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Partnership with INTER-PSY to run a prospective clinical trial on early-diagnosis of autism.
BlinkLab Limited (ASX:BB1) (“BlinkLab” or the “Company”), an innovative digital healthcare company developing smartphone-based AI powered sensory assessments to aid in the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions including autism and ADHD, is pleased to announce a research and clinical partnership with the INTER-PSY (“Agreement”) in the Netherlands (https://interpsy.interpsygroep.nl/).
Highlights
- Prospective clinical data in young children with autism will optimise BlinkLab’s experimental and AI algorithms.
- Partnership will accelerate BlinkLab’s path to US and European regulatory approval for autism and clinical adoption.
- Partnership will support adoption of BlinkLab as a diagnostic tool within the autism diagnostic community in Europe.
- As part of the larger SCANNER consortium in Europe, this study will also specifically address a need for accelerated autism diagnosis in females.
- Commencement of FDA 510(k) registration trial on track for later this year.
As part of the Agreement, INTER-PSY will run a prospective study on the ability of the BlinkLab app to aid in diagnosis of autism in children between 2-6 years of age that are referred to INTER-PSY. By analysing the behavioural and physiological responses collected via the app, BlinkLab will aim to identify autism characteristics, potentially offering patients a more rapid, accessible and objective assessment method.
Through this partnership, INTER-PSY will use BlinkLab’s technology to evaluate whether the technology can enhance their diagnostic accuracy and efficiency in the clinic. This partnership between BlinkLab and INTER-PSY demonstrates the potential of an AI mobile health platform to improve and accelerate mental health diagnostics.
INTER-PSY Study and Preparations for FDA 510(k) Regulatory Trial
The INTER-PSY study, which mirrors the design of the upcoming FDA regulatory trial, will be conducted as a single-site, prospective, double-blind, within-subject comparison study (pre- registered). Data gathered from this collaboration will be pivotal in refining the final experimental parameters and optimising machine learning algorithms for BlinkLab’s 510(k) FDA registrational study, specifically targeting diagnostic applications. INTER-PSY is a large autism expertise centre in the Netherlands, offering diagnostics, guidance, and treatment for young children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly with psychological and psychiatric complaints.
Els Blijd-Hogewys, INTER-PSY, commented:
“INTER-PSY is committed to supporting young children with autism in an efficient and effective manner. Our goal is to implement a ‘no waiting time policy’ between diagnosis and the start of therapy, working collaboratively with clients to help them take control of their lives and minimise the impact of autism on daily tasks. Integrating objective measurements can help in the diagnostic process, offering significant benefits to children, their families, and our providers. We believe that BlinkLab's innovative AI platform presents a promising solution for sensory assessments in autism, delivering a short, pleasant and child-friendly test experience. Research will be conducted at INTER-PSY's Expertise Team for Young Children (<6 years). In the future, the instrument could also be valuable for adults with autism.
Unfortunately, the waiting lists for autism assessment for adults in the Netherlands are often as long as 2 to 3 years. Such an instrument may help accelerate this process.”
Mr. Brian Leedman, Chairman BlinkLab, commented:
“Australia has comparable wait times for diagnosis of autism as experienced in Europe and the US. Our BlinkLab technology has the potential to significantly reduce wait times through early diagnosis resulting in treatment at a formative age where early intervention can lead to better outcomes for children and their caregivers.”
Dr. Henk-Jan Boele, CEO BlinkLab, commented:
“Our collaboration with INTER-PSY is one of the final steps in the prospective validation of BlinkLab’s platform before we commence our FDA registration trial later this year. I’m deeply appreciative of INTER-PSY’s partnership on this critical journey. As part of the large SCANNER consortium in Europe, this study with INTER-PSY will also specifically address autism diagnosis in females. Our BlinkLab team is in the final phase of fine-tuning our AI models and algorithms to ensure they meet the highest standards of accuracy, safety, and efficiency. We remain fully committed to executing our strategy and delivering long-term value to all our stakeholders.”
