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...
Electric Vehicles – King in waiting.
It could be a very long wait for electric vehicles. While the German automobile industry has a strong vested interest in the longevity of petrol...
Robo Retail – Devil in the details.
Cashier-less stores are too stupid to make money. Cashier-less shops are not all they are cracked up to be as the emerging bloodbath in China...
Huawei – Nowhere to run pt. IV.
Component loophole won’t help the smartphone business. US Hardware vendors have found a loophole that will allow them to continue selling silicon-based products to Huawei,...












Tesla – King Canute