Author: Olivier Blanchard

Meta and Oakley Introduce Oakley Meta HSTN, a New Category of Performance AI Glasses Tailored for Athletes and Fans
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Oakley Meta HSTN - smart glasses from Meta and Oakley that blend AI, 3K video, and sport-focused design for hands-free performance and real-world utility.
HP and Google Push Enterprise Video Communication Into the 3D Era With AI-Powered, Wearable-Free Conferencing
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on HP Dimension with Google Beam and how it aims to transform executive collaboration with AI-powered 3D meetings, without wearables or headset friction.
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, discusses the importance of high-performance AI PCs to the world of hybrid AI solutions.
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, zooms in on new types of AI PC dubbed “AI developer workstations,” and explains how these new high-performance AI PCs, which pack AI workload capabilities generally only available in data centers into desktop and deskside form factors, are operational and ROI accelerators for any organization currently building, training, testing and fine-tuning AI solutions such as chatbots, assistants, and agents.
Focus on Accelerating Software-Defined Vehicle Development with Standardized Compute Subsystems
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Arm’s Zena Compute Subsystems, which help automakers cut vehicle launch time by a year and scale AI capabilities across software-defined vehicles.
AMD Introduces the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a 6-Core Zen 3 CPU With 3D V-Cache, Designed Exclusively for the Latin American Market To Serve Budget-Conscious PC Gamers
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on AMD’s Latin America-exclusive Ryzen 5 5500X3D and what the move says about the company’s long-term support for the aging AM4 platform.
Lenovo Unveils Workstation, ThinkStation, and Services Portfolio Updates at NXT BLD 2025
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Lenovo’s new workstation offerings and ThinkStation upgrades designed to optimize remote performance, AI development, and spatial computing workflows.
Nokia Expands Its Cloud Platform Capabilities With AMD’s 5th Gen EPYC Processors, Boosting Performance and Energy Efficiency for Next-Gen Telecom Networks
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on how Nokia’s adoption of AMD’s 5th Gen EPYC processors strengthens 5G cloud infrastructure with improved performance and energy efficiency.
Synopsys and Broadcom Demonstrate PCIe 6.x Interoperability at 64 GT/S, Targeting AI Scale-up
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Synopsys demonstrating PCIe 6.x interoperability with Broadcom, reducing design risk and accelerating AI and HPC system deployment.
AMD Powers El Capitan, Frontier, and 172 Systems in Latest Top500 Rankings
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on AMD’s supercomputing leadership as El Capitan and Frontier hold top rankings, while AMD expands its global footprint across HPC and AI workloads.
Qualcomm Strengthens Its AI Infrastructure Capabilities By Acquiring Alphawave Semi In A Strategic Move To Deepen Its Presence In Data Center Compute And Connectivity
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes Qualcomm’s $2.4 billion Alphawave deal and how it expands AI data center capabilities with high-speed connectivity IP.
NVIDIA Expands Isaac Platform With New Tools and Systems To Accelerate Physical AI Development
Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on how NVIDIA’s Isaac GR00T platform and Blackwell systems aim to accelerate humanoid robotics through simulation, synthetic data, and integrated infrastructure.

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