Bloomberg: Canon begins selling nanoimprint chip machines, which skip photolithography to impress circuit patterns on the wafer, likely avoiding trade curbs, to rival ASML  —  – Japanese optics specialist seeks to close gap with Dutch rival  — Chipmaking machinery has been focus of US sanctions on China Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Levingston / Financial Times: Israeli tech founders and investors say that 10% to 15% of their staff are among the country’s 360K reservists, a potentially unprecedented industry disruption  —  Israeli tech companies say up to 15% of staff called up as reservists leading to unprecedented industry disruption Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Verge: Q&A with Roblox CEO David Baszucki on launching the game on PlayStation, ads that leverage a 3D experience, building an “autonomous network” for China, and more  —  AI is relatively easy, Baszucki said at Code.  Working in China?  That’s harder. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central: UK CMA approves Microsoft’s ~$69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, after Microsoft restructured the deal to sell Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft  —  The final roadblock has been removed.  —  What you need to know  — UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: PitchBook and NVCA report: in Q3 2023, US VC deal value fell to its lowest level since Q2 2018, and US deal count is on track for its lowest year since 2019  —  Venture capital funding in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in six years in terms of venture deal value and the lowest level … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Israeli tech founders and investors say that 10% to 15% of their staff are among the country’s 360K reservists, a potentially unprecedented industry disruption  —  Israeli tech companies say up to 15% of staff called up as reservists leading to unprecedented industry disruption Lees verder op Tech Meme