In Hollywood, sequels sometimes do well at the box office. But the record is mixed, leading one to conclude that sequels are typically perceived as safer bets than utterly new, original material-whether or not that’s true.
This observation can be applied to the realm of consumer electronics, where sequels also have a mixed record.
Thus when Motorola Inc. last week announced, but did not launch, a successor to the Razr-the source of Motorola’s 2004-2006 resurgence and, to a degree, the vendor’s present financial dilemmas-it might be diplomatic to say simply, “
Moto working to restore the ‘wow’: ‘What’s next’ is a sequel with a big screen: Razr II
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AI infra brief: Power struggles behind AI growth
The IEA report predicts that AI processing in the U.S. will need more electricity than all heavy industries combined, such as steel, cement and chemicals
Energy demand for AI data centers in the U.S. is expected to grow about 50 gigawatt each year for the coming years, according to Aman Khan, CEO of International Business Consultants
AI infra brief: Power struggles behind AI growth
The IEA report predicts that AI processing in the U.S. will need more electricity than all heavy industries combined, such as steel, cement and chemicals
Energy demand for AI data centers in the U.S. is expected to grow about 50 gigawatt each year for the coming years, according to Aman Khan, CEO of International Business Consultants