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As neuromorphic computing comes online, things with AI (and AIoT) will pick up speed. As neuroscience begins informing more complex neuromorphic computing…

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May 3, 2022

Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Partner to aggregate, optimize and analyze health data​

GlobalData Technology​

The announcement focuses on edge computing to handle large volumes of data locally and to ensure privacy for individuals.

Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Health partner to empower individuals to own and benefit from their own personal health data. The collaboration will leverage data generated from smartphones, wearables, video feeds, and home health devices. Analysis of the data will also be fundamental in aiding clinicians, pharmaceutical companies and researchers to rapidly gain insights from the data as well as shorten clinical trial timelines.
In April 2022 Nokia Bell Labs andEquideum Health announced a partnership focused on empowering individuals to own and benefit from their own personal health data. The collaboration will leverage the rapidly expanding datasets generated from wearables and other edge devices, including the growing set of in-home medical devices. The central premise is that while health data is increasing exponentially, no one has figured out a way to collect it, centralize it and use it for near real-time meaningful insights. Edge computing, AI, ML, and blockchain technologies are now available to accomplish this by collecting and analyzing diverse data types from a wide variety of devices (e.g., from wearables, sensors, smartphones, and video feeds). The partners also expect to empower a flood of innovation, without companies worrying about sharing proprietary information or individuals worrying about sharing their personal information without knowing who has access to it. Beneficiaries of this vision will include consumers, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, researchers, institutions, medical device manufacturers and potentially a slew of start-ups excited about access to reams of high quality, verifiable health data.
The announcement focuses on edge computing to handle large volumes of data locally (e.g. with compute and storage on the device itself, or with data sent to local/regional data centers or potentially home or enterprise access points) and to ensure privacy for individuals that consent to provide their data. However the use of AI and machine learning algorithms at the edge will also be instrumental for real-time analysis of these large volumes of decentralized and aggregated health data. The analytics will be fundamental in aiding clinicians, pharmaceutical companies and researchers to rapidly gain insights from the data as well as shorten clinical trial timelines.

Nokia will also be contributing its Nokia Data Marketplace (NDM), a SaaS offering implemented within a public Ethereum blockchain architecture to support self-sovereign identity, data, and privacy preservation. Equideum will use NDM as a fundamental element of its new Equideum Exchange which allows individuals to monetize their personal health data, and also enables enterprises that are part of Equideum’s person-centered Data Integrity and Learning Networks (DILNs), to benefit from the new data economy.
The first of two projects on the partners’ roadmap includes Nokia Bell Labs’ earable prototype, a smart device worn in the ear that uses signal processing and on-device ML for cognitive augmentation. The earable will be integrated as a representative edge device within Equideum Health’s planned direct to consumer offering. The second project will be an implementation of a collaborative ML environment that preserves the privacy of user data and of the AI/ML models during training and inference.Nokia and Equideum have specific plans for their partnership, but theirs is a wide-ranging vision to do what many in the public and private sector have theorized about for years – to collect vast volumes of decentralized health data from explicitly consenting individuals, aggregate this data on a regional or global basis, and apply analytics to the data to gain insights and improve health outcomes, while simultaneously allowing diverse constituencies to monetize the data. Nokia has more plans for this kind of data gathering/monetizing than its partnership with Equideum. It hopes to replicate the data sharing and analysis model in other verticals including government, airlines, other healthcare initiatives, and telecommunications.
Both partners are concerned about how to convince consumers that they can safely provide their personal data and benefit from it. They have not clarified exactly what the consumer will “get” from their contribution. In theory they might literally get paid; they will likely get analysis of their own aggregated healthcare data, which is now likely fragmented into digital or non-digital notes in diverse doctors’ offices or collected by separate smartphone apps but not shared with the consumer in detail. They will contribute to the improvement of their own and others’ health outcomes, and help companies provide better health products and services. Clearly this messaging needs to be better expressed by the partners.
Technology vendors and operators should be analyzing what their role should be in this “new” data economy and how they can monetize the high volumes of data that can be collected, centralized and analyzed in key verticals. They already take part by providing technologies such as wearables, edge computing, AI, ML and blockchain, 5G, and related orchestration and service initiatives. While operators already play a role they need to strategize to see if they can get a larger seat at the table when it comes to data monetization, especially if a fair share of the data is coming from their own smartphones, wearables, and connected home medical devices, and is carried on its networks

