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China vs. China – Round 2

Chinese regulators come out swinging for round 2. It looks as if another round of crackdowns is about to be launched upon the Chinese technology sector and it is Tencent...

The Metaverse – Chinese walls.

The first example of “build the wall”. With the strategic rivalry between the West and China rapidly evolving into an ideological struggle (see here), new technologies that emerge are likely...

Roblox Q4 21 – The hangover

Roblox suffers a big hangover from the COVID party. Another Metaverse darling is struggling with slower growth underlining that the Metaverse is many years away making it un-investible for all...

Sea – All at sea

Sea is in for further rough weather. Sea has taken a big hit as India has banned its most popular game, Free Fire, creating the concern that the growth of...

MoviePass 2.0 – What Crypto?

MoviePass is back with another hare-brained wheeze. MoviePass has returned to life under its original founder with an idea to create a token-based marketplace for cinema coupons but how it...

Tech Newsround – Twitter Q4 & the Metaverse

Twitter Q4 2021 – Social graph. Twitter has managed to avoid the depredation of Apple’s privacy features underlining that while Twitter is a niche offering, it executes on that niche...

Disney FQ1 22 – The insurgent

The streaming war is far from over. Disney reported good FQ1 22 results as Disney+ is continuing to add subscribers demonstrating that in the streaming wars, content remains as important...

Peloton – Beauty Parade

Peloton goes on the block.   Amazon, Nike, Apple and so on are thought to be considering a purchase of Peloton, which while it has a pretty good fitness brand,...

AMZN / SNAP Q4 21 – No Meta here

Amazon Q4 21 – AWS to the rescue, again.   Amazon reported good results in the face of rising costs, but it was the combination of the price increase for...

Meta Platforms Q4 21 – The SNAP Strategy

A further derating is on the cards. Meta reported good Q4 21 results but a flatlining of subscriber numbers raised fears that users are at last beginning to vote with...