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Tom's Guide
24-05-2025
- Tom's Guide
I like my coffee with milk, sugar, and… AI? I tested out De'Longhi's new superautomatic espresso machine, and it literally has a personality
The De'Longhi Rivelia is the brand-new superautomatic coffee machine from the iconic Italian manufacturer. If you don't know what a superautomatic machine is, it's basically an espresso machine that does absolutely everything. Think: grinding beans, dosing coffee, pulling shots, frothing milk, and even emptying the coffee grounds out. It's for those days when you just want hot bean juice, and you want it now. Some of the best espresso machines can be a labor of love — sometimes a labor of absolute burning hate when they just won't behave — so superautomatic machines can be really attractive for the right person. Imagine fresh, hot coffee served in literal seconds, and you don't have to put on pants to get it. What could be better, right? Well... (drum roll please) the De'Longhi Rivelia has leveled up, big time. Not only does the Rivelia serve aforementioned hot bean juice in seconds, it does it with a friendly smile and a ChatGPT-level of enthusiasm. No, the Rivelia doesn't have AI in the chatbot sense, but there is something oddly... obedient about it. Starting with its screen prompts — let's get into it. Launched in May 2025 in the U.S. (and 2023 in the U.K.), the Rivelia is the newest superautomatic in De'Longhi's lineup. It has 2 interchangeable bean hoppers for switching out coffee flavor easily, a huge 18 customizable drink recipes, and makes fresh hot coffee in seconds. As soon as I plugged in the Rivelia, I knew something was up. Other automatic machines I've used have laggy and unresponsive screens — just what I want first thing in the morning, completely uncaffeinated. However, the Rivelia is the complete opposite. Immediately, I felt like the heavens themselves had opened up and sent a blindingly bright light to my coffee machine screen. And for good reason — the Rivelia's screen is a little more developed than your average coffee machine. But it's not the LED screen itself that I think you should know about. It's what the screen does. Have you ever made a coffee and thought, "Yeah, that was nice, but you know what'd make it better? A little personality." Well, if you have, De'Longhi has answered your prayers. Yes, the Rivelia talks about itself in the first person. It's not just "I will go ahead and set that now". It also says things like "Would you like me to save your new settings?", "I recommend preparing at least 3 coffees" and "I'll use some hot water to heat up." I've used my fair share of espresso machines, but I've never had one talk about itself like a real person before. Do you think this is cute, or a little scary? Do you think of the Rivelia as a friendly coffee robot, a helping hand, or does it border on uncanny valley territory? I know where I stand. I suppose this begs the question: Do coffee machines really need to talk about themselves in the first person? (Also, the more obvious thought: Is it really that deep? To some people, yes.) Well, I can see both sides. If you're a complete beginner and have never laid a finger on a coffee machine before, I can imagine it's quite comforting to have a friendly face (LED screen) walk you through making coffee. There's enough scary whirring and whining on the average espresso machine to put off even seasoned coffee drinkers. However, if you're the aforementioned seasoned coffee drinker, this overly-enthusiastic attitude can feel a little stifling. I felt a little disconcerted after a few hours — but that's just me. If, like me, you want to be left to your own coffee-devices, then I've got some recommendations I think you'll want to know about. And after all that... all the bells and whistles, all the proverbial barista robots lovingly crafting your morning brew... the Rivelia still doesn't make technically good espresso. Superautomatic espresso machines are physically incapable of it. It's not a Rivelia-shaped flaw, it's an automatic coffee machine flaw. 'True' espresso needs the following things: the perfect grind, a level coffee bed, an even and steady tamp (around 20kg pressure), and a controlled flow of water. All of which, unfortunately, are only really possible on a manual (or at least semi-automatic) espresso machine and a standalone grinder. Built-in grinders, generally, aren't as adept as standalones and result in inferior grind. As a result, the Rivelia's coffee is merely fine. I wouldn't shout about it from the rooftops, but I also wouldn't turn it down. I mean this in the nicest way, but it's like fancy McDonalds coffee. It does the trick and tastes good, but it's nothing to salivate over. Compare these two shots. The first one was prepared on the Smeg EMC02 and the second on the Rivelia. It's just apples and oranges, isn't it? If you want to get into serious coffee and don't know where to start, let me help you out. I recommend the Breville (Sage in the U.K.) Bambino Plus and either the Comandante C40 MK2 hand grinder, the $$$ Eureka Mignon Specialita, or the cheaper-but-still decent Brazata Encore ESP (both electric grinders). You'll also want to check out some of the best coffee scales to ensure you've got the ideal ratios for delicious espresso (aim for 1:2 coffee:water within 25-28 seconds). If you follow these easy steps, you'll be well on your way to perfect espresso every time. The bottom line is: if you want fresh coffee every morning with the least amount of effort possible, and a friendly face to go with it, then the De'Longhi Rivelia is a great machine to get you started. However, if you think yourself more of a coffee connoisseur (or you want to become one), then you're better off with the separate espresso machine and grinder I mentioned just above.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bill Gates Sounds the Alarm on Nvidia -- The AI Chip War Is Heating Up
