Tech Meme

Financial Times: Experts say Micron was an obvious first target for China after US sanctions, but Beijing is unlikely to retaliate further due to its reliance on foreign chips  —  Analysts see memory-chip maker Micron as obvious first choice but say China will tread cautiously on further retaliation Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: SenseTime demos its SenseNova LLM, SenseChat chatbot, available in Chinese and English, image generator tool Miaohua, and character animating video tool Ruying  —  SenseTime Group Inc. showed off a suite of new artificial-intelligence services developed with the company’s access to vast troves … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Some Twitter users report that their Circle tweets, intended for a smaller group of people, are showing up in others’ For You feeds  —  PSA: do not post your deepest darkest secrets on your Twitter Circle.  —  Numerous Twitter users are reporting a bug in which Circle tweets … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: YouTube adds Premium features, including enhanced bitrate 1080p videos on iOS and the web for “extra crisp and clear” content and support for Apple’s SharePlay  —  YouTube Premium, the $11.99 per month ad-free version of YouTube, is today introducing a number of new features aimed at attracting and retaining subscribers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pan / Bloomberg: Memo: Digital Currency Group’s Foundry plans to begin levying a pool fee for its bitcoin mining service, which had been free since Foundry’s 2019 launch  —  Crypto-mining firm Foundry, which is owned by embattled conglomerate Digital Currency Group, is going to start charging users a fee for its Bitcoin mining services. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: A look at the impact of 34 US bitcoin mines and their extreme demand for energy, as the cost of electricity for locals increases in Texas and other areas  —  Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Avram Piltch / Tom’s Hardware: Raspberry Pi launches the browser-based Raspberry Pi Code Editor in beta, initially supporting Python, aiming to help young people learn to code  —  New editor is integrated with Python lessons.  —  When we think about Raspberry Pi, we normally picture single-board computers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nicolas Parasie / Bloomberg: Emirates Telecom plans to buy a 50.03% stake in Careem, the super app owned by Uber’s Middle East unit, for $400M; Uber will own Careem’s ride-hailing business  —  Emirates Telecommunications Group will buy a $400 million stake in the super app developed by Uber Technologies Inc.’s Middle Eastern subsidiary … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Experts say Micron was an obvious first target for China after US sanctions, but Beijing is unlikely to retaliate further due to its reliance on US chips  —  Analysts see memory-chip maker Micron as obvious first choice but say China will tread cautiously on further retaliation Lees verder op Tech Meme

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: TSMC reports Q1 revenue up 3.6% YoY to ~$16.7B, below analysts forecasts, and March revenue down 15% YoY to ~$4.8B as electronics demand continues to fall  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. missed sales estimates for the second consecutive quarter in a sign of continued weakness in global electronics demand. Lees verder op Tech Meme