Browsing Category

Eco-systems

Intel IDM 2.0 – The name game.

The end of silicon is now on the distant horizon. As part of its IDM2.0 strategy, Intel is changing its manufacturing node naming system which will bring it more into...

ByteDance – Eyes and ears.

ByteDance tries to avoid harsh treatment. The Chinese government clamp-down on the technology industry is continuing as the CCP now owns a 1% holding in ByteDance giving it a board...

The Metaverse – Repeated history?

Telcos will try to break the inevitable cycle Telecom operators are once again trying to avoid becoming commodity bit pipes and this time they are trying their hand at virtual...

Tech Newsround – AMZN / TWTR / LYFT / HERE

Amazon Q2 2021 – Whoops $127bn. Amazon reported good results but shed $127bn (7%) in value as Q3 2021 forecasts failed to live up to voracious expectations, underlying once again...

FB / QCOM results – More big hitting.

Semis looks better than Internet at the moment. Facebook Q2 2021 – Better lucky than good. Facebook reported excellent results but the adpocalypse is going to hurt in Q3 leaving...

APPL/GOOG/MSFT – Look elsewhere

Great numbers are already reflected in valuations. Alphabet Q2 2021 – No adpocalypse Alphabet reported excellent Q2 2021 results, and it looks as if Apple’s adpocalyspe is not going to...

Tesla Q2 2021 – Unreality gap.

Fundamentals and valuation remain divorced.   Tesla reported excellent results that begin to establish its long-term credentials as a player in this market but the notion that it is worth...

China vs. China – The authoritarian moment pt. III

China does the USA another favour. China’s potential crackdown on its education industry is likely to have the opposite impact of that which is desired holding back the next generation...

Jio Platforms – The Bollysystem 2.0 pt. II

Jio and Google fragment the Android platform. Jio Platforms is redoubling its efforts to capture the Indian market for new digital services while ceding the traditional ecosystem to Google and...

Semiconductors – Exception or canary?

Texas Instruments raises questions on the supercycle. Texas Instruments bucked the semiconductor super cycle narrative in its Q2 2021 results with a forecast that has led some to question whether...