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China's Micron ban may boost Samsung's and SK Hynix's sales, an uncomfortable position for South Korea given the companies' exposure to Chinese and US pressure (Wall Street Journal) 22-05-2023

Wall Street Journal: China’s Micron ban may boost Samsung’s and SK Hynix’s sales, an uncomfortable position for South Korea given the companies’ exposure to Chinese and US pressure  —  Samsung, SK Hynix would be best positioned to fill Micron’s void, though geopolitical pressure from both Beijing and Washington make for a tough choice Lees verder op Tech Meme

The EU fines Meta €1.2B over sending European user data to the US, a record GDPR fine, and orders Meta to stop transfers and delete the data within six months (Sam Schechner/Wall Street Journal) 22-05-2023

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: The EU fines Meta €1.2B over sending European user data to the US, a record GDPR fine, and orders Meta to stop transfers and delete the data within six months  —  Decision places pressure on Washington to implement surveillance changes for Europe to allow Meta to keep the data spigot open Lees verder op Tech Meme

Top500: 121 of the fastest supercomputers globally are powered by AMD's silicon, up 29% YoY; AMD also powers seven of the top ten systems on the Green500 list (Paul Alcorn/Tom's Hardware) 22-05-2023

Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware: Top500: 121 of the fastest supercomputers globally are powered by AMD’s silicon, up 29% YoY; AMD also powers seven of the top ten systems on the Green500 list  —  AMD’s silicon churns out the flops.  —  The Top 500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world was released today … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon faces a record 18 shareholder resolutions at its annual meeting, set for May 24, including on working conditions, freedom to organize, pay, and climate (Bloomberg) 22-05-2023

Bloomberg: Amazon faces a record 18 shareholder resolutions at its annual meeting, set for May 24, including on working conditions, freedom to organize, pay, and climate  —  Amazon.com Inc. will face a record 18 shareholder resolutions at its annual meeting this week, with outside groups urging the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending them; messages get an “edited” tag beside the time stamp for the change (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 22-05-2023

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending them; messages get an “edited” tag beside the time stamp for the change  —  WhatsApp is finally announced one of the most anticipated features today— message editing. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources and analysis: Alejandro Encinas, Mexico's undersecretary for human rights, was targeted with Pegasus while he investigated the country's military abuses (New York Times) 22-05-2023

New York Times: Sources and analysis: Alejandro Encinas, Mexico’s undersecretary for human rights, was targeted with Pegasus while he investigated the country’s military abuses  —  While looking into abuses by the armed forces, the country’s top human rights official was targeted with Pegasus, the world’s most notorious spyware, The Times found. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs inside its app, signaling that Apple may have softened its crypto policy (RT Watson/The Block) 22-05-2023

RT Watson / The Block: Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs inside its app, signaling that Apple may have softened its crypto policy  —  – Stepn users will be able to buy, sell and trade the game’s NFT sneakers without having to leave the app. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The EU fines Meta €1.2B over sending European user data to the US, a record GDPR fine, and orders Meta to stop transfers and delete the data within six months (Sam Schechner/Wall Street Journal) 22-05-2023

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: The EU fines Meta €1.2B over sending European user data to the US, a record GDPR fine, and orders Meta to stop transfers and delete the data within six months  —  Decision places pressure on Washington to implement surveillance changes for Europe to allow Meta to keep the data spigot open Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending them; messages get an “edited” tag and time stamp for the change (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 22-05-2023

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending them; messages get an “edited” tag and time stamp for the change  —  WhatsApp is finally announced one of the most anticipated features today— message editing. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chipmaking machine giant Applied Materials plans to invest up to $4B in a Sunnyvale, California, research center over seven years to improve chip collaboration (Don Clark/New York Times) 22-05-2023

Don Clark / New York Times: Chipmaking machine giant Applied Materials plans to invest up to $4B in a Sunnyvale, California, research center over seven years to improve chip collaboration  —  Anticipating federal subsidies, Applied Materials said it planned to invest up to $4 billion in the semiconductor project in Sunnyvale, Calif. Lees verder op Tech Meme