Valuations of pre-revenue and early-stage commercialising Tech companies are typically driven by the longer term commercial potential of their technology and their near to medium term development progress. The former depends on factors such as addressable market size, growth, sector incumbents and particularly the innovative/disruptive potential of the technology being... Show More
One of Samsung Electronics’ flagship products, the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, has become infamous for its tendency to catch fire. Or as Reuters put it, “Samsung’s latest invention: a fireproof box for Note 7 return.” The company’s attempt to satisfy Note 7 owners has been poorly executed and the Note... Show More
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere. That is to say, the media appear to be writing about AI on a daily basis and many companies are working to understand what AI truly is. However, today's AI is essentially a set of software-based rules, programmed by humans. It may be artificial, but... Show More
With semiconductor manufacturers continuously working to make computer memory chips smaller and smaller, Flash memory has started to run into the limits set by physics. Flash memory is the work horse of data storage, but Flash memory cells just can't get any smaller without malfunctioning. And that is a big... Show More