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Apple, Google & Korea – A right Battle Royale sideshow.

South Korea sets a painful precedent. South Korea’s legislation to force Apple and Google to open their app stores to third-party payment options sets a dangerous precedent for the rest...

Tencent Q2 2021 & Co. – Big trouble in big China.

Tencent remains the most exposed to the sanctions of the state. Tencent reported regulation-blighted results and warned that there is more to come highlighting the fact that of all the...

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...

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...

Peloton – Game on.

Peloton finally gets one right. Peloton’s move into virtual cycling games should provide some exclusivity for its bikes which if taken to its logical conclusion may help cushion the company...

Tencent vs. China – The authoritarian moment pt. II.

Tencent’s treatment will help predict what happens to everyone else.  Of the two possible motivations that lie behind the increasing regulatory clampdown on the Chinese technology sector, it is the...

VW – New Auto.

New Auto raises new issues. VW has outlined how it plans to transform from a petrol-powered box shifter into a vendor of software and services, but this throws up a...