Archive For

October 2022

Autonomous Autos – Capitulation

Autonomous driving enters the capitulation stage Autonomous driving continues to have a torrid time as its devotees adjust to the reality that has been obvious...

Amazon, Apple & Intel Q3 2022 – More gloom

Amazon Q3 2022 – Humble pie Amazon reported good results, but the traditional holiday season is going to be weaker than expected further reinforcing the...

Meta Platforms Q3 2022 – No fishing here

Ms Sandberg is already badly missed. The results were bad but engagement with its services has remained steady which is the one saving grace for...

Alphabet & Microsoft Q3 2022 – Bad omens

The pandemic bill comes due. The technology sector is feeling the pinch as consumers and businesses have less money to spend as a result of...

Meta Platforms – Knives out

Meta’s corporate governance is becoming an issue. The activists are starting to come out of the woodwork voicing their dissatisfaction with Meta, but the reality...

Snap Q3 2022 – Revaluation

Snap is heading towards value territory. Snap reported Q3 2022 results that missed expectations slightly but the resulting crash in the share price is a...

Gone sand skiing – Back October 24th.

RFM has taken a few days off and gone sand skiing. Normal service will resume on October 24th. 

China vs. USA – Self censorship

Semi-equipment makers remove China The US and European semiconductor capital equipment industries are self-censoring their business with China in a way that is much more...

Smart Home – A Matter of detail.

Matter only goes so far. The new Matter standard has the potential to end the fragmentation and incompatibility of the smart home but even with...

Meta – Misplaced message

Missed the connection. Meta headlined its Connect 2022 event with its new pro-headset but its real message was completely lost meaning that what Meta is...