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Qualcomm vs. Arm – Short but Sharp pt. II

RFM returns for one more update before CES 2025 Qualcomm wins, but not entirely. The jury has delivered Qualcomm a significant win in its battle with Arm and while Arm...

Qualcomm vs. Arm – Short but Sharp

I still think the dispute will settle. The dispute has gone to trial with both sides scoring points, but the outcome remains pretty uncertain where the outcome of this trial...

China Technology – Walk not Talk

The time for talk is over. The outlook for 2025 is for another very bleak year where China falls even further behind the West, meaning that to turn things around,...

The Metaverse – Late Entrant

Google and Samsung are getting closer. Google has finally launched its play for The Metaverse with the launch of Android XR where it has sensibly decided to leave the hardware...

Google Gemini – Rear Guard Action

Project Astra is all about self-preservation. Google’s latest models show incremental improvements in a sign that the scaling effect is slowing down but Google is making an early move towards...

Autonomous Driving – End of Cruise

Tesla is the main beneficiary of Cruise’s demise. GM’s withdrawal from the robotaxi market is a sign that the economics of this industry are not going to be what Elon...

Open AI – Christmas Deception

Sora is no gift and is obscuring other issues. Open AI’s 12 days of Christmas headlines with Sora but all the fuss and buzz is creating a smoke screen for...

Quantum Computing – A Compute Odyssey

Silicon is here to stay for a long time. Everyone is getting excited again about the prospect of Quantum Computing providing the almost limitless compute needed for super-intelligent machines, but...

Apple vs. Qualcomm – Black Magic pt. III

This fight is becoming less important. Apple is having another go at removing Qualcomm entirely from its products, but I suspect that this will continue to be much harder than...

AI Ecosystem – Yet Another Contender

Amazon makes a play for the AI ecosystem. Amazon has launched a new family of foundation models that I suspect are based on Anthropic’s technology that provides a starting point...