Tech Meme

Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu: Rotterdam-based Gradyent, which lets energy providers optimize their systems by creating digital twins of heating and cooling grids, raised a €28M Series B  —  Energy providers can use Gradyent’s tech to optimise performance, reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 10%, lower operational costs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The US announces a 34% “reciprocal” tariff hike on China, taking effect from April 9; economists say average US tariffs on Chinese products may go up to 65%  —  The US has hit China with the biggest-ever tariff hike on almost all Chinese products, bringing total levies to at least 54% … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: Apple shares drop 7%+ after President Trump announced new tariffs, including 46% on Vietnam and 26% on India, where Apple has been moving production from China  —  The iPhone maker spent years trying to move production of some products out of China to avoid tariffs.  But now that may not matter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Tech stocks fall after President Trump announced new global tariffs: Amazon drops as much as ~6%, Meta drops ~5%, Nvidia ~6%, Alphabet ~3%, and Microsoft ~3%  —  Apple slid more than 6% in late trading Wednesday and led a broader decline in tech stocks after President Donald Trump announced … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: Netscout: DDoS attacks rose from 13M+ in 2023 to ~17M in 2024, becoming a staple of geopolitical conflict as new tech like AI supercharges their power  —  A type of cyberattack that was once the preserve of petty criminals is becoming a staple of geopolitical conflict as new technology supercharges … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hideki Suzuki / Bloomberg: Sources: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. is in talks with Fujitsu to help the bank’s biggest customers make key decisions using AI-inferred demand predictions  —  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. is tapping Fujitsu Ltd.’s artificial intelligence models to bolster its advisory services … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: US announces a 34% “reciprocal” tariff hike on China, going into effect from April 9; economists: average US tariffs on Chinese products may get as high as 65%  —  The US has hit China with the biggest-ever tariff hike on almost all Chinese products, bringing total levies to at least 54% … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Tech stocks fall in late trading after President Trump announced new tariffs: Amazon drops as much as ~6%, Meta ~5%, Nvidia ~6%, Alphabet ~3%, and Microsoft ~3%  —  Apple slid more than 6% in late trading Wednesday and led a broader decline in tech stocks after President Donald Trump announced … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Samsung has turned to Chinese customers like Baidu to prop up its ailing chip business; SemiAnalysis says Samsung is the “biggest supplier of HBM into China”  —  Deals with Chinese tech giant Baidu come as South Korean giant loses ground in US and navigates Washington’s curbs Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Information: Sources: Google is in advanced talks to rent Nvidia Blackwell AI chips from CoreWeave, highlighting how major Nvidia customers are struggling to get chips  —  Google is in advanced talks to rent state-of-the-art Nvidia Blackwell chips for running artificial intelligence from CoreWeave … Lees verder op Tech Meme