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Autonomous Autos – Capitulation

Autonomous driving enters the capitulation stage Autonomous driving continues to have a torrid time as its devotees adjust to the reality that has been obvious for quite some time. Argo...

Amazon, Apple & Intel Q3 2022 – More gloom

Amazon Q3 2022 – Humble pie Amazon reported good results, but the traditional holiday season is going to be weaker than expected further reinforcing the view that Amazon has expanded...

Meta Platforms Q3 2022 – No fishing here

Ms Sandberg is already badly missed. The results were bad but engagement with its services has remained steady which is the one saving grace for a company where its investments...

Alphabet & Microsoft Q3 2022 – Bad omens

The pandemic bill comes due. The technology sector is feeling the pinch as consumers and businesses have less money to spend as a result of everyone paying for the pandemic...

Meta Platforms – Knives out

Meta’s corporate governance is becoming an issue. The activists are starting to come out of the woodwork voicing their dissatisfaction with Meta, but the reality is that unless they convince...

Snap Q3 2022 – Revaluation

Snap is heading towards value territory. Snap reported Q3 2022 results that missed expectations slightly but the resulting crash in the share price is a clear indication that the valuation...

China vs. USA – Self censorship

Semi-equipment makers remove China The US and European semiconductor capital equipment industries are self-censoring their business with China in a way that is much more draconian than I expected and...

Smart Home – A Matter of detail.

Matter only goes so far. The new Matter standard has the potential to end the fragmentation and incompatibility of the smart home but even with all of the big digital...

Meta – Misplaced message

Missed the connection. Meta headlined its Connect 2022 event with its new pro-headset but its real message was completely lost meaning that what Meta is really doing in the Metaverse...

Huawei – Window dressing pt. II

No way back. The repercussions of the latest US restrictions (see here) are likely to go both far and wide through the Chinese technology industry slowing its development and putting...