Louise Matsakis / Wired: How a TikTok whistleblower may have driven congressional concerns about the app despite working at TikTok for just six months and making improbable allegations  —  Zen Goziker worked at TikTok for only six months.  Many of his allegations about the company and the US government are improbable. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Samsung plans to more than double its total chip investment in Taylor, Texas, to ~$44B, a significant breakthrough for the US’ chip manufacturing plans  —  South Korean firm plans to add a second semiconductor factory and advanced-packaging facility at its new hub outside Austin Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Some investors say YC’s winter 2024 batch was stronger than in previous years, noting consumer AI as a key trend; YC says ~50% of this batch is working with AI  —  As a devoted NBA fan, I only tune in to college basketball once a year—for March Madness—hoping to see the next big star. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Raphael Satter / Reuters: Developers and US officials weigh the implications of the XZ Utils near-miss as CISA says tech companies should do more to back the open-source ecosystem  —  German software developer Andres Freund was running some detailed performance tests last month when he noticed odd behavior in a little known program. Lees verder op Tech Meme