GM appears to go it alone. GM has announced a new end-to-end platform that aims to provide everything from systems management to infotainment, in what can only be a big demotion for Google’s role in GM’s plans. GM already has its Vehicle Intelligence Platform (VIP) which runs the vehicle infrastructure, and this has been designed so that further functionality can...
Amazon experiments with privacy. Amazon released a series of products and services in what looks like an experiment to see how much privacy users are willing to surrender in return for fun and convenience. Amazon only speaks to the market like this once a year meaning that every event is loaded with both hardware and software products, updates, and services....
China kills another industry. China has outlawed cryptocurrencies in a move that seeks to protect the central government’s control of the financial system but will ensure that all of the innovation in this ground-breaking sector goes overseas and benefits other countries. In a joint statement on Friday, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) in conjunction with nine other regulatory agencies...
In the metaverse, Facebook has a head start. The release of an app by Netflix for the Oculus Quest will go almost unnoticed but it is highly significant because Netflix will be a contender in the metaverse when it comes, and it is indicating which player it currently thinks is in the lead. Netflix has released a game called Eden...
Surface gets experimental. Alongside a series of expected and needed upgrades was one of the wackiest ideas I have seen for a portable computer but missing was a folding screen and an answer to Apple’s move to computing on Arm. Microsoft held its launch event where it updated the Surface Pro, the Duo, the Laptop, the Go. First, Surface Laptop...
A good use case for a limited technology I have long held the view that under certain circumstances, today’s AI can improve performance to a superhuman level, and I think that the proposition of Aira Technologies, (see here) a small start-up, is one of them. Artificial Intelligence is often heralded as the greatest thing since sliced bread and in some...
Didi is in desperate peril. Didi Global CEO and founder Jean Liu is hoping that making an exit is going to save her company, but all of the evidence points towards a far bleaker outcome. Sources at Reuters (see here) are claiming that Jean Liu is planning her exit and that she has advised colleagues who followed her to Didi...
The sword is falling fast One look at the nomination and award list for the prestigious Emmy Awards demonstrates that the streaming services are now fully in the driving seat meaning with the exception of live sports, it is almost game over for the cable companies. It is Emmy season again and thanks to the pandemic, the streaming companies have...
A move that might actually benefit China. The forced opening up of the Chinese digital ecosystems forces the incompatible systems to work together which will make the overall opportunity for all players that much larger. Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, Baidu, NetEase, Huawei, and Xiaomi were all summoned to a meeting at the Ministry of Industry and IT where presumably they received...
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ByteDance – Billion user club.
ByteDance joins the giants. TikTok the short video service owned by ByteDance has announced that it has over 1bn users making it unique as the only Chinese company that has scored real success outside of its home market. ByteDance started life as an AI company that has become extremely good at creating algorithms that can categorise video content and match...