Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Sources: Google initiated early conversations with Foxconn’s Bharat and other Indian suppliers to make its Pixel smartphones, seeking to diversify from China  —  Alphabet Inc.’s Google is scouting for suppliers in India to assemble its Pixel smartphones as it borrows from Apple Inc.’s playbook to diversify beyond China. Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Gruber / Daring Fireball: The Anti-Meta Fedi Pact, circulated on Mastodon, pledges to block Meta’s planned ActivityPub service, a petty and insular move that will keep Mastodon small  —  The Anti-Meta Fedi Pact: … Yours truly, on Bluesky a month ago (which, ironically, is not yet open itself, so here’s an open preview): Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: In his first appearance in seven months, Masayoshi Son makes a case for SoftBank’s future, saying the company “won’t be deterred by a few short-term losses”  —  SoftBank Group Corp. is in position to win the race to master AI, thanks to its billions of dollars of tech investments … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Germany and Intel agree on subsidies worth ~€10B for its chip plant in Magdeburg, up from an initial agreement on €6.8B, as part of a ~€30B project  —  Germany and Intel Corp. sealed an agreement for the US company to receive an enlarged subsidy package worth about €10 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Seifert / The Verge: Google Pixel Tablet review: good screen, audio, and performance, and useful speaker dock, but some apps lack compatibility and below average battery life  —  Google’s first tablet in many years doesn’t try to reinvent what tablets are good for.  Instead, it leans into being a good media consumption device … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: PwC: US social and casual gaming revenue grew 3.6% YoY to $37.1B in 2022, representing 68.6% of game and esports revenue; traditional gaming revenue fell 0.8%  —  Total video games and esports revenue in the U.S. was $54.1 billion in 2022 and is forecast to reach $72.0 billion by $27 billion, according to a report by PwC. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gabriela Galindo / Wired: How Apple is trying to gain IP rights over depictions of apples globally, worrying the 111-year-old Fruit Union Suisse, which may need to change its logo  —  Apple, the company, wants rights to the image of apples, the fruit, in Switzerland—one of dozens of countries where it’s flexing its legal muscles. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Germany and Intel agree on subsidies worth ~€10B for its chip plant in Magdeburg, up from an initial agreement on €6.8B, as part of a ~€30B project  —  Germany and Intel Corp. sealed an agreement for the US company to receive an enlarged subsidy package worth about €10 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme