EP-155 Nvidia’s Ai Dominance 🚀, European Tech Funding Surge 💼, Meta’s Ai Shakeup 🤖

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, november 20th! dive into today's top tech stories:

• nvidia's q3 earnings anticipation: with an 80% gpu market share, nvidia prepares to release its financial report focusing on its new blackwell chip, amid overheating concerns and a stock surge of nearly 19%.
• european tech funding resiliency: atomico's report predicts $45 billion in venture capital in europe by year-end, with reforms like uk pension fund consolidation anticipated to boost investments, despite regulatory challenges.
• meta's ai leadership shakeup: clara shih appointed to lead meta's business ai group, with plans to integrate ai tools across facebook, instagram, and whatsapp, leveraging the company’s llama language models.
• apple’s critical security updates: new patches address zero-day vulnerabilities in mac devices' webkit and javascriptcore components, emphasizing the importance of user updates amid ongoing cyber threats.
• blackrock's crypto market move: the launch of options on ishares bitcoin trust etf offers novel hedging strategies, enhancing bitcoin trading methods and potentially leading to the development of new financial products.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!