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Xiaomi – Foot shot pt. III.

Reply to this post           A valuation richer than Alibaba makes no sense. Investment banks involved in Xiaomi’s IPO have released their valuations and while they...

Digital Automotive – Update issues

Reply to this post           A 238,000 recall that should cost nothing. Daimler has been ordered to recall 238,000 vehicles to fix engine control software that...

Microsoft at E3 – Game on.

Reply to this post           Better late than never. The biggest move at this year’s E3 gaming conference was Microsoft which may be finally moving to...

Google – Toothless in Europe.

Reply to this post           EU’s biggest impact could be in Africa. It looks like Google is about to receive a record breaking fine, but the...

Sharing economy – bikes, e-bikes & scooters

Reply to this post           Make money not headlines. Not to be outdone by the bike sharing craze in China, Silicon Valley is jumping on the...

Facebook & Co. – Broken Valley pt III

Reply to this post           More breakages increase pressure. The latest disclosures with regard to Facebook’s lax custodianship of user data further underpin that large Internet...

Apple WWDC 2018 – Maintenance mode

Reply to this post           Moving into maintenance mode. Apple’s latest platform releases focus more on keeping users and driving stickiness than they do about encouraging...

Google vs. Amazon – Battle for the smart home pt. X

Reply to this post           Good ideas still depend on AI. Amazon has all the right ideas when it comes to improving the user experience with...

Autonomous Autos – Tale of two camps

No co-incidence that SoftBank chose Cruise.  By investing in autonomous driving, SoftBank is adding another horse to its stable of investments aimed at revolutionising the transport industry. Softbank is investing...

Uber – Fleeting charms

Uber falls for Waymo’s fleeting charms.  Uber is in discussions with Waymo to add its vehicles to the Uber network in what I think is a dangerous development for Uber....