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MWC 2022 Day 2 – Absent is good.

5G non-entity 5G is missing in action at its own show but in many ways, this is a good thing. It means that there is no real controversy, problem or...

MWC 2022 Day 1 – Blinking in the sunlight

Its hero not zero MWC emerges from the dark tunnel of the pandemic and its attendees are happy to see the sunlight once again. I think the GSMA will be...

MWC 2022 Day 0 – All about the numbers

Zero or Hero Mobile World Congress returns in earnest in 2022 which will prove to be a real test of how much damage the lockdown and video conferencing has done...

Alibaba FQ3 2022 – Nadir of fortunes

Priced for stagnation Alibaba reported reasonable results but heavy investments, competition and China’s restrictive zero COVID policy are hurting both growth and profitability in the short term. I think that...

China vs. China – Round 2

Chinese regulators come out swinging for round 2. It looks as if another round of crackdowns is about to be launched upon the Chinese technology sector and it is Tencent...

Intel / Crypto – Picks and shovels

Intel turns its hand to disruption. The first signs of Intel’s new identity are beginning to emerge with the launch of a new product that aims to challenge Chinese dominance...

Virgin Hyperloop – Unreality bubble

The clue is in the name. I have been sceptical on many companies and projects (and been proven wrong in many cases) but the technology and the company I am...

The Metaverse – Chinese walls.

The first example of “build the wall”. With the strategic rivalry between the West and China rapidly evolving into an ideological struggle (see here), new technologies that emerge are likely...

Palantir Q4 21 – On the radar

The lack of profit is getting on investors’ nerves Palantir picked a bad day to slightly disappoint as the general risk-off sentiment around Ukraine greatly amplified Palantir’s punishment potentially creating...

Nvidia – Not enough cylinders.

The sky-high valuation outweighs all the good fundamentals. Nvidia rallied from its loss of the Arm acquisition by reporting good Q4 21 results and by winning a landmark partnership with...