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Yahoo – Another last hurrah?

Apollo bets $5bn on a fourth attempt. Apollo is paying $5bn to acquire 90% of Verizon’s media assets in yet another sure signal that the only good thing that Marissa...

Arm & NVIDIA – The unthinkable pt. VI.

The risks are demonstrably manageable. Herman Hauser has once again criticised the acquisition of Arm citing clear signs of unfair competition but what I think he has done is merely...

Darktrace– Cheaper is cheerful.

Darktrace makes the right choice. Instead of pulling the IPO, Darktrace dealt with the issues by cutting its valuation significantly and was rewarded with a first-day bounce that will go...

Amazon & Twitter – Risk off!

One good, one bad exemplifies how unbalanced risk is in big tech. Amazon – Permanent pandemic Amazon reported excellent results as the shift towards online shopping that was accelerated due...

Apple & Facebook – Out of the park.

Both Apple and Facebook smash expectations. Apple FQ2 2021 – the last of the stay at home Apple reported FQ2 2021 results that blasted through estimates as the work and...

Alphabet & Microsoft– Different shares

Good results but different reactions imply that valuation in big-cap tech is starting to matter again. Alphabet Q1 2021 – Approaching the range. Google reported good Q1 2021 results as...

Lyft & Robotaxis– Short-term gain

Lyft sells its differentiation. Lyft may have sold a struggling asset but in a world of robotaxis, this asset was the one chance Lyft had at winning any differentiation highlighting...

Mapbox – SPAC Dash

Mapbox claims a navigation niche. Hot on the heels of announcing a new CEO and a new strategy (see here), Mapbox has announced a navigation product for automotive which is...

Tech Newsround – Apple & Netflix

Netflix – Stuck in the doldrums Netflix has paid the price for its pandemic bump with a disappointing set of results that will keep the shares in the doldrums (like...

Arm & NVIDIA – The unthinkable pt. V

An IPO of Arm beckons. The risk to NVIDIA’s acquisition of Arm from Softbank continues to increase as the problems with its China unit seem to be getting worse rather...