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Ford & Google – Full of GAS?

More about infrastructure than digital vehicle services. Ford has struck a far-reaching deal with Google that encompasses far more than just the software and services in the vehicle cockpit which...

Kuaishou IPO – Good pivot

For once not too much is being demanded. Kuaishou is no ByteDance but this has forced it to pivot into other areas where there is little competition and where the...

Medical Wearables – Quest for the grail.

The pilgrims are still far away from the holy land. Much is being made for the potential for the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Apple Watch 7 to measure blood...

MSFT & AMD – Pandemic plays.

The pandemic is in the driving seat. The pandemic trade is back with homeworking and homeschooling driving the results of both Microsoft and AMD, but this may grind to a...

Intel – The hard road pt. II

This is Intel’s make or break moment. Intel’s determination to return to manufacturing supremacy is existential because if Geisinger fails, the vultures will break-up the company and sell off the...

Intel & IBM Q4 2020 – Turnaround sagas.

Intel Q4 2020 – The hard road. Intel reported good results and guidance but the new CEO’s commitment to manufacturing sent skittish investors running for the hills. Q4 2020 revenues...

Apple Automotive – Tinker, tailor, soldier, car? pt. III.

An automobile could be a sell signal. It has been a very long time since Apple has made a serious mistake but the commercial launch of an electric vehicle could...

Autonomous autos – Pie in the sky pt. II

The autonomous software industry has a value of $44.3bn. Microsoft has participated in a $2bn funding round that values Cruise at more than $30bn which seems to be assuming that...

Tech Newsround – Arm China, Fitbit & Huawei.

Arm & NVIDIA. The risk of China causing a problem for NVIDIA’s acquisition of Arm is increasing as the dispute between SoftBank and Arm China’s CEO, Allen Wu shows no...

China vs. USA: Xiaomi – Stumbling block.

Xiaomi blacklist stretches logic. Xiaomi’s blacklisting looks more like an outgoing administration leaving stumbling blocks for the next inhabitant rather than a rational move to contain the rise of China....