Archive For

June 2018

Amazon – Pill popper.

Reply to this post Amazon shakes the ivory towers. Amazon has made its move on the retail pharmacy industry by buying PillPack in a move...

KaiOS – The long arm of Google.

Google’s long arm extends into feature phones.   The hopes of handset makers and operators wishing to escape from Google’s clutches in emerging markets have...

Faraday Future – The wrong man.

Leadership unconnected with past is needed.   Faraday Future has secured a life line that ushers it back into the increasingly crowded electric vehicle start-up...

Ecosystem lite – Pledge of allegiance

KaiOS works better than Android at the lowest end.   Google is having another crack at social networking and an important part of its success...

Meituan – New club member.

Reply to this post A better shot at the $100bn club. Meituan has filed for an IPO which, in my opinion, has much better fundamental...

Facebook – Coffin nails

Reply to this post           Instagram hammers two more nails into Snap. Instagram has passed 1bn monthly active users (MaUs) which...

IBM – Testing Turing

Reply to this post Removal of bias essential for commercialisation. IBM’s debating AI is not going to fool anyone, but it does represent a step...

Google – Shopaholic

Reply to this post           JD.com will help Google shopping a bit. Sinking $550m into JD.com is unlikely to do anything...

Alibaba – Retail detail.

Reply to this post           Amazon: 480 – Alibaba 600,000+. Alibaba is already streets ahead of Amazon when it comes to...

Autonomous Autos – The turkey vote

Reply to this post           Insurance industry has no choice but to resist. While the regulatory environment is moving towards an...