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Facebook – Microsoft on steroids.

The consequences could be serious indeed. If the FTC wins its case and forces Facebook to be broken up, the consequences for Facebook will be far more serious than the...

Artificial Intelligence – Genetic origami pt. II

Deep Mind puts a branch of science out of business. Deep Mind has crossed a milestone with the demonstration that its ability to predict protein structure is as good as...

Uber and Aurora – Outsourced future.

Uber’s autonomous driving technology finally goes in the bin. Aurora signals the end of the road for Uber’s woeful autonomous offering in a deal where I think ATG investors should...

Quantum computing – Under starter’s orders.

And so the next big race begins. A group of Chinese scientists is claiming to have reached quantum supremacy which while it means very little in practical realities at the...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. XXVI

The UK hardens its stance still further. A new bill passing through the UK parliament that bans the installation of Huawei equipment from September 2021 has caused some consternation but...

Salesforce & Slack – Opportunistic strike.

Salesforce picks off a weaker player. Salesforce is paying $45.52 per share (at Salesforce’s December 1st close) to acquire Slack, in a move that values the company just 18% above...

Zoom FQ3 2020 – Great company, terrible stock pt. II.

Great results but uncertain outlook. Zoom produced excellent Q3 2021 results but the burden of free users has finally hit profitability which together with an admission of slowing growth calls...

Facebook Libra – Well populated graveyard pt. II

Libra has been neutered by its opponents. Libra is expected to finally launch early in 2021 but Facebook is having to make so many concessions to the forces that are...

China vs. India – Warning shot pt. II

The smartphone market is the elephant in the room. India has continued to express its unhappiness with China in a dispute which could end up hurting Chinese companies a lot...

Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. XXV

Honor is unlikely to escape. The last 18months have seen a game of cat and mouse between the US Department of Commerce and Huawei but this is quickly coming to...