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Tech Newsround – Google & Xiaomi

Google: A badly thought-through remedy. The US Department of Justice is recommending that Google be forced to sell Chrome as a remedy for its illegal monopolisation of the search market...

Alibaba FQ3 25 – Unhappy Hostage.

Alibaba remains captive to China’s poor economy. The performance and outlook at Alibaba are a strong indication that in reality, the Chinese economy remains moribund and that a lot more...

China & Semis – No Score Draw

China and semiconductors are unlikely to change much. A change of administration is likely to mean that there is more noise and bluster but no real change when it comes...

Artificial Intelligence – Hard Times in China

A potential benefit of hardship.  China’s lack of cutting-edge silicon and limited amounts of cash to spend on compute is forcing it to innovate in ways that may allow it...

ASML Q3 24 – The Inevitable

The Chinese are no longer stockpiling.   The combination of economic-related delays and China realising that stockpiling ASML equipment ahead of further bans might not help them very much has...

China Tech – Withering Away

The heart of Chinese innovation is dying. China intends to become a global technology leader but the state of innovation in China is moribund meaning that unless something changes, it...

China vs. USA – A Drop in the Ocean

China’s new machines don’t add up to much. China has announced new semiconductor manufacturing machines that will help it eliminate its dependence on foreign equipment, but the reality is that...

Huawei – The Price of Unreality

I think the price is so high due to the silicon. Huawei is goading Apple by releasing a completely new product just after Apple released more of the same but...

USA vs China – Annual Event

Aiming for a coalition of like-minded countries. Clamping down on technology exports to China has now become an annual event and this year takes aim at quantum computing and offers...

USA vs. China – PR Game

USA gets revenge for Raimondo’s embarrassment.   The Netherlands turned the screw on semiconductor equipment exports to China just as the US National Security Advisor was meeting with President Xi...