Tech Meme

New York Times: After the US passed the industry-supported $52B CHIPS Act, chipmakers have turned cutthroat to secure federal cash, setting off a lobbying frenzy  —  Semiconductor companies, which united to get the CHIPS Act approved, have set off a lobbying frenzy as they argue for more cash than their competitors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: Netflix cut subscriptions prices on certain tiers in more than 36 countries globally, in some cases halving the cost; Netflix operates in 190+ countries  —  Move comes as streaming company says members ‘have never had more choices when it comes to entertainment’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The European Commission opens a consultation on Europe’s telecoms sector, a process that could see Google, Apple, Meta, and others contribute to network costs  —  The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe’s telecoms sector, starting a process … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Z. Morris / CoinDesk: Documents suggest Ruja Ignatova, co-founder of the OneCoin fraud and one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted, was murdered by a notorious drug lord as long ago as 2018  —  New documents suggest that infamous crypto scammer Ruja Ignatova, co-founder of the OneCoin fraud and one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Alibaba reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to ~$35.9B, China commerce revenue down 1% YoY to ~$24.6B, and net income up 69% YoY to ~$6.8B; BABA jumps 6%+  —  – Alibaba reported earnings for its fiscal third quarter that smashed expectations, sending shares soaring 6% higher. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jane Lanhee Lee / Reuters: Tel Aviv-based chip startup Chain Reaction, which plans to begin mass producing its blockchain chip Electrum, raised $70M led by Morgan Creek Digital  —  Tel Aviv-based blockchain chip startup Chain Reaction on Thursday said it raised $70 million which will be used to expand its engineering team … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: Samsung announces a standardized 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) modem that will enable two-way communication between smartphones and satellites  —  There was speculation that Samsung could use smartphone-to-satellite technology in its Galaxy S23 much like Apple has for the iPhone 14, but that didn’t happen in the end. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Haidt / After Babel: An analysis of 100+ studies finds that social media is a major cause of mental illness in teen girls, not just a tiny correlate, especially after 2012  —  Journalists should stop saying that the evidence is just correlational  —  A big story last week was the partial release … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Luca Bertuzzi / Euractiv: Memo: the European Commission bans TikTok on corporate devices and personal devices using corporate apps, asking staff to uninstall the app by March 15  —  The EU executive’s IT service has asked all Commission employees to uninstall TikTok from their corporate devices … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Tran / Morning Consult: A survey of 2,199 US adults: 14% of Gen Z adults reported using TikTok to start researching a major news event, compared to 2% of all adults  —  Media & entertainment analyst Kevin Tran breaks down how publishers can monetize young consumers who are increasingly turning to social platforms for free news Lees verder op Tech Meme