And now let's unwrap what to watch in the next two weeks into January. And avocado and garlic are terms you need to remember. Joining us now, Adam Chrisouli, Vital Knowledge founder and president.Adam, we're not making guacamole here. It's AI. >> Yes.Uh AI, you know, is still the most important theme trend in this market. And so, um, Garlic and Avocado are the two frontier LLM models that are due out, uh, around Q1. Um, for open AI, it's garlic and meta's Avocado.Um, and this is really going to be probably ...

you're still working and we're here to talk about what you see with the markets right now. We kind of teased it before as we're going to get your take on what the market is going to do post Fed, but you don't think the Fed is like the big decision. >> I think this whole thing is laughable.I I find with all due respect to Steve Leeman, who was who was on my podcast, the realizing playbook, just give it a quick plug. Um who who does a wonderful job commenting on the Fed. I mean, when you think about it, the o ...

you're still working and we're here to talk about what you see with the markets right now. We kind of teased it before as we're going to get your take on what the market is going to do post Fed, but you don't think the Fed is like the big decision. >> I think this whole thing is laughable.I I find with all due respect to Steve Leeman, who was who was on my podcast, the realizing playbook, just give it a quick plug. Um who who does a wonderful job commenting on the Fed. I mean, when you think about it, the o ...

Core Insights - The software industry is experiencing significant growth driven by increased enterprise AI spending, which is projected to reach 12% of IT budgets in 2025, up from 10% in January [1][4] - Nvidia's chips and cloud services are pivotal for AI deployments, with a reported $8-$10 impact on the tech ecosystem for every $1 spent on Nvidia [2] - A notable 70% of companies have raised their AI budgets, indicating robust tech spending despite economic uncertainties [2] Group 1: AI Adoption and Spending Trends - The analyst has been monitoring AI adoption across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing, with a focus on large-scale deployments [3][4] - There has been a shift from strategy to implementation of high-priority AI use cases in 2025, highlighting a rapid acceleration in AI adoption [4] Group 2: Key Players in the Software Sector - Palantir Technologies Inc and Salesforce Inc are identified as top software companies benefiting from the AI Revolution in 2025, alongside other notable vendors like Oracle, IBM, Snowflake, Elastic, MongoDB, and Pegasystems [5] - IBM's cloud services have shown strong penetration, presenting significant monetization opportunities, and the company has been added to the Wedbush Best Ideas List, reflecting increased confidence in its prospects [6]