Reflecting on TikTok’s Role in Society as New Ban Deadline Approaches 26-03-2025
With a national ban unlikely, let’s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns.Lees verder op New York Times
With a national ban unlikely, let’s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns.Lees verder op New York Times
Mind the spoilers at the end! Lees verder op Howto Geek
Financial Times: Documents: China’s new energy rules could block Nvidia’s H20 chips in new data centers if implemented strictly, risking Nvidia’s $17B per year China business — US chipmaker could suffer $17bn-a-year hit to business if energy efficiency rules are enforced more strictly Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg: US state and former US officials say satellite internet like Starlink’s may cut upfront costs for the $42B rural broadband program but could cost more long term — The Trump administration is making changes to a $42 billion broadband subsidy program that will benefit satellite internet providers … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jason Kehe / Wired: A look at the origins of RISC architecture, the Arm vs. RISC-V war, and RISC’s lasting impact, as its increasing global adoption risks US companies’ dominance — “RISC architecture is gonna change everything.” Those absurdly geeky, incredibly prophetic words were spoken 30 years ago. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nikkei Asia: Power chip companies Renesas, Infineon, and others are cutting jobs and spending, as disappointing EV market growth leaves them saddled with excess capacity — TOKYO — Producers of power semiconductors, a key component in the electric-vehicle supply chain, are shrinking their workforces … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anup Kaphle / Rest of World: Q&A with Careem CEO Mudassir Sheikha on the MENA ride-hailing giant becoming a super app, the spinout of its non-ride-hailing services from Uber, AI, and more — • DUBAI, THE UAE — Mudassir Sheikha likes to tell the story of Careem’s growth in chapters. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg: State and former US officials say satellite internet like Starlink’s may cut upfront costs for the $42B rural broadband program but could cost more long term — The Trump administration is making changes to a $42 billion broadband subsidy program that will benefit satellite internet providers … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Karan Mahadik / The Indian Express: TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti says India, with only 1% of global subsea cable landing stations, must expand its subsea cable infrastructure 10x to meet demand — TRAI chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti suggested that recent subsea cable disruptions in the Red Sea underscore the need to strengthen the crucial infrastructure. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: Developers say aggressive AI crawlers are overwhelming open-source infrastructure and disproportionately burdening open-source projects — Software developer Xe Iaso reached a breaking point earlier this year when aggressive AI crawler traffic from Amazon overwhelmed their Git repository service … Lees verder op Tech Meme