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China Tech – The doldrums pt. III

Rumblings get louder. A rotten set of results from Xiaomi, cutbacks by Oppo, a weak domestic currency and a massive government debt problem are all pointing in a direction that...

Microsoft – Dependency Build

Microsoft will end up having to acquire OpenAI. Microsoft is putting OpenAI’s technology into almost everything it makes creating single source risk that I think can only be resolved by...

Technology Newsround – Zoom, Cars & AR

Zoom – Hybrid work. Zoom reported good results as pandemic customers are sticking with the service which allowed the company to raise its estimates resulting in a valuation that is...

USA vs. China – The tell

China reveals its hand. China has banned Micron’s products from critical infrastructure in a move that clearly demonstrates just how weak its hand is in semiconductors which remains something it...

Alibaba FQ4 23 – Doldrums pt. II

So much to fix. The full spin-out of its cloud business failed to direct investors’ attention away from a very dull set of results which show almost no recovery in...

Tencent Q1 2023 & China Tech – Doldrums

Tepid resumption of consumption Tencent reported a return to YoY growth in Q1 in a sign that some consumer activity is coming back in China, but the shares did not...

Artificial Intelligence – Regulatory debate

Regulation should target humans not machines. The recent Congressional hearings greatly increase the prospect of some form of regulation of the AI industry, but this will have to be very...

Amazon – Alexa me too

Alexa is the obvious place for generative AI at Amazon Amazon is jumping on the generative AI bandwagon with the intention to use it to power searches on its site,...

Automotive ecosystems – All in pain.

Cariad – execution or strategy? Cariad has reshuffled its executive team again in an attempt to get its vehicle software program back on track, but the risk remains that the...

Research Publication – Artificial Intelligence – Pandora’s bots – Radio Free Mobile

May 12th 2023: RFM deepens its coverage of Artificial Intelligence with the publication of Artificial Intelligence – Pandora’s bots.  RFM research subscribers will receive their copy by email.  The 4th...