Autonomous autos – Pie in the sky.
The whole industry is worth $16.7bn. The valuations being attributed to autonomous driving hopefuls are so high, that I think investors must be assuming that...
Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. VI
It is still a reprieve in name only. A statement from the US Secretary of Commerce (see here) has been interpreted by the press (see...
Tesla – King Canute
Elon Musk is becoming a big problem. Outside of a chronic inability to scale, Tesla’s biggest problem is rapidly becoming its mercurial CEO where I...
Google Hardware – Paging Dr. Porat
I think Google’s condition may finally be treated. While the wires are already speculating on the form factor of the Google Pixel 4 due to...
MoviePass – The reality gap
All downhill from here. The move by MoviePass to suspend its service for a few weeks is almost certainly a sign that the end has...
Artificial Intelligence – Face-off
Facial recognition has to be nearly perfect. The Metropolitan Police (the Met) is struggling with a report that Scotland Yard commissioned that strongly indicates that...
Baidu Create – Steady showing
Hangs onto the global No. 2 slot. Baidu’s developer conference kicked-off with a demonstration of the company’s supremacy in Chinese AI but stopped short of...
Epic Games – App store wars.
The rebellion gains steam. The challenge to the existing status-quo when it comes to revenue sharing for app stores is gathering pace and sooner or...
Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. V.
Reprieve in name only. The White House’s apparent U-turn on Huawei is unlikely to give Huawei the products it really needs and even if it...













5G – The patent game.