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Bloomberg: Canon begins selling nanoimprint chip machines, which skip photolithography to impress circuit patterns on the wafer, likely avoiding trade curbs, to rival ASML  —  – Japanese optics specialist seeks to close gap with Dutch rival  — Chipmaking machinery has been focus of US sanctions on China Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Didi plans a 2024 Hong Kong IPO, after delisting from the NYSE in 2022, and is valued at ~$16B, down from $80B when Chinese regulators opened a probe  —  – Ride-hailing pioneer has market share of about 70% in China  — Business improving in China and abroad in places like Brazil Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central: The UK CMA approves Microsoft’s ~$69B Activision acquisition, after Microsoft restructured the deal to sell some of Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft  —  The final roadblock has been removed.  —  What you need to know  — UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Flexport plans to cut ~20% of its global workforce, part of a new round of layoffs set to begin on October 13, and return to profitability by the end of 2024  —  – Supply chain software startup Flexport is laying off about 20% of its workforce, CNBC has learned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Verge: Q&A with Roblox CEO David Baszucki on launching the game on PlayStation, ads that leverage a 3D experience, building an “autonomous network” for China, and more  —  AI is relatively easy, Baszucki said at Code.  Working in China?  That’s harder. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Levingston / Financial Times: Israeli tech founders and investors say that 10% to 15% of their staff are among the country’s 360K reservists, a potentially unprecedented industry disruption  —  Israeli tech companies say up to 15% of staff called up as reservists leading to unprecedented industry disruption Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central: UK CMA approves Microsoft’s ~$69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, after Microsoft restructured the deal to sell Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft  —  The final roadblock has been removed.  —  What you need to know  — UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Israeli tech founders and investors say that 10% to 15% of their staff are among the country’s 360K reservists, a potentially unprecedented industry disruption  —  Israeli tech companies say up to 15% of staff called up as reservists leading to unprecedented industry disruption Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: PitchBook and NVCA report: in Q3 2023, US VC deal value fell to its lowest level since Q2 2018, and US deal count is on track for its lowest year since 2019  —  Venture capital funding in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in six years in terms of venture deal value and the lowest level … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: the Biden administration is considering ways to close a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to US AI chips through their overseas subsidiaries  —  The Biden administration is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to American artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme