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LeEco – Bleeding out

Reply to this post           LeEco could be acquired by one of the BATmen. Despite closing the vast majority of its US operations, LeEco’s troubles are...

Digital sensors – Eyes and ears.

Reply to this post           Sensors are the eyes and ears of AI. Data is the raw material of artificial intelligence (see here) meaning that will...

Smartphone hardware – Sticky fingers.

Reply to this post           Fingerprint sensors define the market this year. The problem with covering the whole of the front of a smartphone with glass...

Alphabet vs. EU – Timeslip

Reply to this post           Google has time on its side in Android. I think that it is the remedies that the EU imposes that have...

Microsoft & Facebook – BFF

Reply to this post           I see Microsoft and Facebook creeping quietly together.  I continue to think that Facebook and Microsoft make very good partners and...

Etsy – Red flags.

Reply to this post           Etsy serves as a warning to Uber. The struggles of e-commerce player Etsy is yet another sign how important it is...

Snap Inc. – Snap in the box.

Reply to this post           Facebook keeps Snap Inc. in its box. Despite launching in August 2016, Instagram Stories has been extremely successful in mitigating the...

Digital Car – Sitting ducks pt. II

Reply to this post           The best automotive infotainment unit is the one in my pocket A car maker with a future is a car maker...

Facebook – Soft target

Reply to this post           Facebook chasing broadcast rather than Netflix or YouTube. Facebook’s move into Media Consumption is well underway but it looks to me...

Tencent – Feathering the nest

Reply to this post           Rovio could help Tencent spread its wings. Rovio is almost certainly past its prime but it has an asset that could...