Tech Meme

Harmeet Singh Walia / Counterpoint Research: Global smartphone revenue fell 8% YoY and 15% QoQ to under $90B in Q2 2023; Apple had a record 45% share of global smartphone revenue and an 85% share of profit  —  – Apple led global smartphone revenues and operating profit with record June-quarter shares of 45% and 85% respectively. Lees verder op Tech Meme

IDC: Smartphone shipments in India fell 10% YoY in H1 2023 to 64M; in Q2 2023, Apple and OnePlus grew 61% YoY each, Xiaomi fell 39% YoY, and Realme fell 30% YoY  —  For more information, contact:  —  ujoshi@idc.com  —  mcarreon@idc.com  —  Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Garisto / Nature: Scientists have so far failed to show that a South Korean team’s LK-99 material is a claimed room temperature superconductor, which could transform computing  —  You can also search for this author in  —  PubMed Google Scholar  —  A Korean team’s claim to have discovered a superconductor … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amir Efrati / The Information: SoftBank sues former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi for fraud after investing $150M in IRL in 2021 on user metrics claims; IRL allegedly paid to fill the site with bots  —  SoftBank sued former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi and five siblings and cousins for allegedly misleading the investor about the messaging app’s growth … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: A profile of Window Snyder, who helped secure the early internet while at Microsoft and Mozilla, and pushed Apple to enable encryption by default in its devices  —  Snyder has made Windows, Mac computers, iPhones, and other technologies more secure for almost 25 years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: Google will face a scaled-down antitrust lawsuit over search after a judge ruled that state AGs didn’t show that Google’s search results harmed rivals like Yelp  —  – Google still faces DOJ, state suits over search contracts  — Combined trial over claims set for Sept. 12 in federal court Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: SEC filing: Alphabet sold nearly 90% of its Robinhood stake as of June 30, as part of paring back large positions in public companies like 23andMe and Duolingo  —  – Google parent Alphabet has pared back large positions in multiple publicly traded firms, including the trading platform Robinhood, 23andMe and Duolingo. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Toyota and Pony.ai, which has robotaxi services in cities like Beijing and Guangzhou, launch a joint venture and plan to spend $140M+ to mass produce robotaxis  —  Toyota (7203.T) and partner Pony.ai are planning to mass produce robotaxis in China, setting up a venture this year which will build cars … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Garisto / Nature: Attempts to replicate a South Korean team’s process to create LK-99, a room temperature superconductor that could revolutionize computing, have failed so far  —  You can also search for this author in  —  PubMed Google Scholar  —  A Korean team’s claim to have discovered a superconductor … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India delays its import ban on laptops, tablets, servers, and other devices, offering companies a “transition period” of at least one month to obtain licenses  —  India is delaying the implementation of its import limitations on laptops, tablets, and servers … Lees verder op Tech Meme