Category: Analysis

Automotive - It's Electric

Once-dominant Big Three are now facing fierce competition

A stark reminder of where the “big three” auto makers rank by market cap. If the future of automotive is electric, Tesla obviously has an early advantage. Toyota takes a slightly different track with hybrids. Maybe you’ve never heard of BYD, but the Chinese manufacturer has already seen success with exporting vehicles.

Chart via App Economy Insights

Chart via App Economy Insights

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Category: Analysis

Dot-Com Bubble 2.0 - User Impact

Summary

Starting February 9, Twitter will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. Any app or site that relies on free API is doomed, long term. With data privacy on the rise and ad revenue declining across the board, I expect more services to begin charging for access. 

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Category: Analysis

Dot-Com Bubble 2.0 - Tech Worker Impact

A brief summary of Dot-Com Bubble 2.0: How Did We Get Here? by Prithvi Raj Chauhan posted on Hacker Noon

Overview

The bubble repeated, for different underlying speculative reasons but effectively the same boom-bust cycle. What happens next to employment and the broad economy is likely a replay of the early 2000s.

@Prcwrites does a great job covering the technical aspects, I’d like to add some perspective from the employment.

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