 

[wilzy123]

 

[Tezza]

With all this exceptional news, the only thing holding us back is revenue. Excited for the next couple of quarterlies and the AGM. This thing is ready to go and I am ready to watch the excitement once it starts taking off. The two Industries I am most excited about is automotive and health.

 

[Steve10]

OxiWear device uses Nordic nRF52840 SoC

Nordic-powered ear-worn pulse oximeter enables continuous oxygen monitoring​

https://www.nordicsemi.com/News/News-Archive/?category=17c74e7e-dbbe-457e-a229-9ce484816e6a

OxiWear device uses Nordic nRF52840 SoC to process and relay sensor data via low power Bluetooth LE wireless connectivity​

U.S.-based health tech startup OxiWear has launched its wireless, non-intrusive, ear-worn pulse oximeter for medical-grade, continuous oxygen monitoring and low oxygen alerts.
The ‘OxiWear’ device is designed to support the more than 10 percent of the global population at risk of hypoxia - a potentially life-threatening disease where tissues in the human body do not receive enough oxygen. Hypoxia is caused by environmental factors, high altitude living and recreation, or chronic medical conditions. The disease can result in various organs, including the brain and heart, to not function properly.

Accurate oxygen level monitoring​

Worn on the ear, OxiWear provides an unobtrusive way to accurately monitor a user’s oxygen levels in real time, while offering an alert mechanism if levels drop dangerously low. By using the device, individuals can better manage asymptomatic hypoxia, helping to avoid hospitalizations and unnecessary medical testing.
“We have taken proven pulse oximetry technology and designed it into a miniaturized form factor,” says George Beckstein, Chief Technology Officer, OxiWear. “OxiWear is the only wireless ear-worn pulse oximeter on the market designed for continuous monitoring, which is ideal during physical activity when the user’s hands might otherwise be preoccupied.”

The nRF52840 SoC performs as the primary processor for running OxiWear’s complex DSP algorithms, while also performing a number of housekeeping duties like firmware updates, power management, and storing historical data to Flash
George Beckstein, OxiWear
The OxiWear device features an integrated optical sensor for photoplethysmography (non-invasive technology that uses a light source and a photodetector at the skin’s surface to measure the volumetric variations of blood circulation), and an accelerometer for motion detection and cancellation. These sensors are overseen by the Wafer Level Chip Scale Package (WLCSP) version of Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 SoC, using its powerful 64 MHz, 32-bit Arm® Cortex® M4 processor with floating point unit (FPU).
In addition, the nRF52840 SoC-enabled Bluetooth® LE connectivity allows real-time health data to be relayed wirelessly from the device to the user’s smartphone, from where an accompanying app displays the blood oxygen (SpO2) and heart rate information. The app also collects environmental data that may affect the oxygen intake of an individual, and allows users to list their emergency contacts who will receive a text message alert with the user’s location and vital information during any hypoxic events.

