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Author: Olivier Blanchard

Amazon's Voice-Enabled Alexa+ and the Future of Agentic AI
October 27, 2025

What the Amazon Devices and Alexa+ Ecosystem Can Teach PC Vendors About the Future of Agentic AI

Olivier Blanchard, Practice Lead and Research Director at Futurum shares his insights into what the first logical “killer app” for AI PCs could and should be: complementing the AI PC...
Olivier Blanchard
New Amazon Devices Signal the Expansive Market Potential of Alexa+
October 22, 2025
 

New Amazon Devices Signal the Expansive Market Potential of Alexa+

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on how new Amazon Alexa+ devices and companion product updates reflect Amazon’s expanding AI-driven smart home strategy anchored in purpose-built hardware....
Olivier Blanchard
Qualcomm’s Arduino Acquisition Expands Edge AI Access for Developers
October 22, 2025
 

Qualcomm’s Arduino Acquisition Expands Edge AI Access for Developers

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on “Qualcomm acquires Arduino,” launching UNO Q and Arduino App Lab to give 33+ million developers access to a full-stack edge...
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AI PC Market Surges as Windows 10 Deadline Triggers Global Enterprise Refresh
October 15, 2025

AI PC Market Surges as Windows 10 Deadline Triggers Global Enterprise Refresh

Olivier Blanchard shares his insights on Futurum Research’s Intelligent Devices Market Forecast. Data shows the global AI PC market rising from zero to $25 billion in 2025 as enterprises replace...
Olivier Blanchard
Amazon’s Alexa Plus Takes A Voice-First Design With AI
October 15, 2025
 

Amazon’s Alexa+ Challenges GPT and Gemini with Voice-First Design

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on how Amazon’s Alexa+ redefines the AI assistant market by prioritizing voice-first, home-centered intelligence over productivity and search-driven models....
Olivier Blanchard
Amazon’s AZ3 Chips Help Advance Voice-First AI Agentic UX
October 14, 2025
 

Amazon’s AZ3 Chips Help Advance Voice-First AI Agentic UX

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on how Amazon AZ3 chips and AZ3 Pro enable on-device AI acceleration, sensor fusion, and advanced language model execution for Alexa+....
Olivier Blanchard
How Snapdragon Guardian Could Help Accelerate Commercial Snapdragon X Adoption
October 7, 2025
 

How Snapdragon Guardian Could Help Accelerate Commercial Snapdragon X Adoption

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Guardian, an always-on PC management platform with built-in cellular connectivity that challenges Intel vPro and reshapes enterprise security....
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Can Lenovo SMB IT Offerings Deliver Enterprise-Grade AI for SMBs?
October 6, 2025
 

Can Lenovo SMB IT Offerings Deliver Enterprise-Grade AI for SMBs?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Lenovo’s SMB IT offerings that deliver AI-ready bundles, built-in security, and TruScale flexibility to accelerate modernization and growth....
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Is Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 the Benchmark for Next-Gen Flagship Phones?
October 1, 2025
 

Is Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 the Benchmark for Next-Gen Flagship Phones?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 - 20% faster CPU, 23% stronger GPU, 37% faster NPU, first APV video, and AI-enhanced...
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Snapdragon X2 Elite Pushes AI-PC Performance to New Heights
October 1, 2025
 

Snapdragon X2 Elite Pushes AI-PC Performance to New Heights

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite launch, spotlighting 18-core CPUs, 80 TOPS NPUs, redesigned GPUs, and multi-day battery targets for Windows PCs....
Olivier Blanchard
Disruptive Outliers Finding Opportunity in the AI Devices Segment – Report Summary
September 24, 2025

Disruptive Outliers Finding Opportunity in the AI Devices Segment – Report Summary

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on the six most likely category challengers threatening incumbents with disruption in the AI devices space in 2026....
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Will MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Raise the Bar for Flagship Smartphone AI and Gaming?
September 24, 2025
 

Will MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Raise the Bar for Flagship Smartphone AI and Gaming?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500, a flagship chipset delivering top-tier AI, gaming, and efficiency, debuting in OPPO’s Find X9 series and competing directly...
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