Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: More than half a dozen celebrity video game streamers returned to Twitch in 2024, after their multi-million dollar contracts with YouTube and Kick expired  —  YouTube, Kick offered multimillion-dollar deals but viewers didn’t necessarily follow.  —  Video-game influencers are returning … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikkei Asia: TSMC reports December revenue up 57.8% YoY to $8.4B, pushing the 2024 revenue to ~$88.02B, up 34% YoY, driven by AI chips demand from Nvidia and Broadcom  —  TAIPEI — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s revenue surged 33.9% in 2024 from the previous year, driven by the boom in demand … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India is promoting RuPay, its homegrown card network, to challenge Visa and Mastercard, leveraging UPI, which now handles 13B+ real-time transactions monthly  —  As global regulators increase their scrutiny on Visa and Mastercard over merchant fees, India has chosen a different path … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Automattic: Automattic plans to cut its WordPress contributions to 45 hours per week “due to the lawsuits from WP Engine”, focusing mostly on security and critical updates  —  Automattic has always been deeply committed to the success of WordPress, dedicating significant resources and talent to its development for almost two decades. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X says it is rolling out labels for parody or satire accounts to differentiate them from others and boost transparency; accounts have to apply for the labels  —  Elon Musk-owned social network X said today that it is rolling out labels for parody or satire accounts to differentiate them from other accounts. Lees verder op Tech Meme