Running complex algorithms​

“The Nordic nRF52840 SoC performs as the primary processor for running OxiWear’s complex DSP [Digital Signal Processing] algorithms, while also performing a number of housekeeping duties like firmware updates, power management, and storing historical data to Flash,” adds Beckstein.
OxiWear also employed Nordic’s Power Profiler Kit II (PPK2) to identify parts of the design that were increasing power consumption, allowing the battery life to be optimized and extended. PPK2 enables easy and affordable power measurement during wireless product development providing a simple method for hardware and software engineers to measure average and dynamic power consumption in embedded solutions. The OxiWear device is powered by a rechargeable Li-ion coin cell battery. Even when worn continuously, the device can operate for up to 18 hours, thanks in part to the low power capabilities of the nRF52840 SoC.
“It would be an understatement to say that minimizing power consumption was a high priority during product development – it was absolutely critical,” says Beckstein. “The nRF52840 SoC’s built-in DC/DC regulators eliminated the need for separate regulator ICs while reducing power consumption. The generous amount of Flash and RAM allowed us to run the Bluetooth ‘stack’ and complex DSP algorithms simultaneously, with memory to spare for in-field updates. The hardware-accelerated DSP instructions helped us perform advanced real time sensor data processing while minimizing time spent with the processor awake and, consequently, lowering power consumption.”
OxiWear also opted to use a Nordic solution due to the company’s “industry-leading” support for a tech startup, according to Beckstein. “The technical information Nordic provides is comprehensive and well organized. The reference designs provide excellent starting points for a project, while Nordic’s DevZone forum provides an immense repository of public information.”

• About OxiWear
• About nRF52840
• About Nordic Semiconductor

ChatGPT mentioned Nordic's nRF52 & BRN.

 

[Steve10]

It's just my selective reading again.

"BrainChip will highlight the readiness of the industry to deliver edge AI and the path to its imminent transition."

And this from the Website.

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"Akida, The Global industry standard for Edge AI"

And now "imminent transition".

Brainchip is confident! Hence, powerful wording recently.
I am confident!


Learning 🏖

That's what Sean intended for Akida. To be the standard for edge AI similar to bluetooth tech.

 

[Labsy]

I sense the 1st rays of sunshine beginning to radiate from the horizon ..

 

[Shadow59]

I sense the 1st rays of sunshine beginning to radiate from the horizon ..
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It's always coldest before the dawn!

 

[Esq.111]

Good Morning Chippers,

Looking foward to a positively cracking week ahead.

Just looking at the BUY/ SELL orders....

Someone has placed a Sell order for 25,000 units @ $46.00 each.

Love it.

Regards,
Esq.

 

[Steve10]

FYI

 

[supersonic001]

BrainChip on LinkedIn: BrainChip Illustrates AIoT Readiness at the Edge Impulse ML Series

BrainChip Illustrates AIoT Readiness at the Edge Impulse ML Series https://lnkd.in/gQeC2brV #ai #ml #artificialintelligence

www.linkedin.com

 

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May 3, 2022

Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Partner to aggregate, optimize and analyze health data​

GlobalData Technology​

The announcement focuses on edge computing to handle large volumes of data locally and to ensure privacy for individuals.

Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Health partner to empower individuals to own and benefit from their own personal health data. The collaboration will leverage data generated from smartphones, wearables, video feeds, and home health devices. Analysis of the data will also be fundamental in aiding clinicians, pharmaceutical companies and researchers to rapidly gain insights from the data as well as shorten clinical trial timelines.
In April 2022 Nokia Bell Labs andEquideum Health announced a partnership focused on empowering individuals to own and benefit from their own personal health data. The collaboration will leverage the rapidly expanding datasets generated from wearables and other edge devices, including the growing set of in-home medical devices. The central premise is that while health data is increasing exponentially, no one has figured out a way to collect it, centralize it and use it for near real-time meaningful insights. Edge computing, AI, ML, and blockchain technologies are now available to accomplish this by collecting and analyzing diverse data types from a wide variety of devices (e.g., from wearables, sensors, smartphones, and video feeds). The partners also expect to empower a flood of innovation, without companies worrying about sharing proprietary information or individuals worrying about sharing their personal information without knowing who has access to it. Beneficiaries of this vision will include consumers, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, researchers, institutions, medical device manufacturers and potentially a slew of start-ups excited about access to reams of high quality, verifiable health data.
The announcement focuses on edge computing to handle large volumes of data locally (e.g. with compute and storage on the device itself, or with data sent to local/regional data centers or potentially home or enterprise access points) and to ensure privacy for individuals that consent to provide their data. However the use of AI and machine learning algorithms at the edge will also be instrumental for real-time analysis of these large volumes of decentralized and aggregated health data. The analytics will be fundamental in aiding clinicians, pharmaceutical companies and researchers to rapidly gain insights from the data as well as shorten clinical trial timelines.

