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Google vs. OpenAI – The Hits Keep Coming

Google on the back foot. Open AI has launched a competitor to Google which performs reasonably well in a strong indication that the barriers to entry in the search business...

Palantir Q3 24– Icarus Ascending

There is no fundamental support here. Another set of good results drove Palantir shares to new highs, but this was not the sort of blow-out that Nvidia has been reporting...

Samsung – The Chips are Down?

Most upside for MediaTek Samsung is having trouble with more than just high bandwidth memory (HBM) as it appears that it is considering not using its Exynos processor in some...

Apple & Amazon – Mixed Bag

Apple FQ4 24 – Intelligence upgrades. Apple reported good results as the promise of Apple Intelligence has generated a mini-upgrade cycle, but it was not nearly enough to return the...

Meta & Microsoft – Everything AI

Meta Platforms Q3 24 – Boondoggle? Meta reported good results but the continued heavy investments into AI and The Metaverse from which returns are hard to quantify, made the market...

Meta vs. Everyone – Independence Day

Meta pushes harder for independence. Meta’s difficult experience with Android and iOS has left it so determined to be self-reliant that in addition to AI, it is now having a...

Tesla Q3 24 – Irrational Exuberance

By its own standard, the shares should be falling. Tesla reported excellent results and guidance but given the valuation of the shares and how the company sees itself going forward,...

Arm vs. Qualcomm – Noisy Crickets

More noise than bang. Arm has served Qualcomm with a notice that cancels its contract to sell Arm IP in its products, but because the notice period ends in the...

Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit – Family Matters

Automotive joins the Oryon family. In what was an obvious move, Qualcomm has rolled the Oryon custom CPU into its automotive product offering that will give OEMs a greater opportunity...

Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit – Ghostbusters

Qualcomm slays the 64-bit ghost. Qualcomm has slain the ghost of 64-bit computing by returning to custom CPUs in smartphones with a big leap in performance that will have competitors...