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...
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...
Microsoft – Generation game.