Nokia will also be contributing its Nokia Data Marketplace (NDM), a SaaS offering implemented within a public Ethereum blockchain architecture to support self-sovereign identity, data, and privacy preservation. Equideum will use NDM as a fundamental element of its new Equideum Exchange which allows individuals to monetize their personal health data, and also enables enterprises that are part of Equideum’s person-centered Data Integrity and Learning Networks (DILNs), to benefit from the new data economy.
The first of two projects on the partners’ roadmap includes Nokia Bell Labs’ earable prototype, a smart device worn in the ear that uses signal processing and on-device ML for cognitive augmentation. The earable will be integrated as a representative edge device within Equideum Health’s planned direct to consumer offering. The second project will be an implementation of a collaborative ML environment that preserves the privacy of user data and of the AI/ML models during training and inference.Nokia and Equideum have specific plans for their partnership, but theirs is a wide-ranging vision to do what many in the public and private sector have theorized about for years – to collect vast volumes of decentralized health data from explicitly consenting individuals, aggregate this data on a regional or global basis, and apply analytics to the data to gain insights and improve health outcomes, while simultaneously allowing diverse constituencies to monetize the data. Nokia has more plans for this kind of data gathering/monetizing than its partnership with Equideum. It hopes to replicate the data sharing and analysis model in other verticals including government, airlines, other healthcare initiatives, and telecommunications.
Both partners are concerned about how to convince consumers that they can safely provide their personal data and benefit from it. They have not clarified exactly what the consumer will “get” from their contribution. In theory they might literally get paid; they will likely get analysis of their own aggregated healthcare data, which is now likely fragmented into digital or non-digital notes in diverse doctors’ offices or collected by separate smartphone apps but not shared with the consumer in detail. They will contribute to the improvement of their own and others’ health outcomes, and help companies provide better health products and services. Clearly this messaging needs to be better expressed by the partners.
Technology vendors and operators should be analyzing what their role should be in this “new” data economy and how they can monetize the high volumes of data that can be collected, centralized and analyzed in key verticals. They already take part by providing technologies such as wearables, edge computing, AI, ML and blockchain, 5G, and related orchestration and service initiatives. While operators already play a role they need to strategize to see if they can get a larger seat at the table when it comes to data monetization, especially if a fair share of the data is coming from their own smartphones, wearables, and connected home medical devices, and is carried on its networks

Who knew Ubiquitous Computing is an area of study:

Fahim Kawsar
Bell Labs and University of Glasgow
Verified email at nokia-bell-labs.com - Homepage
Ubiquitous ComputingMobile SystemsInternet of ThingsWearable Computing

And he is not the only one who finds it interesting:

A New Beginning

F Kawsar, IEEE Pervasive Computing, 2023

scholar.google.com.au

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[ndefries]

ChatGPT mentioned Nordic's nRF52 & BRN.

And we know that Nordic and our strategic partners EdgeImpulse have also been teaming up for a few years now

As the babyboomers reach more delicate ages (not looking at you FF) preventative health monitoring is going to be huge. I know I will want to invest in devices that measure, monitor and report on health issues that i can't notice.

can you imagine these devices that enhance your senses as they are failing and recommending changes to medication and dietary intake based on nutrient levels being monitored in real time. i Just hope it is Akida being the sensor fusion!

Nordic Semiconductor makes AI and machine learning easily accessible on resource-constrained wireless IoT chips for the very first time

In a newly announced partnership with leading U.S. TinyML specialist, Edge Impulse, Nordic’s nRF52 and nRF53 Series Bluetooth customers will be the first to able to add AI and machine learning features to their applications.

www.nordicsemi.com

In a newly announced partnership with leading U.S. TinyML specialist, Edge Impulse, Nordic’s nRF52 and nRF53 Series Bluetooth customers will be the first to able to add AI and machine learning features to their applications. This will enable such applications to model and understand their operating environments and make intelligent decisions based on that​

Nordic Semiconductor today announces that further to entering into a partnership with Edge Impulse, a leading provider of what’s termed ‘tiny machine learning’ or ‘TinyML’ tools designed to run on resource constrained semiconductor devices, that all its nRF52 and nRF53 Series Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) chips will now be able to benefit from easy-to-use AI and machine learning features as standard. This is a first for the Bluetooth semiconductor industry.

