Tech Meme

Isabel Hilton / Yale E360: Taiwan, which is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, is struggling to meet its chip industry’s energy demands; TSMC uses ~9% of Taiwan’s electricity  —  As the world’s largest producer of advanced computer chips, Taiwan is struggling to meet demand for electricity. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: eMarketer: Google’s share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, Apple, and others gain  —  A flurry of new offerings for advertisers is hitting the market  —  Google’s grip on the nearly $300 billion search advertising business is loosening. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Some US ride-hailing drivers are using Teslas with FSD as makeshift robotaxis, saying FSD lets them work longer hours by reducing stress, amid safety concerns  —  A self-driving Tesla carrying a passenger for Uber (UBER.N) rammed into an SUV at an intersection in suburban Las Vegas in April … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Max Tani / Semafor: Substack, which still isn’t profitable but has added 1M+ paid subscribers over the past year, is trying to become a primary way creators of all mediums get paid  —  The News  —  Seven years since its launch, the newsletter platform Substack has consolidated its dominance of the independent news business. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A look at the fall of Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup in 2022 at estimated $22B, as the edtech startup faces insolvency and lawsuits in India and the US  —  Edtech company’s legal battles from Delaware to Bengaluru have exposed corporate governance issues Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple aims to debut iOS 18.1 and Apple Intelligence on October 28 and unveil a new iPad mini and Macs in late October; some could ship from November 1  —  Apple is inching away from its annual product upgrade cycle, a move that could lead to more frequent releases and fewer jarring delays. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: An interview with AWS CEO Matt Garman on generative AI, AWS’ AI chatbot Q, shutting down services, investments in the open-source ecosystem, and more  —  It was quite a surprise when Adam Selipsky stepped down as the CEO of Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Max Tani / Semafor: Substack, which still isn’t profitable but has added +1M paid subscribers over the last year, is trying to become a primary way creators of all mediums get paid  —  The News  —  Seven years since its launch, the newsletter platform Substack has consolidated its dominance of the independent news business. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Matt Mullenweg says WordPress.org “belongs to me”, as his WP Engine feud blurs the lines between WordPress.org, the WordPress Foundation, and Automattic  —  The lines between the WordPress open-source project, the nonprofit backing it, and the commercial arm owned by Automattic are blurring. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A look at the fall of Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup in 2022 with an estimated $22B valuation, as it faces insolvency and lawsuits in India and the US  —  Edtech company’s legal battles from Delaware to Bengaluru have exposed corporate governance issues Lees verder op Tech Meme