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Following the announcement that the Volocopter test aircraft took its first flight in conventional air traffic near Paris in preparation for commercial flights from 2024; Martina Raveni, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “The opening of this first vertiport terminal and the start of testing in an urban […]
Suspension of Blue subscription service shows Musk’s Twitter gamble is not paying off, says GlobalData
Following the news that Twitter Blue has been removed from Twitter’s iOS app, GlobalData analysts offer their view: Daniel Clarke, Analyst in Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, comments: “Musk’s cavalier management style has proved effective in industrial sectors, but social media requires more delicacy. User safety and content moderation underpin Twitter’s revenue streams, and Musk’s heavy-handed […]
FTX is a sacrificial lamb for the crypto industry, says GlobalData
Following the news that cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy; Suneet Muru, Analyst in the Thematic Intelligence Team at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “FTX is the crypto industry’s latest sacrificial lamb. When Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks, the industry listens, and this time he has exposed FTX’s weakpoints. […]
Coinbase will need more than a Twitter account if it wants to avoid conflict with Washington, says GlobalData
Following the release of Q3 2022 earnings by Coinbase; Suneet Muru, Analyst at Thematic Intelligence Team at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “It’s been a cold crypto winter for Coinbase, but it should weather the storm. The crypto-exchange’s broad product offering is now its greatest asset. Exchanges need moonshots to diversify their revenue sources […]
Tesla and CATL: Vertical integration of mining companies to be popular method of avoiding purchasing Chinese EV/battery materials, says GlobalData
Following the news that Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has agreed to buy an almost 25% stake in cobalt producer CMOC for around $3.7 billion and Tesla is in talks to buy a stake in Glencore; Dr Lil Read, Senior Analyst in Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: […]
China M&A deal value soars 50% YoY in Q3 2022, finds GlobalData
The ongoing global geopolitical uncertainties, rising interest rates and climbing inflation continue to pose risks to the mergers & acquisition (M&A) deal activity in Q3 2022. Even though the global deal value saw a 48% year-on-year drop in Q3 2022, China still managed to record 50% growth during the quarter, according to GlobalData, a leading […]
Twitter’s blue tick subscription is a bold move that may risk some misinformation and could deter some advertisers, says GlobalData
Following Elon Musk’s announcement of an $8 subscription for a blue tick on Twitter; Rachel Foster Jones, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Twitter is dealing with a tough macroeconomic environment which has led to a weak advertising market and so Musk’s revamp of Twitter’s existing subscription model […]
Thematic webinar invite: The stakes could not be higher in the US-China battle for technological supremacy, says GlobalData
On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 4pm GMT, 11am EST, the Thematic team at GlobalData will host a webinar on the ongoing battle for technological supremacy waged between the US and China to lead the world in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Click here to register and find out: 1. What are the key tech, macro and […]
Britishvolt’s administration threat shows that the UK has no credible long-term plan for batteries, says GlobalData
Following the news that Britishvolt is due to enter insolvency; Daniel Clarke, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Simply, the UK Government has failed to put its money where its mouth is. After promising a measly £100 million to ‘put the UK at the helm of the global […]
Buy Now Pay Later to surpass $1 trillion by 2030, says GlobalData
With big tech companies and leading payment providers set to take over the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), as spearheaded by Apple’s Apple Pay Later, leading data and analytics company GlobalData expects the BNPL market to surpass $1 trillion by 2030. Apple paves the way for other big tech and payment providers to adopt BNPL […]
Meta’s poor results highlight the real cost of its hemorrhaging metaverse division, says GlobalData
Following the news of Meta’s disappointing Q3 2022 results; Rachel Foster Jones, Thematic Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “The cost of Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse ambition is clearer than ever. Meta has put its entire business on the line for the metaverse, which still doesn’t exist, and the gamble […]
TikTok’s move into gaming is a natural progression, says GlobalData
Following the news that TikTok is adding games to its platform; Charlotte Newton, Analyst in the Thematic Intelligence team at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Tiktok is just one of several global social media companies entering the gaming market and this step is a natural progression for the company. Over […]
Antitrust penalties will eclipse Alphabet’s strong cloud performance unless it can comply with regulation, says GlobalData
Following the release of Alphabet’s Q3 2022 earnings; Suneet Muru, Analyst at Thematic Intelligence Team at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Alphabet’s underperformance in Q3 2022 shows that it must continue to shift its primary revenue stream from advertising to cloud. “The fast-growing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) remains a key business segment. […]
Most robots won’t take on a human form as industrial robots set to make up 35% of the market, says GlobalData
The industrial robot industry will be worth $352 billion by 2030, a tenfold increase from 2022 Implementing customizable robots will free human workers from repetitive and dangerous tasks and fill gaps in the workforce of aging societies Robots’ shape and size will vary by use case Science fiction often speculates about robots that are virtually […]
China will continue to dominate the electric vehicle market by 2030 despite Biden’s new US EV tax credit, says GlobalData
China will account for 60% of the world’s electric vehicle (EV) fleet by 2030 China’s dominance over the battery supply chain will continue to hinder investment into US battery manufacturing for leading EV manufacturers Since the EV Tax Credit announcement, one-third of all EV-related deals in the US have been associated with batteries Biden’s new […]
Edtech market set to grow to $538.5 billion by 2030 as classrooms transform into fully digital learning spaces, says GlobalData
Teachers will be able to wave goodbye to textbooks and paper activity sheets by 2030, as technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, 5G, blockchain, and the metaverse, transform the classroom into fully digital learning spaces, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Virtual classrooms to become the norm to support hybrid […]
US college sport is no longer amateur due to legislative changes allowing student athlete sponsorship, says GlobalData
Star American student athletes could be earning money comparable to their professional counterparts In August 2022, the Big Ten conference finalized a media rights deal with Fox, CBS, and NBC worth over a billion dollars each year Student athletes have historically been prohibited from generating money from their work on the field The days of […]
Global computer vision market will reach nearly $33 billion by 2030 driven by larger data sets and more advanced deep learning models, says GlobalData
Key drivers are the explosion in the volume of visual data, advanced deep learning models, and the availability of AI chips. China’s computer vision leadership is likely to be hindered by limited access to advanced Western chip manufacturing technology. The global computer vision (CV) market will be worth $32.8 billion in 2030, up from $12.5 […]
In M&A deal activity, Q3 2022 saw a 48% drop from Q3 2021, says GlobalData
In 2022, Q3 has been the worst-performing quarter in terms of global M&A deal activity with M&A deal value dropping by 48% compared to Q3 2021, according to GlobalData. The leading data analytics company’s latest report, ‘Global M&A Deals in Q3 2022 – Top Themes by Sector’, reveals that, in Q3 2022, the global markets recorded 8,258 […]
Rise in robotics will not lead to mass unemployment but simply change how we work, says GlobalData
More creative skills required by human workers The industrial robotics industry will be worth $352 billion by 2030, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 39% from 2021. By 2030, the robotic process automation (RPA) market will be worth $20 billion Workers don’t need to worry that increased industrial automation will lead […]