“What AI and machine learning on resource-constrained chips does – which Nordic will now collectively refer to as TinyML – is take the application potential of wireless IoT technologies such as Bluetooth to a whole new level in terms of environmental awareness and autonomous decision making,” comments Kjetil Holstad, Nordic’s Director of Product Management.

 

[Getupthere]

It's just my selective reading again.

"BrainChip will highlight the readiness of the industry to deliver edge AI and the path to its imminent transition."

And this from the Website.

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And now "imminent transition".

Brainchip is confident! Hence, powerful wording recently.
I am confident!


Learning 🏖

"Something tells me the timing of everything firing up is at the same time as LDA to finalising their selling.

Our time is now.

Let’s go BRN!

 

[Diogenese]

The plot continues to thicken


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Sean Manion on LinkedIn: Second-generation neuromorphic AI IP boosts efficiency

As neuromorphic computing comes online, things with AI (and AIoT) will pick up speed. As neuroscience begins informing more complex neuromorphic computing…

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May 3, 2022

Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Partner to aggregate, optimize and analyze health data​

GlobalData Technology​

The announcement focuses on edge computing to handle large volumes of data locally and to ensure privacy for individuals.

Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Health partner to empower individuals to own and benefit from their own personal health data. The collaboration will leverage data generated from smartphones, wearables, video feeds, and home health devices. Analysis of the data will also be fundamental in aiding clinicians, pharmaceutical companies and researchers to rapidly gain insights from the data as well as shorten clinical trial timelines.
In April 2022 Nokia Bell Labs andEquideum Health announced a partnership focused on empowering individuals to own and benefit from their own personal health data. The collaboration will leverage the rapidly expanding datasets generated from wearables and other edge devices, including the growing set of in-home medical devices. The central premise is that while health data is increasing exponentially, no one has figured out a way to collect it, centralize it and use it for near real-time meaningful insights. Edge computing, AI, ML, and blockchain technologies are now available to accomplish this by collecting and analyzing diverse data types from a wide variety of devices (e.g., from wearables, sensors, smartphones, and video feeds). The partners also expect to empower a flood of innovation, without companies worrying about sharing proprietary information or individuals worrying about sharing their personal information without knowing who has access to it. Beneficiaries of this vision will include consumers, healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, researchers, institutions, medical device manufacturers and potentially a slew of start-ups excited about access to reams of high quality, verifiable health data.
The announcement focuses on edge computing to handle large volumes of data locally (e.g. with compute and storage on the device itself, or with data sent to local/regional data centers or potentially home or enterprise access points) and to ensure privacy for individuals that consent to provide their data. However the use of AI and machine learning algorithms at the edge will also be instrumental for real-time analysis of these large volumes of decentralized and aggregated health data. The analytics will be fundamental in aiding clinicians, pharmaceutical companies and researchers to rapidly gain insights from the data as well as shorten clinical trial timelines.
...

That would be the same Equidium Health that Heather "I would say get ready, but you can't be" Flannery founded.

Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Health partner to empower individuals to own and benefit from their own personal health data. The collaboration will leverage data generated from smartphones, wearables, video feeds, and home health devices. Analysis of the data will also be fundamental in aiding clinicians, pharmaceutical companies and researchers to rapidly gain insights from the data as well as shorten clinical trial timelines.
In April 2022 Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Health announced a partnership focused on empowering individuals to own and benefit from their own personal health data. The collaboration will leverage the rapidly expanding datasets generated from wearables and other edge devices, including the growing set of in-home medical devices. The central premise is that while health data is increasing exponentially, no one has figured out a way to collect it, centralize it and use it for near real-time meaningful insights. Edge computing, AI, ML, and blockchain technologies are now available to accomplish this by collecting and analyzing diverse data types from a wide variety of devices (e.g., from wearables, sensors, smartphones, and video feeds).

