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GM Ultifi – Out of GAS.

GM appears to go it alone. GM has announced a new end-to-end platform that aims to provide everything from systems management to infotainment, in what can only be a big...

Amazon – Surveillance state.

Amazon experiments with privacy. Amazon released a series of products and services in what looks like an experiment to see how much privacy users are willing to surrender in return...

Crypto – The new outlaw

China kills another industry. China has outlawed cryptocurrencies in a move that seeks to protect the central government’s control of the financial system but will ensure that all of the...

Facebook – The early edge.

In the metaverse, Facebook has a head start. The release of an app by Netflix for the Oculus Quest will go almost unnoticed but it is highly significant because Netflix...

Microsoft – Studio what?

Surface gets experimental. Alongside a series of expected and needed upgrades was one of the wackiest ideas I have seen for a portable computer but missing was a folding screen...

Aira Technologies – AI in the real world.

A good use case for a limited technology I have long held the view that under certain circumstances, today’s AI can improve performance to a superhuman level, and I think...

Didi – Desperate times.

Didi is in desperate peril. Didi Global CEO and founder Jean Liu is hoping that making an exit is going to save her company, but all of the evidence points...

Cable TV – Sword of Damocles pt. X.

The sword is falling fast One look at the nomination and award list for the prestigious Emmy Awards demonstrates that the streaming services are now fully in the driving seat...

Chinese Ecosystems – Metcalfe’s benefit

A move that might actually benefit China. The forced opening up of the Chinese digital ecosystems forces the incompatible systems to work together which will make the overall opportunity for...

Didi – Blood in the water pt. II

Half of Didi’s opportunity has already been lost. Didi appears to have lost 30% of its user base (and 50% of its opportunity) since the crackdown on its business which...