About the SCANNER Consortium
The SCANNER Consortium in Europe, of which BlinkLab is a member, was recently awarded with a 5.3M Euros grant from the Dutch Research Council. The mission of this consortium is to investigate sex differences in autism at a gene, brain and behaviour level. Autism is diagnosed four times more often in men than in women (Autism Spectrum Disorder, APA, 2013). However, little is known about the biological mechanisms behind this disparity, or to what extent this overrepresentation in males is due to bias in the medical research that is also present during the diagnostic process.
Historically, female participants have often been excluded from medical studies, resulting in data being collected primarily from men and generalised to women (Merone et al., 2022).
Similar biases are present in basic research, where men are overrepresented due to the lack of the estrus cycle, resulting in a large gap in our basic biological and clinical knowledge.
This translates into real-life disadvantages for women with neurodivergent conditions, as doctors often ignore the behaviours presented by women. This means that women are less likely to be referred for diagnostic tests and receive timely support, with long-lasting negative consequences for their quality of life. It is therefore crucial to involve women at all levels of research.
Dr. Aleksandra Badura, Lead Investigator SCANNER, commented:
“Within SCANNER we aim to understand how genetic, neurophysiological and behavioural sex differences contribute to autistic traits, and distinguish these biological factors from possible diagnostic bias. Our long-term goal is to improve the diagnostic process for autism and other neurodivergent disorders by taking sex differences into account at all levels of research and diagnosis.”
In addition to INTER-PSY, BlinkLab collaborates in the SCANNER Consortium with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Karakter - Academic Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Radboud University; Medical Center, Radboud University; Universiteit Utrecht; HAS green academy; Erasmus MC; Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience; Nivel – Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research; University of Twente; Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. (Philips MR); Nederlandse Vereniging voor Autisme; Arivis, Noldus Information Technology; Sophia Foundation; WOMEN Inc.; Female Autism Network of the Netherlands; Netherlands Autism Register; Generation R; National association of general practice mental health professionals; Alliantie Gender & Gezondheid; National network autism in young children; National network of child and adolescent psychiatry; Special Olympics Netherlands.
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Investor Insight
BlinkLab’s transformative AI-based healthcare technology is at the forefront of innovations in the global medical field that are quickly gaining traction among keen investors.
Overview
BlinkLab (ASX:BB1) offers a smartphone-based diagnostic platform that leverages computer vision, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). A company started by neuroscientists at Princeton University, Blinklab has developed its novel technology over several years, providing an app-enabled, smartphone-based diagnostic tool for evaluating children with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD.
The app turns a smartphone into a diagnostic tool that helps to conduct remote and rapid tests that can assist in diagnosing neurodevelopmental conditions. BlinkLab’s smartphone app provides a screening tool that can help with diagnoses much earlier than the age that children are typically assessed at present (approximately 5-6 years old). It is also a remote (i.e., accessible) and inexpensive means of beginning the assessment process, which can typically be very costly and take up to multiple years currently.
BlinkLab’s smartphone app facilitates early diagnosis, reduces costs, and improves accuracy.
BlinkLab’s smartphone-based technology, which uses AI and machine learning (ML), makes it attractive to investors. Like other industries, AI is becoming very popular in the healthcare sector. According to Statista, the AI healthcare market is expected to proliferate from $11 billion in 2021 to $187 billion in 2030. The increasing use of AI is driven by advanced ML algorithms, access to data, and use of 5G technology. AI and ML technologies can evaluate and analyze enormous volumes of data faster than humans.
Artificial intelligence, and particularly machine learning, has the potential to serve as the great equaliser for many behavioural healthcare concerns like autism. According to recent data, 97 percent of adults in the United States own a cellular device, and nine in ten own a smartphone. A 2022 Global State of Digital report by We Are Social shows 66.9 percent, or about 5.34 billion, of the world’s population are mobile users. As these percentages continue to rise and internet-powered devices become ubiquitous, access to digital health services can become democratised on a global scale. While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) services are currently restricted to relatively privileged populations, digital solutions powered by emerging data, science, and methodologies can make access to autism therapy more accessible.
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NVIDIA Facing Weak Demand for New Chip as Chinese Firms Turn to Homegrown Silicon
NVIDIA's (NASDAQ:NVDA) new RTX6000D chip, built to comply with US export curbs, is seeing little demand from major Chinese firms, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters this week.
Tests showed it lags the banned RTX5090, which remains widely available through gray market channels at less than half the RTX6000D’s price of roughly 50,000 yuan (around US$7,000).
NVIDIA currently faces a balancing dilemma in China, where the US has barred exports of its most advanced processors to limit Beijing’s artificial intelligence (AI) progress, forcing the company to design downgraded models.
While sell-side analysts had forecast robust demand, including projections of 1.5 million to 2 million RTX6000Ds produced in the second half of 2025, some of China’s biggest technology buyers appear unconvinced.
Instead, tech giants Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), Tencent Holdings (OTC Pink:TCEHY,HKEX:0770) and ByteDance are waiting for clarity on shipments of NVIDIA's H20, the most powerful AI processor the US has permitted the firm to sell in China.
The US reinstated licenses for the H20 in July, but deliveries have not restarted. Companies are also watching closely to see whether NVIDIA's B30A, a stronger model still under review in Washington, will win approval.
Chinese tech firms turn to local alternatives
At the same time, NVIDIA is facing a longer-term challenge: leading Chinese firms are beginning to lean more heavily on their own silicon. Alibaba and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) have started using internally designed chips to train AI models, according to the Information, marking a shift away from exclusive reliance on NVIDIA hardware.
Alibaba has deployed its chips for smaller AI models since early this year, while Baidu is experimenting with training new versions of its Ernie AI model using its Kunlun P800 processor.
According to the report, three employees who have worked with Alibaba’s chip said that its performance is now competitive with NVIDIA's H20, a sign of the rapid improvement in China’s homegrown designs.
Neither Alibaba nor Baidu responded to requests for comment from Reuters.
In response to the report, NVIDIA said: “The competition has undeniably arrived ... We’ll continue to work to earn the trust and support of mainstream developers everywhere.”
Although most companies still rely on NVIDIA chips for their most advanced systems, Beijing has made clear that it wants its local firms to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers by adopting domestic alternatives where feasible.
Regulatory pressure from Beijing
Compounding NVIDIA's difficulties, China’s market regulator has accused the US chipmaker of violating anti-monopoly laws. The watchdog did not specify what conduct was under investigation, but said it will continue its probe.
NVIDIA refuted the allegations, stating that it has complied with Chinese law “in all respects” and pledging to cooperate with “all relevant government agencies.”
The company has been under scrutiny in China since December, when regulators launched an initial inquiry seen as a countermeasure in the wider semiconductor standoff with Washington.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said late last month that discussions with the White House over licensing a less advanced version of its next-generation chip for China “will take time.”
Separately, the company has reportedly struck a deal with US President Donald Trump to exchange 15 percent of its China sales revenue from H20 chips in return for export approvals.
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12 September
Syntheia Announces Closing of Private Placement
Syntheia Corp. (CSE: SYAI) (syntheia.ai) (the "Company"), is pleased to announce that further to its press releases dated July 23, 2025, and September 2, 2025 the Company has closed the second tranche of its non-brokered private placement financing for gross proceeds of $709,677.48 through the issuance of 5,913,979 units (each, a "Unit") at a price of $0.12 per Unit (the "Offering").
