Tech Meme

Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: US Commerce Department official Alan Estevez says export rules have “definitely impeded” China’s AI chips, and defends the recent three-tier chip access rules  —  Alan Estevez was at cutting edge of Biden administration’s efforts to take global lead in artificial intelligence Lees verder op Tech Meme

Politico: CoinGecko: Trump’s memecoin, with a $9B+ market cap, is still in the top 25 most valuable cryptocurrencies; some in crypto call Official Trump a “horrible look”  —  Trump’s memecoin has taken off since debuting late Friday night.  Not everyone in crypto is thrilled. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: US drone makers are wary of working with Taiwanese companies, fearing China’s retaliation and being caught in a crossfire if US-China tensions rise under Trump  —  U.S. companies see risks in working with Taiwan as it tries to build a ‘democratic supply chain’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X rolls out a dedicated video tab in the US, letting users scroll through short videos, accessible via the app’s bottom bar  —  Social network X is trying to capitalize on the removal of ByteDance apps like TikTok and Lemon8 from U.S. app stores by launching a dedicated vertical video feed. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alan Suderman / Associated Press: Bitcoin passes $108K ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, after hitting $100K in December 2024 before dropping to around $90K  —  The price of bitcoin surged to over $109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CBS News: Source: DOGE co-lead Vivek Ramaswamy is set to step away from the task force and plans a campaign for Ohio governor; sources: Musk associates undercut Ramaswamy  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: An interview with Broadcom’s Hock Tan on backlash from VMware customers, positioning VMware as a “sovereign” alternative to Big Tech’s cloud services, and more  —  Hock Tan is positioning the tech group’s $69bn software acquisition as a ‘sovereign’ alternative to Big Tech’s cloud services Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julian E. Barnes / New York Times: A look at the CIA’s AI use, including a chatbot that lets analysts talk to virtual versions of foreign presidents and prime ministers to predict their behaviors  —  The spy agency is trying to give its teams better tools and make it easier for the private sector to develop technology for their secretive work. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Megan Sauer / CNBC: An interview with Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Overflow, which was acquired by Prosus for $1.8B in 2021, on his plans to donate half his net worth and more  —  Plenty of wealthy people plan to donate most of their fortunes to philanthropic causes.  Jeff Atwood says he’ll actually do it within the next five years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: A look at UK hedge fund Man Group’s ArcticDB, an open-source tool used internally and by customers like Bloomberg to analyze daily stock trading data and more  —  The need to analyze an overwhelming influx of stock data—and to do it fast—pushed Man Group to become its own kind of tech company Lees verder op Tech Meme