Palantir Q3 24– Icarus Ascending
There is no fundamental support here. Another set of good results drove Palantir shares to new highs, but this was not the sort of blow-out...
Samsung – The Chips are Down?
Most upside for MediaTek Samsung is having trouble with more than just high bandwidth memory (HBM) as it appears that it is considering not using...
Apple & Amazon – Mixed Bag
Apple FQ4 24 – Intelligence upgrades. Apple reported good results as the promise of Apple Intelligence has generated a mini-upgrade cycle, but it was not...
Meta & Microsoft – Everything AI
Meta Platforms Q3 24 – Boondoggle? Meta reported good results but the continued heavy investments into AI and The Metaverse from which returns are hard...
Meta vs. Everyone – Independence Day
Meta pushes harder for independence. Meta’s difficult experience with Android and iOS has left it so determined to be self-reliant that in addition to AI,...
Apple & Google – Scrappled & Scroogled?
Apple would be in less danger than Google. The advent of LLMs potentially creates a dislocation in the market that has many start-ups and every...
Tesla Q3 24 – Irrational Exuberance
By its own standard, the shares should be falling. Tesla reported excellent results and guidance but given the valuation of the shares and how the...
Arm vs. Qualcomm – Noisy Crickets
More noise than bang. Arm has served Qualcomm with a notice that cancels its contract to sell Arm IP in its products, but because the...
Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit – Family Matters
Automotive joins the Oryon family. In what was an obvious move, Qualcomm has rolled the Oryon custom CPU into its automotive product offering that will...
Google vs. OpenAI – The Hits Keep Coming