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

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

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

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