Each Unit was comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Common Share") and one Common Share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Common Share at a price of $0.16 until September 2, 2030 (the "Expiry Date"), subject to an accelerated expiry in the event the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares exceeds $0.20 for 20 consecutive trading days, the Company may, within 10 business days of the occurrence of such event, deliver a notice to the holders of the Warrants accelerating their Expiry Date to a date that is not less than 30 days following the date of such notice and the issuance of a press release by the Company announcing the acceleration notice (the "Accelerated Exercise Period"). Any unexercised Warrants shall automatically expire at the end of the Accelerated Exercise Period.
In connection with the Offering, the Company paid: (i) a cash commission of $22,880.00; and (ii) 190,667 finder's warrants (each, a "Finder's Warrant") to certain finders (the "Finders"). Each Finder's Warrant is exercisable to purchase one additional common share (each, a "Finder's Share") at a price of $0.16 per Finder's Share. The Finder's Warrants have the same terms as the Warrants issued under the Offering.
An additional tranche of the Offering is expected to follow shortly. Gross proceeds raised from the Offering will be used for working capital, general corporate purposes, and to satisfy part of the purchase price for the asset acquisition as previously announced on July 4, 2025. All securities issued in connection with the Offering will be subject to a hold period of four months plus a day from the date of issuance and the resale rules of applicable securities legislation.
The Offering constituted a related party transaction within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101") as certain insiders of the Company subscribed for an aggregate of 230,000 Units pursuant to the Offering. The Company is relying on the exemptions from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 contained in sections 5.5(b) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as the Company is not listed on a specified market and the fair market value of the participation in the Offering by insiders does not exceed 25% of the market capitalization of the Company in accordance with MI 61-101. The Company did not file a material change report in respect of the related party transaction at least 21 days before the closing of the of the Offering, which the Company deems reasonable in the circumstances in order to complete the Offering in an expeditious manner.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons as defined under applicable United States securities laws unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
About Syntheia
Syntheia Corp. is an early-stage artificial intelligence technology company, channeling its efforts into refining and expanding its proprietary, conversational AI-based platform (the "Syntheia AI Platform"). The Syntheia AI Platform represents the integration of natural language processing ("NLP") technology, enabling it to not only understand but also respond to human language with accuracy. The Syntheia AI Platform, a generative, AI-powered algorithm equipped with a human-like voice, boasts self-learning capabilities derived from NLP methodologies.
Currently in beta testing, the Syntheia AI Platform is crafted to offer a suite of automated solutions, particularly for retail-focused businesses where customer interaction and service are key to operations. At the heart of the Syntheia AI Platform is its use of AI to emulate human cognitive processes, combined with a sophisticated large language model, which is integral for interpreting and generating human-like language responses.
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09 September
Nebius Shares Soar on US$17.4 Billion Microsoft AI Deal
Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) surged on Tuesday (September 9) after announcing a multibillion-dollar deal with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to provide dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
Valued at US$17.4 billion over five years and expandable to US$19.4 billion if demand increases, the arrangement will see Nebius supply Microsoft with computing capacity from a new data center under construction in Vineland, New Jersey.
The news sent Nebius shares up 43.3 percent to US$91.75, their highest level on record.
For Nebius, a spinout from Russian tech giant Yandex that has grown into a full-stack AI infrastructure provider, the agreement represents a milestone in its long-term expansion strategy.
“Nebius’s core AI cloud business, serving customers from AI startups to enterprises, is performing exceptionally well,” said Arkady Volozh, the company's founder and CEO, in a statement. “We have also said that, in addition to our core business, we expect to secure significant long-term committed contracts with leading AI labs and big tech companies. I’m happy to announce the first of these contracts, and I believe there are more to come."
Microsoft’s mounting need for external infrastructure comes as it outpaces its in-house capacity amid a broader surge in demand for generative AI services. The company, already a key backer of OpenAI, has struck similar agreements with CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) to secure high-performance computing resources.
By turning to firms like Nebius, Microsoft is looking to bridge shortages of the advanced graphics processing units (GPUs) needed to run large AI models. The company's Vineland facility, part of a wave of new greenfield projects, will provide the dedicated GPU clusters that Microsoft requires to scale its AI services. The arrangement will allow Microsoft to lock in additional computing power, while providing Nebius with long-term revenue visibility.
Beyond its cloud business, Nebius also operates or invests in related ventures, including autonomous driving technology developer Avride, edtech platform TripleTen and database company ClickHouse.
As mentioned, the scale of Nebius' Microsoft contract has immediately reshaped investor sentiment. Nebius shares, which have already more than doubled this year, gained nearly half their value in a single session.
The rally spilled over to CoreWeave, which has its own multibillion-dollar contract with Microsoft and OpenAI.
Analysts suggest that the Microsoft deal positions Nebius to attract additional marquee customers, including other hyperscalers and frontier AI labs, as the company ramps up its global footprint.
Currently, there are expectations that the company, once considered a niche spinoff, could become one of the central players in supplying infrastructure for the AI boom.
Deliveries to Microsoft are expected to begin later this year.
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08 September
OpenAI Taps Broadcom to Build Custom AI Chips in Face of GPU Supply Concerns
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is reportedly set to begin large-scale production of its own artificial intelligence (AI) chips through a partnership with Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO).
Experts in the space see the move as a bid to cut reliance on chip giant NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) and ease the global shortage of processors driving platforms like ChatGPT.
The news came after Broadcom CEO Hock Tan told analysts in a September 4 call that the company had secured a fourth major customer that has committed to a US$10 billion order.
Tan said the deal would bring “immediate and fairly substantial demand” beginning next year. Although he did not name the customer, sources have since identified it as OpenAI. Both companies have declined to comment publicly.
OpenAI has long relied on NVIDIA's graphics processing units (GPUs) for its AI needs, but securing enough GPUs has become increasingly difficult as demand for large-scale computing surges.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been blunt about the challenge. In February, he wrote on X: “It is a giant, expensive model. We really wanted to launch it to plus and pro at the same time, but we’ve been growing a lot and are out of GPUs.”
Altman added at the time that OpenAI was preparing to add “tens of thousands of GPUs next week … (hundreds of thousands coming soon, and I’m pretty sure y’all will use every one we can rack up).”
However, shortfalls have slowed the rollout of new models, including GPT-4.5 earlier this year, and have pushed OpenAI to explore alternatives. The Broadcom deal marks its clearest step yet in building in-house hardware.
Broadcom has been developing custom processors it calls XPUs, or accelerated processing units, which are designed for specific high-intensity applications such as AI training. A person close to the project told the Financial Times that the new chips are intended to serve OpenAI internally rather than be sold to outside customers.
The prospect of custom silicon entering the AI infrastructure market has lifted Broadcom, which has climbed more than 30 percent this year. After Tan’s announcement, shares rose nearly 11 percent in New York trading.
For OpenAI, the investment is both a hedge and a necessity. The company has been racing to scale up computing capacity as businesses and consumers adopt ChatGPT in greater numbers. Last month, Altman said OpenAI planned to double its compute fleet “over the next 5 months” to meet demand from its newest model, GPT-5.
Alongside the Broadcom chips, OpenAI has made other major moves as well: it has signed a multibillion-dollar data center contract with Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) in July, struck a smaller cloud deal with Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google in June and announced its own data center initiative called Stargate at the beginning of the year.
The deal with Broadcom also comes as Altman has been working to frame OpenAI not only as a leader in cutting-edge research, but also as a driver of economic opportunity. In a message earlier this month, he said that while AI will be disruptive, it also has the potential to “unlock more opportunities for more people than any technology in history.”
He pointed to initiatives such as the OpenAI Academy and a new jobs platform designed to help workers and companies connect over AI skills, with the goal of certifying 10 million Americans in AI fluency by 2030.
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04 September
10 Generative AI Stocks to Watch as ChatGPT Soars
The launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT created a major buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) stocks.
