Yuan Gao / Bloomberg: Micron plans to invest $7B over the next several years to expand its manufacturing footprint in Singapore, with a new HBM chip plant set to open in 2026  —  – US memory chip maker expects to operate new plant in 2026  — HBM chips are widely used in AI data centers across the world Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: Global venture funding rose 3% YoY to ~$314B in 2024; venture funding to US companies totaled $178B, out of which $90B was invested in Bay Area startups  —  Global venture funding in 2024 edged above 2023’s totals, with AI showing the biggest leap in amounts year to year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: Global venture funding rose 3% YoY to ~$314B in 2024; venture funding to US companies totaled $178B, out of which $90B was invested in Bay Area startups  —  Global venture funding in 2024 edged above 2023’s totals, with AI showing the biggest leap in amounts year to year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: Asus unveils the Zenbook A14, with a new base-model eight-core Snapdragon X processor, available mid-January starting at $1,100; a $900 variant debuts in March  —  Asus’ new featherweight laptop is aiming to be the latest Windows rival to the Apple MacBook Air. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Business Insider: Sources: Bluesky is finalizing a new round at a ~$700M valuation led by Bain Capital Ventures; it raised a $15M Series A in October 2024 and an $8M seed in 2023  —  – Bluesky, an alternative to X, saw a surge of users after Donald Trump was elected in November. Lees verder op Tech Meme