Tech Meme

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: Bosch plans to buy US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors and invest $1.5B+ in its Roseville, California foundry, aiming to make silicon carbide chips there by 2026  —  Robert Bosch GmbH is acquiring US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors and plans to invest more than $1.5 billion in its California foundry … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Angus Loten / Wall Street Journal: PricewaterhouseCoopers plans to invest $1B in generative AI in its US operations over the next three years, working with Microsoft and OpenAI  —  Multiyear investment in U.S. business includes accessing ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s language model, training staff in AI capabilities Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yaling Jiang / Wired: Experts say China’s mostly government-led metaverse efforts are less about consumer activities and more about supporting the country’s economy and industry  —  The government wants the metaverse to be less about having fun and shopping and more about health care and industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Lenovo announces the Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola, available for $699 with ThinkPad-compatible productivity features, coming first to enterprise on April 28  —  The Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola is available in the US starting today for $699, offering a suite of productivity features designed to work with ThinkPad laptops. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Lightspark CEO David Marcus on the current crypto winter, Lightning as a Layer 2 protocol, raising ~$175M, Libra, Nostr, Bitcoin, regulations, and more  —  Crypto has a lot of haters these days.  The former Facebook exec is trying to prove them wrong with his Bitcoin startup. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Strumpf / Wall Street Journal: Experts say 5G’s next iteration, 5.5G, could help autonomous cars, drones, and more, but everyday users may not see many applications beyond faster speeds  —  Mobile companies say an upgrade is coming in a couple of years that will boost connection speeds amid flagging consumer interest Lees verder op Tech Meme

GOV.UK: The UK CMA blocks Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision acquisition, citing concerns about competition and innovation in the UK gaming market; Microsoft plans to appeal  —  The CMA has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: A look at the mounting US pressure on Binance: the DOJ’s money laundering division leading its criminal investigation, CZ hiring Latham & Watkins, and more  —  The scrutiny on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange, has sent new tremors through a market that is still bruised by the implosion of FTX. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Madeline Ashby / Wired: A look at Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, a fair use case before SCOTUS that could impact how copyright law is applied to AI tools’ use of human-made works  —  The US Supreme Court’s upcoming decision could shift the interpretation of fair use law—and all the people, and tools, that turn to it for protection. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Theo Wayt / The Information: Sources: Andy Jassy picks 14-year Amazon veteran Eric Rimling as his technical adviser, a prestigious two-year position; Jassy was Bezos’ adviser in the 2000s  —  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has picked Eric Rimling, a 14-year veteran of the company’s fulfillment operation, as his new technical adviser … Lees verder op Tech Meme