In this episode of Bloomberg Tech: Europe, Bloomberg’s Tom Mackenzie explores the accelerating race for autonomous driving. From Waymo’s sensor-driven precision to Wayve’s mapless, end-to-end AI approach, the battle for the future of mobility is intensifying. Which model will win out? We also hear from BYD, examine Vay’s vision for driverless transport, and see how Einride is reshaping freight wit...
In this episode of Bloomberg Tech: Europe, Bloomberg’s Tom Mackenzie explores the accelerating race for autonomous driving. From Waymo’s sensor-driven precision to Wayve’s mapless, end-to-end AI approach, the battle for the future of mobility is intensifying. Which model will win out? We also hear from BYD, examine Vay’s vision for driverless transport, and see how Einride is reshaping freight with autonomous, electric trucks. Who will lead the driverless future? "Bloomberg Tech: Europe" spotlights the biggest names and trends shaping the region's technology ecosystem as the global competition heats up. This monthly, 30-minute magazine-style show features in-depth interviews with top technology leaders, as well as major investors and policymakers - giving you a compelling A to Z of the most consequential innovations, opportunities and challenges. (Source: Bloomberg)
Rheinmetall AG ’s position as the standout European defense stock is looking increasingly vulnerable after a series of disappointing results led a long-time bull to downgrade the shares. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Friday cut their recommendation to neutral after advising clients for nearly four years to overweight the stock. They also slashed their price target by almost 30%, citing a gre...
Rheinmetall AG ’s position as the standout European defense stock is looking increasingly vulnerable after a series of disappointing results led a long-time bull to downgrade the shares. Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Friday cut their recommendation to neutral after advising clients for nearly four years to overweight the stock. They also slashed their price target by almost 30%, citing a greater risk of earnings downgrades than upgrades. Shares in the German manufacturer of ammunition and tanks fell as much as 6.8%, extending year-to-date losses to almost 20%. “It appears that Rheinmetall is finding it difficult to grow as fast as it would like,” analysts led by David Perry wrote, pointing out that the company “has missed consensus four times in the last six months.” The stock saw a 20-fold increase in price between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and September 2025 but has underperformed peers recently. The marked shift in sentiment reflects broader concern among analysts that valuations in Europe’s defense industry have run too far ahead of earnings despite a big increase in military spending by Germany and other NATO countries. Some investors are also reluctant to put more money into traditional manufacturers, questioning the need for costly armored vehicles given the role played by drones and other emerging battlefield technologies in the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Read more: March 17, Europe’s High-Flying Defense Stocks Are Losing Momentum In its research note, JPMorgan said investors were worried about Rheinmetall’s product portfolio, a view the bank’s analysts said they didn’t share entirely. Tanks and Software Rheinmetall released some preliminary first quarter results late on Monday, revealing that sales fell short of the average analyst estimate. The company also asked investors looking for evidence of new revenue to be patient. Shares rose initially, bolstered by an improved operating profit margin, but they closed down ...
Arsenal have the advantage in the Premier League title race but will they hold off Manchester City’s challenge? By WhoScored Seven games remain: three for Arsenal, four for Manchester City. Seven opportunities for more twists and turns in the title race. Just as City appeared to be building their trademark relentless charge at the end of the season, they self-destructed in the space of 13 minutes ...
Arsenal have the advantage in the Premier League title race but will they hold off Manchester City’s challenge? By WhoScored Seven games remain: three for Arsenal, four for Manchester City. Seven opportunities for more twists and turns in the title race. Just as City appeared to be building their trademark relentless charge at the end of the season, they self-destructed in the space of 13 minutes at Everton. Jérémy Doku’s extraordinary late equaliser has given them a lifeline, but that 3-3 draw has handed the initiative back to Arsenal . Five points separate the sides and the equation is now brutally simple: if Arsenal win their last three games they will be crowned champions for the first time in 22 years, whereas City must be flawless and hope their rivals stumble. Premier League titles turn on moments: Sergio Agüero’s 94th-minute winner in 2012 , Steven Gerrard’s slip in 2014 , Vincent Kompany’s thunderbolt in 2019 , or City’s final-day comeback in 2022 . The question now is whether the 2025-26 season has already had its defining moment in that Everton game or whether, with seven games to play, this campaign is yet to deliver the scene for which it will be remembered. Continue reading...
