Tech Meme

Mike Isaac / New York Times: How Trump’s tariffs affect Meta, which relies heavily on SMBs around the world for ad revenue; 10% of Meta’s 2023 revenue was from Chinese advertisers like Temu  —  Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, would not seem to be in the line of fire from tariffs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal: Despite a tariff exemption on direct chip imports for now, the semiconductor industry faces challenges as higher prices for end products may hurt demand  —  Higher prices for the many products that contain chips threaten to hit demand  —  It sounded like a welcome reprieve. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: On Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, company executives reflect on its history and how it responds to challenges and evolves  —  In 2005, Microsoft’s leaders were starting to get worried.  Windows and Office were doing well, but the company’s lead software architect, Ray Ozzie … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Sam Altman says OpenAI plans to release o3 and o4-mini “after all” and GPT-5 “in a few months”, citing challenges in “smoothly integrating everything”  —  After effectively cancelling the consumer release of its o3 reasoning model, OpenAI now says that it plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Vimeo launches Vimeo Streaming, letting creators launch subscription streaming services without any coding experience and offering features like AI translations  —  The video tech platform is launching Vimeo Streaming, a product that lets creators spool up their own subscription services and apps. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: China places export restrictions on key rare earth elements as part of its response to President Trump’s tariffs and an extra 34% retaliatory tariff on US goods  —  China placed some rare earth elements under export restrictions on Friday as part of its sweeping response … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Klarna has halted its planned IPO in the wake of Trump’s tariffs turmoil; StubHub has also delayed its IPO plans  —  Klarna, the specialty lending and online payments provider, has halted its planned initial public offering, the latest IPO casualty in the wake of Trump administration’s sweeping tariff announcement. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Nintendo delays preorders for the Switch 2 from April 9, 2025 due to concerns about Trump’s tariffs but the June 5 launch date remains unchanged  —  Nintendo says preorders will no longer start on April 9th, but the console’s June 5th release date is unchanged. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Chainalysis: North Korean hackers stole $6B+ in crypto over the past decade and accounted for 60%+ of theft losses in 2024; the regime commands 8,000 hackers  —  More than $6 billion from heists highlights the sophistication of cyber operations funneling cash to Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foreign Affairs: By embracing Trump, Big Tech risks losing access to Europe, pushing Europe to build its own companies and platforms as Chinese companies try to expand to Europe  —  How Silicon Valley Got Entangled in Geopolitics—and Lost  —  Technology companies such as Alphabet, Meta, and OpenAI need to wake up to an unpleasant reality. Lees verder op Tech Meme