 

[Flenton]

Media Alert: BrainChip Illustrates AIoT Readiness at the Edge Impulse ML Series

BrainChip Holdings Ltd , the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power, fully digital, event-based, neuromorphic AI IP, joins the Edge Impulse ML Series as a Platinum Partner to showcase...

www.marketscreener.com

I love the name of the presentation it says:
Brainchip presents "Edge AI: Ready When You Are!"

 

[Frangipani]

With past week’s avalanche of good news and dot-joining having perceptibly brightened the forum mood despite the continuous downward spiralling of the BRN share price, my rambling musings below - that I started jotting down last weekend - may seem somewhat obsolete and not particularly relevant to those among you that see Brainchip as a no-brainer stock anyway, since I would be preaching to the converted. Nevertheless, I would still like to invite you all to come with me on an imaginary journey into a lush green bamboo grove. Please excuse the unintended novella length and of course feel free to skip my post altogether.

One of my favourite childhood books was Leo Lionni‘s charming classic “Frederick“. In case you’ve never heard of it or your memory needs some refreshing, here is a short summary of this 1967 timeless picture book:

“Frederick is the story of a daydreamy field mouse who spends his summer days very differently from his mouse family. As the other mice work busily night and day to gather nuts, wheat, and straw, Frederick instead gathers sun rays, colors, and words. Later, when all of the supplies have been exhausted, and “corn was only a memory,” the mice ask Frederick for his contribution to the group. “Close your eyes,” Frederick tells them, climbing atop a tall rock. And from his stone perch he envelops the other mice in lush words that bring the warmth of the sun’s golden glow, that paint within their gray minds the bright colors of blue periwinkles, golden wheat, and berry bushes.”
(Kirsten Hall, children’s book agent and author).

To be honest, I very much feel like empty-handed Frederick here in this forum, where the vast majority of posters are heaps tech-savvier than me, working busily night and day to gather and share info on this undervalued gem of a company, which by many is predicted to be at the forefront of the 4th Industrial Revolution and is currently in the process of making itself indispensable to its ever increasing circle of customers and partners, true to its ambition to make edge AI ubiquitous and Akida its standard.

Prior to registering with TSE a couple of weeks ago, I had actually been a silent reader of this forum since its inception aka The Great Migration, but never really felt I could contribute anything of substance (other than accumulating shares, that is). Well, I guess now that we are currently stuck in the bleak midwinter of BRN‘s stock price performance, it is time for some (alas not as masterful as Frederick’s, I am afraid) story-telling contribution from my side then, to lift weary spirits. Some of you still have plenty of energy to withstand the freezing temperatures of BRN’s and the general stock market’s seemingly endless winter; at the same time others feel dejected, are shivering and afraid of starving, and while I can‘t offer you any nourishing wheat grains or tasty nuts, I will try to conjure up an imagery that will hopefully let you forget about your growling stomachs for a while, make you feel warm and fuzzy inside and help you visualise the sumptuous feast we are all drooling over. (Wait - won’t that lead to even more borborygmi aka tummy rumbles? Oh, I suppose it is a vicious circle indeed; metaphors can be tricky.) Winter shall pass. Hopefully very soon, we will smell that spring is in the air.

