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TSMC Q2 24 – Still Rolling

AI party spoilt by China.    TSMC reported good results and narrowed its guidance to the top end of the range in a move that added confidence that the AI...

Lucid Motors – Off the Bottom?

Higher shipments at negative gross margins are not good news. Lucid Motors has preannounced its shipments for Q2 24 where it managed an impressive jump in shipments despite the weakening...

Baidu – World No. 1?

Baidu is now the biggest & cheapest AI ecosystem. While OpenAI is withdrawing from China, Baidu has already moved to fill the void as its users have jumped by 50%...

USA vs. China – King Qwen

Good Chinese AI but at what cost? Alibaba’s models have topped the new rankings at Hugging Face in a sign that China is a force to be reckoned with in...

Apple Intelligence – Chinese Elephants

The problem is much worse than ChatGPT.  A hyperbolic keynote and a $300bn rally later and no one has yet asked how Apple will tackle the problem of rolling out...

China vs. USA – Admission of Reality

Huawei says the quiet part out loud.   Huawei has admitted that true leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing is unlikely to be achieved in China, meaning that homegrown technologies that rely on...

Electric Vehicles – Unready for Reality pt. III

EU tariffs will weaken demand further.   The EU has announced import tariffs on Chinese EVs that are likely to trigger a retaliation and an increase in price to the...

Electric Vehicles – Unready For Reality pt. II

The financial noose tightens. The end of Fisker, the imminent end of several others as well as worsening financial conditions in China clearly point to the ongoing slowdown and shakeout...

USA vs. China – The Grind

Pressure is making life very hard for Chinese semiconductors. SMIC reported difficult results as the cash machine that is supposed to be lagging edge is not delivering meaning that the...

Qualcomm FQ2 24 – Steady Sailing.

Stable quarter and guidance raised. A steady quarter devoid of fireworks but where the fundamentals are beginning to come together creates a foundation for more upside as new segments such...