Archive For

May 2020

Microsoft – Generation game.

Microsoft is determined not to make a mess of this generation. Microsoft is still licking its wounds from being trounced by Sony in the last...

ByteDance – Brothers’ shadows.

TikTok needs independence to remove the growing regulatory risk. TikTok has joined Huawei as one of only two Chinese technology companies that have enjoyed great...

Amazon & Zoox – Bottom fishing

Consolidation wave gathers momentum. Zoox would make a good fit for Amazon which clearly intends to capitalise on autonomous driving being much later than expected...

Meituan Dianping Q1 20 – Fast forward

Meituan invests to accelerate adoption. Meituan Dianping reported good results as revenue fell less than expected and has picked up quickly following the re-opening of...

Magic Leap – The greatest showman.

Rony shows his true talent. Magic Leap appears to have raised another $350m giving it a lifeline for a few quarters demonstrating that while Rony...

Epic Games – Gritted teeth

Clearly, Fortnite has not had a good lockdown. Epic Games has caved into Google and is making Fortnite available in Google Play (see here) in...

Apple Glass – Tracking right

No glassholes please, we are Apple. Details of Apple’s rumoured augmented reality offering has leaked and it looks like Apple has taken a practical approach...

SoftBank – The family silver pt. II

Timing of a vaccine is critical. With the departure of Jack Ma and the completion of the Sprint, T-Mobile merger, SoftBank will sell down its...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. XV

The USA further hardens its position. Others may follow. The US has moved to harden its stance against Huawei by closing a significant loophole revealing...
source: The Economist

Facebook Libra – Other people’s currencies.

The vested interests will now be more against Libra than ever. The pandemic is substantially weakening the existing financial system meaning that Libra is more...