Other posters before me have already likened the growth of a successful company to the agricultural concepts of planting, tending to and harvesting, but with most plants/trees/crops you will be able to observe fast and continuous growth - within days, weeks or months. The path of evolution taken by disruptive tech companies, on the other hand, is slightly different. I was reminded of this when I recently happened to come across the following video called ‘The Miracle of the Chinese Bamboo’ - I, for my part, found it worthwhile watching and hope you will enjoy it, too:



The word ‘miracle’ here is actually somewhat misleading, though, as it only APPEARS to be a miracle in the eye of the beholder who is not familiar with this plant‘s alleged botanic anomaly: no visible growth above the surface for more than five years despite being watered and tended to daily, followed by sudden explosive growth, reaching a height of almost 30 m within six weeks. While bamboo is indeed known for being the world’s fastest-growing plant, with some species growing just shy of a meter a day or so, the tale‘s extraordinary bamboo species doesn‘t exist in real life to the best of my knowledge. But it still makes for a powerful inspirational story that motivational speakers like to use as a parable about personal growth and success in life, illustrating the importance of steady and diligent work, perseverance and patience, even if evidence of progress is not immediately visible. An almost dated concept in our age of instant gratification, it seems.

To me the parable also constitutes an apt metaphor for the share price development of a disruptive technology super crop like Brainchip, except that it is actually not us shareholders doing the daily watering of the ‘spots’ in this huge field planted with millions of Chinese Bamboo seeds (> BRN shares), but instead by investing, we conveniently delegate this tedious task to professional gardeners (> the hard working team at Brainchip).

Below the surface, the network of roots & rhizomes has been growing for years and continues to do so day by day, establishing a solid foundation for its ultimate height and weight (> future rapid growth), a strong support structure that will eventually enable the plant to withstand even harsh conditions, although there is nothing yet visible overground (> the current share price not at all reflecting the company‘s actual progress and paradigm-shifting potential due to various reasons, including revolutionary tech yet to be fully understood and adapted, long product development timelines, NDAs in place, massive global economic headwinds as a result of the pandemic and Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine to name but two major underlying causes, relentless shorting attacks, panic selling by short-sighted retail shareholders dissatisfied with the lumpy revenue so far and and lamenting the lack of further signed deals, not enough buying interest from prospective shareholders for the same reasons and on top of that genuine shareholders forced to sell because they need money in this difficult economic climate/for unplanned personal reasons, and yet again others selling in order to get back in at a lower price, which could possibly backfire should a sudden price-sensitive announcement see the share price soar...).

Unlike the farmer in the parable, though, we shareholders - and in fact non-shareholders alike - have the fantastic option of monitoring parts of the expanding underground root network by means of a subterranean camera (Akida Inside, of course! No blurry pictures here, but razorsharp images…) to help us observe what is going on in the soil (> thanks to company press releases, ASX anns, quarterlies/half yearly reports/AGMs, podcasts, testimonials from other companies, including validation from big industry players, hiring of high calibre staff, articles and online likes & comments from tech experts worldwide, exhibition demos and last but not least the wealth of info gathered and generously shared in this amazing forum, which is extremely helpful for tech-challenged shareholders like me who don‘t have a semiconductor industry background or similar). While not a crystal ball, this subterranean camera ought to serve as objective reassurance to us that our seed is viable and of excellent quality. An advantage the farmer in our story did not have - he had to simply believe in the viability of his seeds and in the meaningfulness of faithfully watering the soil daily without proof of growth for five long years, during which he had to overcome mockery by his fellow villagers (> WANCAs) as well as many moments of self-doubt.

So we as BRN shareholders today are in a much better and derisked position! There is nothing much we can do for the time being (IMO) other than trusting the Brainchip team to continue to do their job well, be excited about the ever expanding ecosystem, weather the bear market storm and persevere in the face of the tumbling BRN share price (as long as your personal situation doesn‘t force you to sell any shares right now, which would be unfortunate indeed) as well as seize the window of opportunity to top up at these bargain prices, if your funds and personal diversification risk profile allow it. And then one day, in the not too distant future (bar a catastrophic black swan or black elephant event happening), instead of overlooking barren, sun-torched ground (> the share price looking right now), we will be standing in a lush green forest of giant bamboo stalks, providing us shade. Except that our very own miracle bamboo won’t stop growing at a height of 90 feet (almost 28 m), but can actually keep growing and growing (> think science fiction, disruptive technology, years ahead of competition, secret sauce, ubiquitous, IP moat, competitors turning into partners, future Akida generations, stream of royalties - you name it…) And not only is it highly likely that our investment will one day bear abundant fruit financially, but - equally significant to me - the low-cost, energy-efficient and high-performance Akida processor family will also be immensely beneficial to mankind on its way towards a more sustainable and greener future. So what is not to like - except for the current share price, that is? Close your eyes, imagine those towering green bamboo stalks gently swaying in the wind and don‘t forget to breathe…. (They are firm yet flexible, by the way, and won’t break, but rather bend to ground level in a storm and straighten back up afterwards. This truly is a botanical fact about bamboo, and also that so-called running bamboo will become ubiquitous in your garden if you let it grow unchecked.)

