A self-defeating retaliation. If China blocks Nokia and Ericsson exports, it will simply accelerate the migration of manufacturing from China that will cost Chinese jobs and incentivise other companies and...
Any move needs to happen fast. The fact that TikTok is not that difficult to emulate shows that its real asset is its network of users which is why it...
Netflix robbed Peter to pay Paul. Netflix reported good results, but it turns out that the very strong subscriber numbers in H1 2020 were mostly due to pulling forward user...
Google investment clarifies intentions. Jio Platforms now has both Facebook and Google as investors indicating that Jio’s strategy is not to create a digital ecosystem of its own, but instead...
The UK extracts its pound of flesh. The protestations of the UK operators against the Huawei ban is likely to fall on deaf ears as their claims are questionable and...
The AR field continues to narrow. Bose’s journey outside of its core audio business has come to an end with the closure of its Augmented Reality (AR) business in another...
A return to the public market is now more likely. Arm’s restructuring is either signalling a rapid return to the stock market or no return at all. I suspect the...
Semiconductors pull a blinder. Samsung has indicated that it has had a good Q2 2020 almost certainly because the stay at home trend has continued to productivity electronics and data...
Little suffering from the current ban. The notion that the current ban in India is going to cost ByteDance $6bn in revenues sounds to me like a piece of 3rd...
TXN & SNAP Q2 2020 – Pandemic drivers
Texas Instruments – The canary Texas Instruments reported good results as its wide range of exposure cushioned it from the short-term problems in automotive and offered an indication of how...