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot software application that uses machine-learning techniques to emulate human-written conversations. This technology is called generative AI, and it's been making an impact on myriad industries, including marketing, security, healthcare, gaming, communication, customer service and software development.
The potential behind generative AI has been the primary driver behind a major stock rally that has helped the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) and Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) reach multiple new highs since 2023.
According to Fortune Business Insights, the generative AI market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 39.6 percent between 2024 and 2032 to reach an impressive US$967.65 billion.
Although investors can’t directly take a position in privately owned OpenAI, several technology stocks offer exposure to the expected growth in generative AI technology.
Below, the Investing News Network showcases 10 generative AI stocks that stand to benefit the most from the rise in advancements and adoption of AI chatbot technologies, plus seven smaller generative AI companies that may be perfectly positioned to profit from their advancements.
Data was gathered using TradingView’s stock screener. All market cap and share price data was current as of September 2, 2025.
Biggest generative AI stocks to watch
These 10 tech giants offer investors exposure to generative AI by offering their own chatbots and generative AI products, developing the hardware and software necessary for AI and integrating AI into their product.
1. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)
Market cap: US$4.15 trillion
Current share price: US$170.74
NVIDIA is a pioneer and global leader in graphics processing unit (GPU) technology. The company designs the specialized chips used to train AI and machine-learning models.
While it has been well known in computer and gaming spaces for decades, NVIDIA's progress in the AI sector has been the biggest growth driver in recent years. The company currently holds the title of the world’s most valuable company, coming in ahead of rivals Microsoft, Apple and Alphabet.
NVIDIA's new Blackwell GPU architecture, now in full production, delivers a significant performance leap for AI workloads compared to its predecessor. A new Blackwell Ultra system is set to be released later in 2025.
Generative AI's explosive growth is driving the market for chips designed by companies like NVIDIA and Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL), as well as for memory chips from companies like Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), which are another important component to training generative AI systems.
2. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Market cap: US$3.75 trillion
Current share price: US$505.12
The technology behemoth Microsoft has invested US$13 billion in OpenAI throughout the years, and the company's current AI solutions, Bing AI and Copilot, are based on OpenAI's technology. Microsoft has also partnered with Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) to provide AI tools to US defense and intelligence agencies.
More recently, Microsoft's AI branch, dubbed MAI, has branched out. In August 2025, Microsoft officially launched its first proprietary foundation model, MAI-1-preview, for its Copilot assistance, as well as a new speech model, MAI-Voice-1, designed for efficient, real-time audio processing.
3. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Market cap: US$3.41 trillion
Current share price: US$220.72
Apple has been incorporating its version of AI, Apple Intelligence, into its iPhones, MacBooks and Apple Watches. Its next major product reveal is scheduled for September 9, 2025.
The company's main goal is to deliver AI capabilities while maintaining user privacy by prioritizing on-device processing. For more complex tasks, it uses Private Cloud Compute, a secure system that runs on Apple's custom silicon chips and is designed to ensure data is not stored or made accessible to Apple.
Apple has partnered with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into its ecosystem. The upcoming iPhone 17 series is rumored to feature new AI-driven capabilities and enhanced integration of Apple Intelligence.
4. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Market cap: US$2.56 trillion
Current share price: US$211.35
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has played a key role in advancing generative AI. Its flagship AI model, Gemini, powers a wide range of services, with new versions continuously being rolled out. The company designs its own custom AI accelerator chips, like the TPU v5p, which are used to train large-scale language models and power its AI services.
Alphabet's subsidiary, DeepMind, focuses on AI research and development. Its AI system AlphaFold won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2024 for its ability to predict the structure of proteins based on a protein's unique amino acid sequence.
AI continues to be embedded across Google's services as well. For example, AI Overviews displayed in Google Search results reach over two billion users per month as of mid-2025.
5. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Market cap: US$2.40 trillion
Current share price: US$225.34
Amazon subsidiary and cloud-computing platform Amazon Web Services (AWS) evolved out of Amazon’s transition from an online retailer to one of the world’s largest technology companies. AWS’s wide range of services includes computing, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning and AI.
AWS has many AI business tools on offer across four verticals: AI services, AI platforms, AI frameworks and AI infrastructure. Generative AI is nothing new to Amazon, as the technology forms the basis of conversational experiences with Amazon’s all-too-familiar Alexa.
Since its launch in 2023, Bedrock, a service that enhances software with generative AI capabilities, has expanded its catalog of foundation models to include OpenAI's open-weight models and Anthropic's Claude 4. At its AWS Summit in New York, the company announced Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, an innovation to help businesses rapidly deploy and scale AI agents with enterprise-grade security and tool integration.
6. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)
Market cap: US$1.85 trillion
Current share price: US$735.11
Meta Platforms has expressed its commitment to continued research within the generative AI sphere with an open-source approach to its software developments. The giant behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is one of the most influential companies in tech, sharing ranks with the likes of Microsoft and Alphabet.
Meta AI, which is built with Meta Llama 3, is integrated into Meta's apps and also exists as a standalone website. The company's products use machine learning to streamline Facebook ad campaign generation and help businesses reach the right consumers. This strategy has led to Meta's ad business being a primary driver of revenue.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has maintained that increased spending on AI infrastructure is necessary to maintain its competitive position. The company has made massive infrastructure investments over the last year and has been aggressively hiring top-tier AI talent.
7. Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)
Market cap: US$632.83 billion
Current share price: US$225.30
Oracle is a tech company that's been around since the 1970s. In the early 2000s, it began buying up other software companies, and today it is one of the leading providers of cloud-based database management software. Its primary AI service, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Generative AI, was released on January 23, 2024.
Oracle has positioned itself as a neutral platform, offering its customers a choice of top-tier models from various providers. It has recently expanded its offerings to include Google's Gemini models and has also deployed OpenAI's GPT-5 across its cloud applications and database portfolio.
Oracle maintains a longstanding partnership with NVIDIA, leveraging its hardware for large-scale AI workloads. This collaboration has culminated in the company building a zettascale supercomputer using as many as 131,072 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to tackle complex generative AI challenges.
8. Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR)
Market cap: US$372.67 billion
Current share price: US$157.29
Palantir Technologies' generative AI strategy is centered on its AI Platform, a product designed to help governments and commercial enterprises integrate AI into their operations with a focus on security and human-in-the-loop control.
Rather than building models for general use, Palantir provides a platform that enables customers to leverage large language models from various providers, like OpenAI and Google, within their own private, secure networks.
9. Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)
Market cap: US$252.86 billion
Current share price: US$241.73
Salesforce is a global leader in cloud-based customer relationship management software.
In 2023, the company announced a strategy to embed generative AI across its entire product portfolio to transform how businesses interact with their customers.
In early 2025, Salesforce announced the retirement of its Einstein Copilot brand in favor of a new name, Agentforce, a fully autonomous AI agent that can handle complex, multi-step tasks across a company's sales, service and marketing operations. The company has reported that AI agents are handling up to 50 percent of customer support conversations, which has led to a significant workforce restructuring.
10. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)
Market cap: US$268.49 billion
Current share price: US$67.80
Multinational digital communications firm Cisco Systems is a leader in IT and communications networks.
Its strategy focuses on providing the hardware, software and security solutions enterprises need to build and deploy their own AI applications. The company has a large portfolio of multi-cloud products and applications, alongside strong relationships with Azure, AWS, NVIDIA and Google Cloud. Cisco’s AI and machine-learning offerings encompass a wide range of computing solutions for enterprises, including a focus on cybersecurity. Cisco has also brought to market new generative AI tools for IT professionals, including its own AI Assistant.
In January, the company introduced Cisco AI Defense, an end-to-end solution that protects against the misuse of AI tools, data leakage and sophisticated threats beyond the capabilities of older security systems.