I suppose the Doubting Thomases among us will remain unconvinced until the bamboo shoots finally break the surface and start growing to a towering height (> the share price soaring on that often quoted hockey stick curve, once the financials will show a substantial increase in revenue). But maybe some of you, while understandably frustrated with the current share price at a 52 week low (which to others like me actually feels like a gift from heaven, while we are happily topping up and in my case averaging down), will find this inspirational story of the Chinese Bamboo somewhat helpful in visualising Brainchip‘s projected exponential share price growth curve, although in essence, all of this has been said many times before by other contributors to this forum. Yet, as an avid photographer I know that it is often worthwhile to view things from a slightly different perspective. And while there will always be share price fluctuation on a day-to-day basis, I am confident the long-term upward trend will soon become blazingly obvious when zooming out a little, looking at the big picture.

And to those of you who dismiss this parable as just another feel-good story: perhaps it will still resonate with you as a general reminder of the importance of a solid foundation, steady work and patience in life to reap future rewards, even if there is not always instant evidence that your efforts are having any effect. They may not pay off every time, but more often than not they do. Sadly, this equally holds true for prophets of doom and their constant downramping.
Keep in mind, though, that the darkest hour is always before dawn.

FF, I hope you don’t mind me stealing your signature sign-off for today:

My opinion only DYOR

Frangipani

P.S.: Serendipitously, I discovered that Leo Lionni also wrote a book for adults called ‘Parallel Botany’, “a field guide to imaginary plants, which Lionni presents with the authority of an academic writer - peppering his writing with references to real places and people, just to complicate things“ (Daisy Alioto: ‘Parallel Botany‘ in the Age of Alternative Facts). Now doesn‘t that sound he would have just loved the miraculous Chinese Bamboo?

 

[Diogenese]

I love the name of the presentation it says:
Brainchip presents "Edge AI: Ready When You Are!"

... and how Heather "I would say get ready, but you can't be" Flannery from Nokia's health data partner Equidium has picked up on that theme.

 

[Fact Finder]

We have seen it before but I love all things space related:


ANT61
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A neuromorphic chip inspired by the human mind?

It seems like a concept from a sci-fi novel, yet it's the perfect core for our cutting-edge space robot!

In 2025, we plan to launch our repair robot to orbit. Akin to the skilled droids from Star Wars, it will be repairing a spacecraft.

Our robot needs an AI-driven brain that surpasses the limitations of current technology to perform complex repair tasks in the unforgiving vacuum of space.

We needed something exceptional.

We teamed up with BrainChip , the pioneers behind the neuromorphic Akida AI chip.

This cutting-edge chip enables our robots to perceive and interact with their surroundings in space, learning in the process.

Our robot's brain, powered by this groundbreaking technology, is set to launch into orbit in January 2024 aboard the Space Machines Company spacecraft. Once there, we will refine our robot's vision system, training with a video feed directly from the satellite's cameras”

My mind is boggling so Do Your Own Science Fiction Research
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Zedjack33]

Another 22k locked away this morning.

Just gotta face the music from the minister for war and finance when I get home from work.

 

[Steve10]

BRN have done everything right to commercialize Akida.

Hired people from the big players, provided development kits, built an ecosystem etc.

Market timing is also spot on with early adoption commencing now & mass adoption expected within 3-6 years.

H2 FY23 is the tip of the iceberg for BRN. An Nvidia or Qualcomm IP licence agreement will spice up the SP.