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Sony ( SONY ) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) are planning to form a joint venture to develop and make next-generation image sensors. Under the non-binding memorandum of understanding between Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSM, Sony would be the majority and controlling shareholder of the JV, which will set up development and produc...
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Sony ( SONY ) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) are planning to form a joint venture to develop and make next-generation image sensors. Under the non-binding memorandum of understanding between Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSM, Sony would be the majority and controlling shareholder of the JV, which will set up development and production lines in Sony’s newly constructed fab in Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture. The companies expect to use Sony's expertise in sensor design and TSM's strengths in process technology and manufacturing. The two companies are discussing potential investments by the JV. These investments and new capital investment by Sony in its existing plant in Nagasaki are being considered on the premise that they would be implemented in phases based on market demand and that they would receive support from the Japanese government, the companies added. The companies noted that the partnership also seeks to explore emerging opportunities in physical AI applications, like automotive and robotics More on Taiwan Semiconductor and Sony Sony Group Corporation 2026 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation TSMC: Early Signs Of Formidable Foundry Competition TSMC: Expect More All-Time Highs Ahead TSMC reports April revenue of NT$410.73B, up 17.5% Y/Y despite monthly dip Foreign IT's strongest Quant picks are almost all semiconductors
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Sony ( SONY ) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) are planning to form a joint venture to develop and make next-generation image sensors. Under the non-binding memorandum of understanding between Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSM, Sony would be the majority and controlling shareholder of the JV, which will set up development and produc...
BING-JHEN HONG/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Sony ( SONY ) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ( TSM ) are planning to form a joint venture to develop and make next-generation image sensors. Under the non-binding memorandum of understanding between Sony Semiconductor Solutions and TSM, Sony would be the majority and controlling shareholder of the JV, which will set up development and production lines in Sony’s newly constructed fab in Koshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture. The companies expect to use Sony's expertise in sensor design and TSM's strengths in process technology and manufacturing. The two companies are discussing potential investments by the JV. These investments and new capital investment by Sony in its existing plant in Nagasaki are being considered on the premise that they would be implemented in phases based on market demand and that they would receive support from the Japanese government, the companies added. The companies noted that the partnership also seeks to explore emerging opportunities in physical AI applications, like automotive and robotics More on Taiwan Semiconductor and Sony Sony Group Corporation 2026 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation TSMC: Early Signs Of Formidable Foundry Competition TSMC: Expect More All-Time Highs Ahead TSMC reports April revenue of NT$410.73B, up 17.5% Y/Y despite monthly dip Foreign IT's strongest Quant picks are almost all semiconductors
Earnings Call Insights: Guardant Health (GH) Q1 2026 Management View “We had a phenomenal start to 2026, delivering $302 million of revenue in Q1, representing 48% year-over-year growth.” (Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Chairman Helmy Eltoukhy) “Our commercial flywheel has achieved a new level of velocity, delivering our fastest year-over-year percentage revenue growth in the last 5 years and surpassing the...
Earnings Call Insights: Guardant Health (GH) Q1 2026 Management View “We had a phenomenal start to 2026, delivering $302 million of revenue in Q1, representing 48% year-over-year growth.” (Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Chairman Helmy Eltoukhy) “Our commercial flywheel has achieved a new level of velocity, delivering our fastest year-over-year percentage revenue growth in the last 5 years and surpassing the $1 billion trailing 12-month revenue milestone.” (Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Chairman Eltoukhy) “Oncology revenue growth accelerated to 36% year-over-year, driving Q1 revenue of $205 million.” (Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Chairman Eltoukhy) “Reveal remained our fastest-growing product with volumes up over 100% year-over-year, reflecting strong adoption of Reveal in MRD across indications and enthusiasm for our new therapy response monitoring use case among our customers in its first full quarter post launch.” (Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Chairman Eltoukhy) “We delivered $42 million of Shield testing revenue driven by approximately 44,000 tests compared to $6 million revenue and approximately 9,000 tests in Q1 of 2025.” (Co-CEO & Director AmirAli Talasaz) “We officially launched our collaboration with Quest Diagnostics nationwide in late Q1, which has fast tracked our EMR connectivity to more than 650,000 HCPs.” (Co-CEO & Director Talasaz) “We are excited to report that we recently received FDA approval to reduce the amount of blood collected from patients to process Shield test to 2-tubes from the original 4-tube kit.” (Co-CEO & Director Talasaz) “Adjusted EBITDA loss in Q1 was $59 million compared to a loss of $59 million in the first quarter of 2025.” (Chief Financial Officer Michael Bell) Outlook “We are raising our full year 2026 revenue guidance to a range of $1.30 billion to $1.32 billion, representing growth of 32% to 34%.” (Chief Financial Officer Bell) “Given the momentum exiting Q1, the impact we're seeing from our DTC and HCP campaigns and the launch of our Quest collaboration, we ...
Earnings Call Insights: Organogenesis Holdings (ORGO) Q1 2026 Management View "Net revenue declined 58% year-over-year, driven by a 63% decline in sales of our Advanced Wound Care products" (President, CEO, Chair of the Board Gary Gillheeney), while "Sales of our Surgical & Sports Medicine products were flat year-over-year" (President, CEO, Chair of the Board Gillheeney). He tied the disruption to...
Earnings Call Insights: Organogenesis Holdings (ORGO) Q1 2026 Management View "Net revenue declined 58% year-over-year, driven by a 63% decline in sales of our Advanced Wound Care products" (President, CEO, Chair of the Board Gary Gillheeney), while "Sales of our Surgical & Sports Medicine products were flat year-over-year" (President, CEO, Chair of the Board Gillheeney). He tied the disruption to policy developments: "the withdrawal of the LCD coverage policies for skin substitutes announced on December 24 and comments regarding discarded products on December 30, resulted in clinicians' confusion and material disruption in the market during the first quarter" (President, CEO, Chair of the Board Gillheeney). "Our level of uncertainty as to the timing of a resolution has unfortunately increased since the fourth quarter earnings call in February" (President, CEO, Chair of the Board Gillheeney), and management said the recovery timeline has moved out: "The prolonged recovery is now expected to impact our financial results over the first 9 months of 2026 with a return to more normalized profitability now expected in the fourth quarter" (President, CEO, Chair of the Board Gillheeney). "Given the impact on our revenue expectations as a result of the prolonged recovery, we completed a restructuring in March" (President, CEO, Chair of the Board Gillheeney), adding, "The restructuring included a workforce reduction of 88 employees and the closing of operations in our St. Petersburg, Florida facility and is expected to result in cost reductions of approximately $14 million on an annualized basis" (President, CEO, Chair of the Board Gillheeney). "Net product revenue for the first quarter was $36.3 million, down 58% year-over-year" (Chief Financial Officer David Francisco). He also said results "came in below the expectations we provided on our Q4 call, which called for total revenue decline of approximately 50% year-over-year" (Chief Financial Officer Francisco). Management hi...
In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall breaks down the latest from QuantumScape (NASDAQ: QS), including how close to generating real revenue it is, and its pivot to helping power AI data centers.
In this video, Motley Fool contributor Jason Hall breaks down the latest from QuantumScape (NASDAQ: QS), including how close to generating real revenue it is, and its pivot to helping power AI data centers.
The Hong Kong government has appointed veteran politician Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung to chair the board of directors of the Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company – the first entity established to accelerate the development of the Northern Metropolis project. The Development Bureau said on Friday that the board of directors comprises five bureau chiefs and five non-official members, tasked with formulating...
The Hong Kong government has appointed veteran politician Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung to chair the board of directors of the Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company – the first entity established to accelerate the development of the Northern Metropolis project. The Development Bureau said on Friday that the board of directors comprises five bureau chiefs and five non-official members, tasked with formulating a “forward-looking development positioning and strategy” for the 23-hectare logistics park, the...
Updates from the latest round of Championship games Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTL As some possibly cheap wickets arrive at Hove in the form of Leicestershire, Ali ponders an England return for Ollie Robinson. 1 Durham 71 Continue reading...
Updates from the latest round of Championship games Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTL As some possibly cheap wickets arrive at Hove in the form of Leicestershire, Ali ponders an England return for Ollie Robinson. 1 Durham 71 Continue reading...