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USA vs. China – Carrot and Stick

I expect the new rule to stand. The USA has released new export rules that make good on the intentions released a few months ago that make life harder for...

CES 2025 – Dark Horses of Vegas

Another edition of the traditional post-CES report highlights interesting things and trends that the tech media ignored or missed. Donut – Zero or Hero? The top spot goes to Donut...

CES 2025 Day 3 – Into the Weeds

China increases its presence a bit and BMW pushes back on Apple. China – Economic Necessity Once again at CES, China is everywhere and nowhere at the same time as...

CES 2025 Day 2 – Autonomous head fake

Busy floors, apocryphal autonomous driving Floor report – Orderly business The floor was even busier on Day 2 than it was on Day 1 but the chaos that usually accompanies...

CES 2025 Day 1 – Peaceful progress

Generative AI is not yet ready for the consumer Prototype to product The halls are busy and the queues are long but what is different in 2025 is the change...

CES 2025 Day 0 – AI everyone?

AI takes over. CES 2025 Outlook – The AI have-nots Automotive will play second fiddle this year as CES 2025 is going to be dominated by AI whether one likes...

Research Publication – Artificial Intelligence – Its Masters’ Voice Vol. II

4th Jan 2025 – RFM updates its coverage of Artificial Intelligence with the publication of Artificial Intelligence – Its Masters’ Voice Vol. II.  RFM Subscribers will receive their copy by email. ...

Qualcomm vs. Arm – Short but Sharp pt. II

RFM returns for one more update before CES 2025 Qualcomm wins, but not entirely. The jury has delivered Qualcomm a significant win in its battle with Arm and while Arm...

China Technology – Walk not Talk

The time for talk is over. The outlook for 2025 is for another very bleak year where China falls even further behind the West, meaning that to turn things around,...

The Metaverse – Late Entrant

Google and Samsung are getting closer. Google has finally launched its play for The Metaverse with the launch of Android XR where it has sensibly decided to leave the hardware...