GAFA et al

• [New] The demand for eSIM-compatible tablets is expected to grow over coming years, with geographic regions where Apple has a high market share experiencing the greatest adoption.
• [New] Over the past year, Amazon has made several big partnerships and investments in the healthcare space, which will likely continue into the new decade.
• [New] The image recognition technology which people can use already on Android device will now enable the copying of text on images through optical character recognition on the desktop web in Google photos.
• [New] The new iPad Pros are expected to pack Apple's newest and fastest processor and may include a new type of screen that uses mini LED technology to produce better images for things like watching movies and viewing photos.
• [New] With Microsoft, Amazon and IBM generating $163 billion in 2021 cloud revenue, the Cloud Wars Top 10 will reach a combined total of $241 billion in cloud revenue in 2022.
• [New] Apple has been facing problems in the production of the new iPad Pro models, particularly with the supply of Mini-LED displays - which are expected to replace the LCD screen in the 12.9-inch version.
• [New] Companies like Amazon, Uber and ShopRunner have produced a population of consumers that expects orders to be delivered and rides to appear almost instantly.
• [New] Microsoft is warning businesses to beware of cyber criminals using company website contact forms to deliver the IcedID info-stealing banking trojan in email with Google URLs to employees.
• [New] Google's has said that it will work to ensure that sensitive interest categories like religion, identity, sexual interests, race and medical or personal issues can not be used to target ads to users or to promote advertisers' products or services.
• [New] Amazon could use self-driving cars to deliver goods to customers.
• [New] Imagine that there is a startup that wants to offer speech to text processing using AI who uses GCP and discovers that now Google Cloud has a similar (and competing product) under its AI and Machine Learning product offering.
• [New] Google has confirmed to The Verge that users who relied on Play Movies and TV to access that content will be able to do so through YouTube.
• [New] Google Ads continues to be controversial, particularly among small businesses that complain they unfairly have to pay Google for rights to their own trademarks and business names, or risk being swamped by ads from larger competitors when a consumer goes searching for them.
• [New] Using Google Cloud will allow Commerzbank developers to follow a continuous integration and continuous delivery approach, enabling them to make updates to code more seamlessly.
• [New] Apple is hoping that the exclusive movie drive will help to draw subscribers to the Apple TV Plus service as well as to the Apple One digital bundle - both of which play an increasingly important part of Apple's financial outlook.
• [New] Amazon Services is building complete e-commerce solutions for companies that are potential Amazon competitors, leaving open the possibility that Amazon will ultimately head in the direction of technology service over retail sales.
• [New] Apple is expected to substantially increase shipments of mmWave enabled iPhone models in 2021 thanks to the increased demand and improved global support for the newer technology.
• [New] The casing is made of 54% recycled post-consumer plastic, part of Google's commitment to include recycled materials in all its products launching from 2022.
• [New] Many startups, automakers and large technology companies, including Google's Waymo and China-based Xpeng Inc, are accelerating work on their self-driving technology that is expected to bring a sea change in the transportation industry.
• Google recently confirmed in an interview that it will further increase the Pixel inventory in India in 2021 when it launches the next Pixel in 2021, so there are hopes that a 4G model could be introduced in India.

Last updated: 18 April 2021