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is riding high, but the AI chip race is heating up fast. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates (Trades, Portfolio) praised CEO Jensen Huang's leadership, but he didn't sugarcoat the challenge ahead. Big Tech isn't sitting backAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has committed $8 billion to Anthropic's AI chip efforts, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) just dropped a supercomputer with its own AI chip, and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) are rolling out advanced custom silicon. But the real wild card? DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm that came out of nowhere with RI, a model delivering ChatGPT-level performance at a fraction of the cost. Investors betting on Nvidia's long-term AI dominance are now watching closely. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Signs with NVDA. DeepSeek's rise is no fluke. Backed by hedge fund High-Flyer, it has amassed a GPU arsenal worth over $500 million, sidestepping export controls to get its hands on thousands of Nvidia's H100 and H800 chips. The company moves fastno bureaucracy, no red tapejust raw innovation. Its breakthroughs, like Multi-Head Latent Attention (MLA), are slashing AI costs and shaking up the market. And DeepSeek isn't just catching upit's pushing AI efficiency so far that it's raising a bigger question: Do we even need as much compute power as before? If AI models can be trained and run with fewer GPUs, that's a direct threat to Nvidia's pricing power. For now, Nvidia is still king, but cracks are forming. If AI becomes less about brute-force compute and more about efficiency, demand for Nvidia's high-end chips could soften. Throw in U.S.-China trade tensions, and the long-term picture gets even murkier. Investors should keep an eye on how Nvidia, Microsoft, and the rest of Big Tech respond because DeepSeek isn't just another AI startupit's a sign that the AI chip game is evolving fast. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bill Gates Sounds the Alarm on Nvidia -- The AI Chip War Is Heating Up
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is riding high, but the AI chip race is heating up fast. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates (Trades, Portfolio) praised CEO Jensen Huang's leadership, but he didn't sugarcoat the challenge ahead. Big Tech isn't sitting backAmazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has committed $8 billion to Anthropic's AI chip efforts, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) just dropped a supercomputer with its own AI chip, and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) are rolling out advanced custom silicon. But the real wild card? DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm that came out of nowhere with RI, a model delivering ChatGPT-level performance at a fraction of the cost. Investors betting on Nvidia's long-term AI dominance are now watching closely. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Signs with NVDA. DeepSeek's rise is no fluke. Backed by hedge fund High-Flyer, it has amassed a GPU arsenal worth over $500 million, sidestepping export controls to get its hands on thousands of Nvidia's H100 and H800 chips. The company moves fastno bureaucracy, no red tapejust raw innovation. Its breakthroughs, like Multi-Head Latent Attention (MLA), are slashing AI costs and shaking up the market. And DeepSeek isn't just catching upit's pushing AI efficiency so far that it's raising a bigger question: Do we even need as much compute power as before? If AI models can be trained and run with fewer GPUs, that's a direct threat to Nvidia's pricing power. For now, Nvidia is still king, but cracks are forming. If AI becomes less about brute-force compute and more about efficiency, demand for Nvidia's high-end chips could soften. Throw in U.S.-China trade tensions, and the long-term picture gets even murkier. Investors should keep an eye on how Nvidia, Microsoft, and the rest of Big Tech respond because DeepSeek isn't just another AI startupit's a sign that the AI chip game is evolving fast. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DeepSeek's $6M AI Claim Sparks Market Chaos--Is the AI Boom at Risk?
DeepSeek just sent shockwaves through the AI world with claims that it can train a ChatGPT-level model for just $6 million. Investors hit the panic button, dumping AI stocks as fears of a major shake-up spread. But Mizuho isn't buying the hypeliterally. Analysts question whether China is being transparent about costs or if it's leveraging open-source models (or worse, acquiring restricted tech). Meanwhile, heavyweights like Meta (NASDAQ:META) keep flexing their financial muscle, with a rock-solid 81.5% gross profit margin and 23% revenue growth. Wall Street isn't rattled eitherBofA Securities, Evercore ISI, and JMP Securities all stand by Meta's long-term upside. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 5 Warning Sign with META. That AI turmoil bled into the data center space, hammering REITs like Digital Realty (NYSE:DLR) down over 12% and and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX), down over 7% this morning. Mizuho sees the dip as a classic overreaction, calling it a knee-jerk negative reaction rather than a long-term threat. Their take? The fundamentals of the data center boom are still intact. Most REIT development pipelines are locked in with top-tier tenants, and with double-digit pricing power expected in 2025, hyperscalers aren't walking away from AI infrastructure just yet. If anything, Mizuho sees an opportunitysuggesting smart investors should keep an eye out for weakness in these stocks. The real question: Is DeepSeek a true AI game-changer or just another hype cycle? If its cost claims hold up, hyperscalers may be forced to rethink their massive AI spending. But that's a big if. With rising U.S.-China tech tensions, locked-in hyperscaler contracts, and relentless demand for AI computing, long-term investors shouldn't get spooked by short-term noise. The AI race is far from over, and the winners won't be decided by a single headline. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sign in to access your portfolio