Generative AI stocks to watch
The following companies have not yet reached the market capitalization of our top 10, but are each worth billions of dollars and have made some amazing achievements in generative AI technology in their own right, making them interesting prospects for investors.
In alphabetical order, they are:
- C3.ai, a company providing software as a service products to the financial and oil and gas industries. Its partnership with Alphabet allows C3.ai generative AI applications to be available on Google Cloud.
- CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD), a cybersecurity provider that monitors and analyzes Internet activity, detecting threats and blocking attacks with its generative AI-powered security analysis software, Charlotte AI. This service is available to every Falcon user and provides real-time feedback on a company’s risk landscape.
- Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL), a supplier of crucial high-performance computing hardware required to train and run generative AI models.
- DynaTrace, a data-analysis company that provides real-time feedback on IT infrastructure for various companies using its generative AI assistant, Davis.
- IBM (NYSE:IBM), a foundational US company that develops and trains its own proprietary generative AI models, such as the Granite family of large language models. Its strategy is built on the IBM watsonx platform, which is a comprehensive suite of AI tools and services.
- Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR), a company that develops and markets routers, switches, network management software, network security products and software-defined networking technology. In 2021, the company introduced AI services to its networking technology and in early 2024 the company unveiled the industry's first AI-Native Networking Platform.
- SAP (NYSE:SAP), a software company out of Germany with a line of generative AI products, including its Joule AI agent, that aid companies in resource planning. The company has been collaborating with UC Berkley's Sky Computing Lab to further research how cloud technology can support AI applications.
- UiPath (NYSE:PATH), a software company with roots in Romania and headquarters in New York. UiPath designs robotic process automation software to reduce or eliminate boring or repetitive tasks like data extraction and file management, saving companies in a wide range of industries hundreds of hours thanks to its AI and generative AI software.
FAQs for generative AI
What is generative AI?
Generative AI is an emerging AI technology based on deep learning models and algorithms that can generate text, images or sounds in response to prompts given by users.
What are generative AI examples?
Some of the most notable examples of generative AI are ChatGPT, DALL-E 2, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Gemini, Copilot and DeepSeek.
OpenAI's DALL-E 2 is an AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language. Similar to DALL-E 2, Midjourney generates images from prompts. Stable Diffusion is a latent text-to-image diffusion model capable of generating photo-realistic images given any text input. Microsoft's Copilot is a feature of the Bing search engine that leverages the same technology as ChatGPT.
What are the hottest generative AI startups?
According to technology and business magazine e-Week, in addition to ChatGPT creator OpenAI, some of the other leading generative AI startups include Hugging Face, Synthesis AI, Jasper and Cohere.
This is an updated version of an article first published by the Investing News Network in 2023.
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Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
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04 September
RemSense Eyes More Strategic Partnerships for Global Growth
RemSense (ASX:REM) is looking to secure more strategic partnerships as the company eyes global expansion, according to CEO and Managing Director Warren Cook.
“We have a strong pipeline of services to deliver to our existing clients that's going to take us right up through to the end of the year and into the early new year. For our global growth, we see partnerships as a critical part of our strategy to give us scale and capacity to grow throughout other parts of the region,” Cook said in an interview with the Investing News Network.
RemSense’s 3D visualisation technology — called virtualplant — is used by some major companies, including Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS,NYSE:WDS) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX).
“(We’re) just growing globally, with projects in the US, Bangladesh and now our more recent one in Norway, and Newmont (TSX:NGT,NYSE:NEM,ASX:NEM), one of the largest gold companies in the world,” Cook said.
“Those are just the three tier ones, and then we've got other tier two, tier three customers who are very loyal to us, like Triangle Energy (ASX:TEG). We delivered services to the likes of BHP (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP), Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO). So we're really putting a lot of effort into broadening our customer base, both in in tiers and globally.”
Watch the full interview with Warren Cook, CEO and managing director of RemSense, above.
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