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Marissa Newman / Bloomberg: Intel has agreed in principle to build a $25B manufacturing plant in Israel, which is slated to begin operations by 2027 and remain active until at least 2035  —  Intel Corp. has agreed in principle to build a $25 billion manufacturing plant in Israel in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: How Huawei lost a $200M contract to build Danish telecom TDC’s 5G network in 2019, after TDC opened a probe suspecting Huawei of unethical business practices  —  At a hastily scheduled meeting on March 5, 2019, the bidding to upgrade Denmark’s cellular network crossed over into something strange. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stanford CRFM: An assessment finds it is currently feasible for major foundation model providers to comply with the draft EU AI Act and doing so would improve transparency  —  Authors: Rishi Bommasani and Kevin Klyman and Daniel Zhang and Percy Liang  —  Stanford researchers evaluate foundation model providers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Takahiro Shibuya / Nikkei Asia: Sources: Huawei is negotiating with ~30 small to midsize Japanese firms over licensing fees for use of patented tech, an unusual move for a major manufacturer  —  Chinese telecom giant turns to patent fees to offset sales decline  —  China’s Huawei to trying to forge a path forward amid U.S. sanctions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Taliban officials keep getting their WhatsApp accounts banned, causing disruptions at the nascent government, which relies on the platform for communication  —  The Taliban administration is stuck in a cat-and-mouse game with WhatsApp, which is off-limits to the nascent government because of U.S. sanctions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frank Bajak / Associated Press: Microsoft says DDoS attacks by hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan “temporarily impacted availability” of some of its services, including Azure, in early June 2023  —  In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Farah Nayeri / New York Times: How architects are using AI to design workplaces, office buildings, and spaces that cater to workers’ individual needs, as more companies adopt a hybrid model  —  With more hybrid workers and new office needs, firms like Zaha Hadid Architects are turning to artificial intelligence for solutions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: FTC docs: Lina Khan did not recuse herself in the Meta/Within acquisition case, after a top FTC ethics official recommended that she should, but let her decide  —  The Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan declined to recuse herself from an FTC case against Meta Platforms Inc. … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources and docs: the former Samsung executive accused of leaking sensitive tech to advance China’s chip sector had a renowned career in his native South Korea  —  The former Samsung executive had a renowned career at home before working in China’s chip industry Lees verder op Tech Meme

Francisco Pires / Tom’s Hardware: Report: ByteDance ordered ~$1B worth of Nvidia GPUs for 2023 so far, or ~100K units split between A100s, ordered before the US’ chip export controls, and H800s  —  Chinese companies are frantically pre-ordering GPUs before government sanctions fully kick in Lees verder op Tech Meme