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MBI is the abbreviation for “Mostly Borrowed Ideas”. Why “Mostly Borrowed Ideas?” As a generalist, I do not have a background in any particular sector. I enjoy navigating across industries, businesses, and countries to learn, understand, and connect the dots. In any case, most ideas and innovations are incremental in nature. Very few of us are smart enough to come up with truly original or groundbreaking ideas. I am Abdullah Al-Rezwan. I was born and brought up in Bangladesh. I went to University of Dhaka for my undergrad and majored in Finance. After working three and half years in Equity Research (Sell-side) covering Financial Sector in Bangladesh, I left Bangladesh to pursue my MBA in the US. I graduated within top 10% of the class from Cornell University's two-year MBA program and worked on the buy-side following my graduation. During my time at Cornell, I won two stock pitch competitions and also became finalists in four other competitions. I thoroughly enjoyed my stint as a generalist in the US large cap team at Madison Investments and covered a wide range of companies from UnitedHealth to Amazon and Boeing before US immigration reality paused my career in investment management. As my work authorization expired, I moved to Canada in January, 2021. Then in early 2022, I was able to return to the US.

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<ul><li>Now that Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon all reported their quarters, we now have better context to how their quarters went.</li><li>So, while I will mostly discuss Amazon's earnings in this update, I will briefly touch on some broader themes as well.</li><li>Overall revenue was slightly below the high end of Amazon's guidance.</li></ul>

Now that Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon all reported their quarters, we now have better context to how their quarters went.So, while I will mostly discuss Amazon's earnings in this update, I will briefly touch on some broader themes as well.Overall revenue was slightly below the high end of Amazon's guidance.

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<li>TCOM US/ATAT US: The increase in rainfall will negatively impact travels during the Labor Day holiday.(-/-)</li>
<li>META US/MSFT US /GOOGL US /SNAP US: The application of AI in advertising on short video and social platforms may result in greater efficiency than search advertising.（///////）</li>
<li>3690 HK: Meituan plans to expand into the Middle East Riyadh via KeeTa.（-）</li>
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TCOM US/ATAT US: The increase in rainfall will negatively impact travels during the Labor Day holiday.(-/-)
META US/MSFT US /GOOGL US /SNAP US: The application of AI in advertising on short video and social platforms may result in greater efficiency than search advertising.（///////）
3690 HK: Meituan plans to expand into the Middle East Riyadh via KeeTa.（-）


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<ul><li>Microsoft reported (26 Apr BJT) better-than-expected 3QFY24 (June year-end) results: revenue was US$61.9bn, up 17% YoY (2QFY24: +18% YoY; 3QFY23: +7% YoY), 2% better than Bloomberg consensus driven by better-thanexpected revenue growth in Intelligent Cloud (IC) and More Personal Computing (MPC) business; net income was up 20% YoY to US$21.9bn, 4% ahead of consensus estimates, thanks to stringent cost control and improvement in operating leverage.</li><li>Management highlighted that AI related demand remained strong, and guided to further increase investments in capex to fulfil the unmet demand.</li><li>Although the incremental investments and consolidation of Blizzard are likely to weigh on margin, management still expects at least 2pp YoY OPM expansion for FY24, aided by operating efficiency improvement. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Microsoft reported (26 Apr BJT) better-than-expected 3QFY24 (June year-end) results: revenue was US$61.9bn, up 17% YoY (2QFY24: +18% YoY; 3QFY23: +7% YoY), 2% better than Bloomberg consensus driven by better-thanexpected revenue growth in Intelligent Cloud (IC) and More Personal Computing (MPC) business; net income was up 20% YoY to US$21.9bn, 4% ahead of consensus estimates, thanks to stringent cost control and improvement in operating leverage.Management highlighted that AI related demand remained strong, and guided to further increase investments in capex to fulfil the unmet demand.Although the incremental investments and consolidation of Blizzard are likely to weigh on margin, management still expects at least 2pp YoY OPM expansion for FY24, aided by operating efficiency improvement. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Microsoft (MSFT US) - AI Related Demand Remained Strong

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<ul><li>AI detectors are not very effective, leading to the solution of grading AI-generated essays as regular essays</li><li>Chat GPT essays are currently at a C level, serving as the baseline for comparison</li><li>The use of AI in industrial applications, specifically robotics, is a growing area of interest for investment and development</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

AI detectors are not very effective, leading to the solution of grading AI-generated essays as regular essaysChat GPT essays are currently at a C level, serving as the baseline for comparisonThe use of AI in industrial applications, specifically robotics, is a growing area of interest for investment and developmentThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Josh Wolfe: The ChatGPT of Robotics is Coming

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TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

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<li>Taiwan Tech Shares Fell Sharply Along With Global Selling -- Semiconductor and AI Names Most Exposed</li>
<li>What Is TSMC Telling Us About Semi Supply Chain Stories at Its Investor Conference? </li>
<li>ASE Technology Holding (3711 TT) Wins iPhone 16 System-in-Package Order from Apple (AAPL US)</li>
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Taiwan Tech Shares Fell Sharply Along With Global Selling -- Semiconductor and AI Names Most Exposed
What Is TSMC Telling Us About Semi Supply Chain Stories at Its Investor Conference? 
ASE Technology Holding (3711 TT) Wins iPhone 16 System-in-Package Order from Apple (AAPL US)


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Semi/AI Darlings Slammed; TSMC Supply Chain Insights; ASE Wins Key IPhone Order

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Amazon 1Q'24 Update

Now that Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon all reported their quarters, we now have better context to how their quarters went.

MBI Deep Dives

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:TCOM US/ATAT US/METAUS/MSFTUS /GOOGLUS /SNAPUS/3690HK/NTESUS/SHEINUS

rainfall will impact travel during Labor Day. Meituan expand into the Middle East Riyadh. NPPA released the game code. SHEIN designated asVLOP....

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Josh Wolfe: The ChatGPT of Robotics is Coming

AI detectors struggle with grading essays, Chat GPT essays are average, Delve can detect AI generated content, AI has various industrial...

Odd Lots

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Semi/AI Darlings Slammed; TSMC Supply Chain Insights; ASE Wins Key IPhone Order

Taiwan tech shares drop sharply due to global selling, with semiconductor and AI companies most affected. TSMC sheds light on the semiconductor...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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Amazon 1Q'24 Update

Now that Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon all reported their quarters, we now have better context to how their quarters went.

MBI Deep Dives

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:TCOM US/ATAT US/METAUS/MSFTUS /GOOGLUS /SNAPUS/3690HK/NTESUS/SHEINUS

rainfall will impact travel during Labor Day. Meituan expand into the Middle East Riyadh. NPPA released the game code. SHEIN designated asVLOP....

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Microsoft (MSFT US) - AI Related Demand Remained Strong

Microsoft reported (26 Apr BJT) better-than-expected 3QFY24 (June year-end) results: revenue was US$61.9bn, up 17% YoY (2QFY24: +18% YoY; 3QFY23:...

CMB International

Josh Wolfe: The ChatGPT of Robotics is Coming

AI detectors struggle with grading essays, Chat GPT essays are average, Delve can detect AI generated content, AI has various industrial...

Odd Lots

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Semi/AI Darlings Slammed; TSMC Supply Chain Insights; ASE Wins Key IPhone Order

​Taiwan tech shares drop sharply due to global selling, with semiconductor and AI companies most affected. TSMC sheds light on the semiconductor...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan tech shares drop sharply due to global selling, with semiconductor and AI companies most affected. TSMC sheds light on the semiconductor...