| WIRED

Source: For Senior Citizens, the Future of VR Lies in the Past | WIRED   Chips, chips, and more chips.  I’ve heard it said recently that we are living in the golden age of microchips.  I believe that.  The PC may be in secular stagnation but there is a whole new world of autonomous driving, internet thing of things, cloud storage, and even VR wherever that path may take us.

Briefing.com: In Play – Apr 19 12:42:47

An inability to capitalize on the good earnings news is a function of several factors:Stretched valuations ahead of the reportsThe halting consideration that the broader market isnt advancing on good earnings newsGrowing concerns about the vitality of the U.S. economy, which has left participants reluctant to accept upbeat guidance at face valueThe heightened political uncertainty surrounding the French presidential electionGrowing angst about the fate of tax reform efforts in the U.S.; andContinued Source: Briefing.com: In Play – Apr 19 12:42:47

| Patents & Patent Law

The number of patents and key underlying technologies for 5G mobile networks will evolve significantly within next 5 years. However, early analysis shows that Qualcomm will still be the IP leader but may be not as dominant as in 4G-LTE. The device makers like Apple, Samsung, and Lenovo are also working on 5G IP development in order to minimize IP licensing costs. Qualcomm is an interesting contrarian play.  Apple is suing them, they just lost an $800 million arbitration to Blackberry, and they have problems in Korea. None the less, this is the most dominant comany in the mobile technology … Read more