delivers excellent FQ1'26 earnings metrics and announces a new acquisition. 1. SOUN Delivers Integrated AI Capabilities For now, SOUN is acquiring LivePerson ( LPSN ), a company offering digital customer conversation capability across voice/in-app/mobile messaging across the telecommunications, financial services, travel and hospitality, technology, healthcare, automotive, consumer, and retail end markets. This builds upon their prior acquisitions, including: Interactions in September 2025 - AI-powered assistants for customer service and workflow orchestration, Amelia in August 2024 - merging of AI SaaS capabilities across new verticals and customer base, Allset in June 2024 - expansion to online food ordering platform, and SYNQ3 in December 2023 - expansion to the restaurant industry beyond the prior automotive/IoT end markets. These reasons may also be why SOUN already seeks to launch a centralized platform, OASYS , an "Orchestrated Agent System for AI in the Real World," with it expected to combine all of their legacy and acquire...
naotake Oroco Resource ( ORRCF ) appointed Charles Cryer as the new CEO, effective June 16, 2026. The Canadian mineral exploration company named a new CEO following the resignation of former chief executive Richard Lock in March. More on Oroco Resource Corp. Historical earnings data for Oroco Resource Corp. Financial information for Oroco Resource Corp.
naotake Oroco Resource ( ORRCF ) appointed Charles Cryer as the new CEO, effective June 16, 2026. The Canadian mineral exploration company named a new CEO following the resignation of former chief executive Richard Lock in March. More on Oroco Resource Corp. Historical earnings data for Oroco Resource Corp. Financial information for Oroco Resource Corp.
Toon Kelder artwork from famed Goudstikker collection resurfaces with descendants of Hendrik Seyffardt Europe live – latest updates An artwork looted by the Nazis from the renowned Goudstikker collection has resurfaced in the home of descendants of a notorious Dutch SS collaborator, according to an art detective. Portrait of a Young Girl, by the Dutch artist Toon Kelder, is believed to have hung f...
Toon Kelder artwork from famed Goudstikker collection resurfaces with descendants of Hendrik Seyffardt Europe live – latest updates An artwork looted by the Nazis from the renowned Goudstikker collection has resurfaced in the home of descendants of a notorious Dutch SS collaborator, according to an art detective. Portrait of a Young Girl, by the Dutch artist Toon Kelder, is believed to have hung for decades in the home of Hendrik Seyffardt’s family, Arthur Brand said, describing it as “the most bizarre case of my entire career”. Continue reading...
智能手机统治了过去十几年的数字生态,它是注意力的黑洞,是我们最私密的随身之物。但手机从设计之初就是为「人盯着它」而生的——它的全部逻辑,都止于屏幕。 AI 的需求却恰恰相反:它需要持续感知物理世界——见你所见,听你所闻,随时在场,而非等你解锁屏幕才醒来。 当 AI 真正成为一种基础能力,它迟早要从屏幕里破壳而出,寻找属于它自己的形状。这将是一个漫长的探索和演化过程。 「AI 器物志」栏目由此而来,...