CES is always an exciting event as new products -- both realistic and wild -- are introduced. This year, Uber and Nvidia stole the headlines and these Motley Fool contributors discuss what else they learned from CES.
As the calendar turns to mid-January 2026, the global financial markets are standing on a precipice. For three years, the "Magnificent 7" have served as the undisputed engines of global equity growth, propelling the S&P 500 to record highs on the back of a relentless Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom.
At the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) officially declared the arrival of the "ChatGPT moment" for physical AI and robotics. CEO Jensen Huang, in a visionary keynote, signaled a monumental pivot from generative AI focused on digital content to "embodied AI" that can perceive, reason, and interact with the [...]
Tesla stock faces a crucial test on January 28, when the company reports fourth-quarter earnings and provides forward guidance that could reshape 2026 expectations.
As of January 2026, the global transition to electric vehicles (EVs) has reached a pivotal milestone, driven not just by battery chemistry, but by a revolution in power electronics. The widespread adoption of Silicon Carbide (SiC) has officially ended the era of traditional silicon-based power systems in high-performance and mid-market vehicles. This shift, underpinned by [...]
As of January 2026, the global automotive industry has reached a pivotal turning point in its architectural evolution. What was once a landscape dominated by proprietary instruction sets has transformed into a competitive "three-pillar" ecosystem, with the open-source RISC-V architecture now commanding a staggering 25% of all new automotive silicon unit shipments. This shift was [...]
The electric vehicle (EV) industry has reached a historic turning point this January 2026, as the "Silicon Carbide (SiC) Revolution" finally moves from luxury experimentation to mass-market reality. While traditional silicon has long been the workhorse of the electronics world, its physical limitations in high-voltage environments have created a bottleneck for EV range and charging [...]
As of early 2026, the automotive industry has reached a pivotal tipping point in its pursuit of silicon sovereignty. For decades, the "brains" of the modern car were dominated by proprietary instruction set architectures (ISAs), primarily controlled by global giants. However, a massive structural shift is underway as major auto manufacturers and Tier-1 suppliers aggressively [...]
As of January 13, 2026, the artificial intelligence industry has reached a pivotal juncture in its hardware evolution. The "Memory Wall"—the performance gap between ultra-fast processors and the memory that feeds them—is finally being dismantled. This week marks a definitive shift as SK Hynix (KRX: 000660) and Samsung Electronics (KRX: 005930) move into high-gear production [...]
As of January 13, 2026, the U.S. equity markets find themselves at a precarious summit. While the S&P 500 continues to hover near all-time highs, a sense of "valuation vertigo" has taken hold among institutional investors. The "Magnificent Seven" now represent a staggering 35% of the total index
