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Faraday Future – Uncertain future.

Easy money has a price. Faraday Future is an EV company with a very chequered history, but even this is capable of commanding a multibillion-dollar valuation with no intention to...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. XXVIII

Patents are no panacea. Huawei may be down, but it is far from out as it is now putting its efforts into replacing the revenues it is losing from US...

Facebook – The Wizard of OZ pt. II

I am not convinced that Facebook is paying anything. Facebook has struck a 3 year deal with News Corp (see here) to “pay” for the Australian news that hosts on...

Stripe – Valuation dressing

Opportunity or threat? Stripe has raised $600m at an eye-watering valuation of $95bn in a funding round that appears to have no purpose other than to provide a base from...

Roblox – Cash flow mirage

Long term prospects but wait for a dip. Roblox has the potential to morph into something far more interesting than it is today, but a large cash flow crunch when...

Electric vehicles – The power problem

EV mania creates an issue for electricity generation. While everyone is getting very excited about the electrification of transportation, no one is worrying where the power is going to come...

Waymo – Puff research.

A study that misses half the issue Waymo has released a study that extols the ability of autonomous driving to prevent fatalities on the road but as often with these...

China vs. USA – Build the wall!

China doubles down on semiconductor unreality. While there is no doubt that China is in a better economic condition than most of its rivals its plan for self-reliance in semiconductors...

Quantum computing – Under starter’s orders pt. II

D-Wave makes a real(ish) world demonstration. D-Wave has demonstrated that its quantum computer can solve a “real-world” problem and in the process found that it completed the task somewhere between...

Mapbox – Profitability drive

Mapbox reshuffles to go for automotive. Mapbox has moved into a new phase of its development by moving its founder and CEO into the role of chairman and chief strategy...