Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 238 (28th February 2025)
Nvidia's strong growth forecast for the first quarter on Wednesday signaled that booming demand for its artificial intelligence chips was intact, and the company said orders for its new Blackwell semiconductors were "amazing."
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Friday Reading Edition 238 (28th February 2025)
As artificial intelligence reshapes our world, the demand for advanced chips is skyrocketing. Tech giants are pouring billions into new semiconductor designs, while startups race to create specialised AI chips that could make artificial intelligence as accessible as a Google search.
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Friday Reading Edition 238 (28th February 2025)
Explore how AI can be effectively utilised for risk management and sustainability in supply chain operations and identify the current gaps in AI advancements that need to be addressed.
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Friday Reading Edition 238 (28th February 2025)
The tech sector in 2024 was dominated by discussion of the artificial intelligence (AI) megatrend. But as the excitement around AI abates somewhat and the dust starts to settle, we expect to see a Jeremy Gleeson CIO Global Tech Equity range of other providers come to the fore in 2025.
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Friday Reading Edition 238 (28th February 2025)
As the world remains fixated on the intensifying war over AI chipsets — encompassing tariffs, intellectual property restrictions, supply chain sanctions, and geopolitical battles — a critical aspect of AI's future is quietly slipping under the radar: the increasing scarcity of data available for these powerful chipsets to process.
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What is an AI chip? Text
Friday Reading Edition 238 (28th February 2025)
Unlike other kinds of chips, AI chips are often built specifically to handle AI tasks, such as machine learning (ML), data analysis and natural language processing (NLP).
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Friday Reading Edition 237 (21st February 2025)
In this episode of Geopolcast, join host Elisabeth Braw and speakers Jared Seth and Sam Wilkin as they discuss the risks of “gray zone aggression” on the aviation industry, as well as on businesses globally, with insights from WTW’s latest Political Risk Index.
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Friday Reading Edition 236 (14th February 2025)
This report explores major findings and puts a spotlight on the complexity of the cybersecurity landscape, which is intensified by geopolitical tensions, emerging technologies, supply chain interdependencies and cybercrime sophistication.
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Friday Reading Edition 233 (24th January 2025)
Geopolitical risks pose a major concern for global businesses, especially in the maritime sector. Populist policies and tariffs expected under President-elect Trump, could further disrupt world trade.
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Vessels, undersea cables, and offshore oil installations increasingly becoming “gray zone” targets Text
Friday Reading Edition 230 (13th December 2024)
The threat to vessels, undersea cables, and offshore oil installations has increased due to the availability of advanced weapons and the willingness of certain states – particularly Russia and Iran – to disregard international maritime laws.
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