Paresh Dave / Wired: Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59 — Brazilian engineer Luiz André Barroso, who ripped up the rulebook at Google, has died. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Source: Vietnam-based internet company VNG postpones its US IPO, planned for September 2023, until 2024, after mixed performances by Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo — Vietnam-based internet startup VNG Ltd. has decided to postpone its plans for a US initial public offering, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lees verder op Tech Meme
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: An interview with Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin about his “decentralized lifestyle”, avoiding countries like Russia, the US’ growing crypto crackdown, and more — – Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the second-most-popular cryptocurrency, sat down with CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos in Prague, one of the new crypto hotbeds in Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme
David Shepardson / Reuters: The US issues final rules to stop Chips Act subsidies from going to countries of concern, like China, such as limiting foreign chip fab expansions for 10 years — The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday is issuing final rules to prevent semiconductor manufacturing subsidies from being used … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Pei Li / Bloomberg: Sources: Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao plans to file for its Hong Kong IPO as soon as next week, aiming to raise $1B+; Alibaba co-founded Cainiao in 2013 — – The logistics unit could be among the first to go public — Citic and JPMorgan earlier replaced CICC in arranging the IPO Lees verder op Tech Meme
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: EU antitrust regulators fine Intel €376.36M for “a previously established abuse of dominant position” after an EU court overturned a €1.06B fine in January 2022 — – Fine follows ruling by court upholding part of EU’s case — EU initially fined Intel a then-record penalty in 2009 Lees verder op Tech Meme
Paresh Dave / Wired: Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59 — Brazilian engineer Luiz André Barroso, who ripped up the rulebook at Google, has died. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Counterpoint Research: Number of active smartphone brands fell from 700+ in 2017 to ~250 in 2023, as local brands lose marketshare due to a maturing userbase, shift to 5G, and more — – The number of active brands is down to almost 250 in 2023 so far from over 700 in 2017. — The decline in the number … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Amazon plans to add limited ads in Prime Video in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada in early 2024, with an ad-free tier costing $2.99/month extra in the US — – Prime Video will offer a more expensive ad-free option — Streamers want to increase revenue as production costs soar Lees verder op Tech Meme
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: EU regulators fine Intel €376.36M over “a previously established abuse of dominant position”, after an EU court overturned a €1.06B fine in January 2022 — – Fine follows ruling by court upholding part of EU’s case — EU initially fined Intel a then-record penalty in 2009 Lees verder op Tech Meme