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Artificial Intelligence – Here comes Skynet?

I am not panicking yet. Terrifying claims made in a scientific article in AI Magazine last month predict a high likelihood that the machines will turn against their makers but...

Tech newsround – Merge and acquisitions

Crypto – The Merge pt. II Ethermine, the world’s biggest mining services provider for Ethereum miners will close its servers over the next 24 hours rendering $10bn of hardware useless...

Crypto – The Merge

Good for payments. Bad for Nvidia / AMD. The Ethereum Blockchain will attempt to change the way it operates this week which will make it much cheaper to operate (good...

Peloton – Spring cleaned

Barry completes the clean-out. Barry McCarthy has completed the clean-out of Peloton meaning that the turnaround can begin in earnest but this remains a risky proposition and there are plenty...

Apple & YMTC – Insurance backfire

Apple likely to drop its insurance policy. Apple is demonstrating just how difficult it is to keep both the Chinese Communist Party and the US Congress happy at the same...

Faraday Future – Death throes

Chapter 11 or 7 is but months away A recent test drive of Faraday Future’s FF91 vehicle reveals that it is very far from being ready which combined with a...

Apple – Form over substance

Apple launches more of same. When the most exciting product launch is aimed at a tiny minority of the user base it becomes clear that Apple is struggling to find...

Digital Ecosystems – Hardware season

Very little to excite consumers. The autumn hardware launch season kicks off today with Apple followed by Google and Meta the main theme of which is going to be how...

Apple – Asking for suits

Digital advertising is not worth the risk. Apple is building up its advertising business which I think is very likely to attract a raft of lawsuits from the other digital...

USA vs. China – Semiconductor debate

Evolution means China will never catch up. The USA’s clampdown on AI silicon sales to China has reignited the debate as to whether China can become independent on semiconductors, but...