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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 really doing in the Metaverse...

Huawei – Window dressing pt. II

No way back. The repercussions of the latest US restrictions (see here) are likely to go both far and wide through the Chinese technology industry slowing its development and putting...

Twitter – X marks the spot?

X is the only place to go. Much has been made of Mr Musk’s plans to create a super app called ‘X’ with Twitter as its starting point, but the...

Semiconductors – Supercycle pt. VIII

Samsung and AMD join the chorus. Weak results from Samsung and a profit warning from AMD are more signs that demand is weakening which in the face of all-time highs...

USA vs China – Turn of the screw pt. II

The USA goes beyond semis in its war on Chinese technology. The USA is about to ramp up the pressure still further on China’s semiconductor industry which marks a departure...

Twitter – The price of free speech pt. VIII.

Musk caves. Elon Musk has realised that he is very likely to lose his court case against Twitter meaning that he has again offered to buy the company for $44bn...

Semiconductors – Politics not economics.

Geopolitics is firmly in the driving seat. Samsung has announced its intentions to triple its foundry business from 2021 as well as migrate from 5nm to 1.4nm within a 5-year...

Mobileye IPO – Tough sell.

Intel is a committed seller. Mobileye has filed its S-1 with the SEC announcing its intention to relist but looking at how much growth has slowed and how low its...

Tech sector Q4 22 – Hatches battened

China may be the dark horse in Q4 2022. The technology sector is battening down the hatches for a rough Q4 2022 with the only bright spot potentially being the...

Amazon – Hardware bonanza

New clothes do not make Alexa any better. Amazon launched a plethora of devices that aim to strengthen its grip on the smart home, home and small office security, wellness...