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Arm & NVIDIA – RISC Risk

RISC-V gains more momentum. One of the big problems of Arm’s perceived loss of independence by being acquired by NVIDIA is that interest in rivals, once thought to be dead,...

Crypto – No currencies here

Currencies in name only. While cynics will call Tesla’s recent policy changes regarding Bitcoin a classic pump and dump, I think that they are a clear demonstration that cryptocurrencies are...

Crypto – Picks and shovels

The genie is finally out of the bottle? While cryptocurrencies and digital tokens are grabbing all of the headlines, I think that the real action is going to be in...

The Boring Company – White Elephant

The Boring Company reinvents the wheel. We were promised autonomous pods zipping through undercity tunnels at 200kph / 150mph but what we got was Tesla-taxis chugging from one side of...

Folding devices – Nasty origami pt. VII

Samsung fixes everything but the elephant. Samsung is expected to release two new folding phones in July where it has made substantial improvements to durability except the one that really...

Yahoo – Another last hurrah?

Apollo bets $5bn on a fourth attempt. Apollo is paying $5bn to acquire 90% of Verizon’s media assets in yet another sure signal that the only good thing that Marissa...

Arm & NVIDIA – The unthinkable pt. VI.

The risks are demonstrably manageable. Herman Hauser has once again criticised the acquisition of Arm citing clear signs of unfair competition but what I think he has done is merely...

Darktrace– Cheaper is cheerful.

Darktrace makes the right choice. Instead of pulling the IPO, Darktrace dealt with the issues by cutting its valuation significantly and was rewarded with a first-day bounce that will go...

Amazon & Twitter – Risk off!

One good, one bad exemplifies how unbalanced risk is in big tech. Amazon – Permanent pandemic Amazon reported excellent results as the shift towards online shopping that was accelerated due...

Apple & Facebook – Out of the park.

Both Apple and Facebook smash expectations. Apple FQ2 2021 – the last of the stay at home Apple reported FQ2 2021 results that blasted through estimates as the work and...