Tech Meme

Bloomberg: TSMC CEO C. C. Wei says “TSMC is not engaged in any discussion with other companies regarding any joint venture”, after a recent report of a tie-up with Intel  —  Chief Executive Officer C. C. Wei, responding to questions about a possible Intel collaboration, said TSMC remained focused on its own business. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Nvidia has privately pushed back against new US export rules, arguing China can already make some H20-level chips; Nvidia sold ~$12B of H20s in FY 2024  —  New chip restrictions for Nvidia and AMD show administration’s determination to battle China on tech advances as well as trade Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jacob Robbins / PitchBook: In Q1 2025, AI and ML startups raised $73.1B, accounting for 57.9% of global VC funding, with OpenAI’s recent round led by SoftBank contributing $40B  —  Investors still have an AI FOMO problem: 57.9% of global VC dollars invested in Q1 went to AI and machine learning startups, according to the latest PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in China on April 16 and visited Beijing on April 17, a source says to meet officials to discuss Trump’s new chip export rules  —  Visit comes after US clamps down on chipmaker’s sales to China  —  Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang visited Beijing on Thursday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Konrad Krasuski / Bloomberg: Polish parcel locker operator InPost acquires UK delivery service Yodel, boosting its UK market share from 2% to ~8% and delivering 300M+ UK parcels annually  —  Polish parcel locker operator InPost SA announced it’s taking over UK delivery service Yodel to boost its footprint in one of the most developed e-commerce markets in Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Laura Rodríguez Salamanca / Rest of World: Workers and researchers say data annotation jobs that many Venezuelans relied on have become scarce and poorly paid with the rise of generative AI  —  Venezuela has long provided the tech industry with cheap, educated workers.  But with the rise of generative AI, jobs have become less lucrative and harder to find. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Max Goldbart / Deadline: Study: in South Korea, active YouTube users spent 210 minutes per day on the service in Q4, while Netflix subscribers spent 96 minutes per day on the streamer  —  Koreans who subscribe to Netflix spent less than half that time (96 minutes) watching the streamer, which airs Korean hits like Squid Game, Love Next Door and Queen of Tears. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Smashing, an AI-powered news and social media posts aggregation app by Goodreads co-founder Otis Chandler, shuts down, citing its inability to grow quickly  —  Building an app dedicated to helping people aggregate and read news, articles and social media posts in one place is apparently a tough proposition these days. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat: Konvoy: the gaming industry saw 43 M&A transactions and 77 VC deals in Q1 2025, and the sector is projected to be worth $186B in 2026, a 4.7% YoY jump  —  Konvoy this week released its Gaming Industry Report for the first quarter of 2025, where it revealed more information about trends in the industry … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jakob McWhinney / Voice of San Diego: US community colleges are battling a flood of fake, or bot, students who bilk financial aid by enrolling in online classes and submitting AI-generated work  —  Community colleges have been dealing with an unprecedented phenomenon: fake students bent on stealing financial aid funds. Lees verder op Tech Meme