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Financial Times: Yang Hyang-ja, a South Korean lawmaker and former Samsung executive, says US-led China chip curbs risk damaging South Korea’s relations with its Asian allies  —  Former Samsung executive Yang Hyang-ja warns of risk of damaging relations with Asian allies  —  An influential South Korean legislator … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Pacheco / Bloomberg: China’s Hua Hong Semiconductor raises $2.96B in its Shanghai listing, the largest in the Asia Pacific region this year; the firm is already listed in Hong Kong  —  – Company raised nearly $3 billion through the share sale  — It is the largest listing in the Asia Pacific region this year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meduza.io: Meduza, an outlet covering russian news, says Apple Podcasts has removed its flagship podcast and then restored it two days later without providing reasons  —  Meduza has received a notice from Apple, informing our media that our flagship podcast “What Happened” has been removed from the Apple Podcasts streaming platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Shoddy self-published guidebooks, which appear to be compiled with the help of generative AI and promoted via deceptive reviews, are proliferating on Amazon  —  In March, as she planned for an upcoming trip to France, Amy Kolsky, an experienced international traveler who lives in Bucks County … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Alphabet’s Waymo and GM’s Cruise are struggling to win over San Francisco residents, showing the potential challenges in expanding driverless cars across the US  —  Alphabet’s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise are struggling to win over San Francisco residents and officials, a major hurdle in their nationwide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Indiana is converting 10K acres of corn and bean fields into an innovation park, aiming to transform the state into a microchip manufacturing and research hub  —  The state has little experience with semiconductors, but the Biden administration has promised to unleash opportunity in … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple acknowledges the US “smartphone market has been in a decline for the last couple of quarters”; sources: the iPhone 15 will go on sale around September 22  —  On the cusp of the iPhone 15 debut, Apple has finally admitted what has long been clear: The industry is facing a smartphone slowdown. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Misha Glenny / Financial Times: A profile of Clop, a Russian-speaking hacking group specializing in ransomware, responsible for the MOVEit hack, and likely operating out of Russia and Ukraine  —  They hold global businesses to ransom and seem to act with impunity — but behind them lies a tangled geopolitical web Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Elon Musk claims X will fund the legal bills of people who have been “unfairly treated” by their employer “due to posting or liking something on this platform”  —  Elon Musk has said his X social media platform will fund the legal bills of people who have been treated unfairly … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meduza.io: Russian independent news outlet Meduza says that Apple Podcasts removed its flagship podcast What Happened; source: Roskomnadzor asked Apple to remove the show  —  Meduza has received a notice from Apple, informing our media that our flagship podcast “What Happened” has been removed from the Apple Podcasts streaming platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme