Jared Newman / Fast Company: A look at Obsidian, an indie, Electron-based note-taking app that has developed a cult following on Discord and Reddit; Obsidian estimates its app has ~1M users  —  The indie darling rejects everything you know about modern software.  And its strategy is working. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Irwin / Decrypt: DappRadar: blockchain gaming projects have raised ~$600M in Q3 2023, down 38% QoQ, and $2.3B so far in 2023, which is only 30% of what was raised in all of 2022  —  While the gaming industry continues to be plagued by mass layoffs, crypto gaming is still seeing many millions invested each quarter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Simon Hill / Wired: Hands-on with Wi-Charge’s beta wireless charging system, which delivers up to 2 to 3 watts of power up to 30 feet, but requires a line of sight to a receiver  —  Nikola Tesla once dreamed of transferring electrical energy through the air.  Now, a company called Wi-Charge is beta-testing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: TSMC founder Morris Chang says the company expects competition from Intel and others, and Japan and Singapore have the best chance of winning the chip race  —  Founder adds Japan and Singapore are well-positioned to win as industry evolves  —  TSMC founder Morris Chang attends a sports day event in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Oct. 14. Lees verder op Tech Meme