New York Times: An interview with TSMC Chair Mark Liu on why the company plans to stay in Taiwan, the US CHIPS Act, China invading Taiwan, cutting off Huawei in 2020, and more  —  In an interview, the chip maker’s chairman, Mark Liu, explained why TSMC’s top tech would stay in Taiwan, despite growing threats … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bobby Allyn / NPR: Background actors describe their worries over lack of control of their digital likenesses, which is one key issue in the SAG-AFTRA strike  —  After four weeks of working as a background actor on the Disney+ series WandaVision during the pandemic, Alexandria Rubalcaba was told by the production crew to report to a tractor trailer. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Apple, Samsung, and others freeze imports of laptops and tablets to India; sources say India’s sudden import license rules caught the industry by surprise  —  – India surprised industry with new import license requirement  — Modi government seeks to promote domestic manufacturing Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yoojung Lee / Bloomberg: South Korean circuit board maker Isu Petasys, which counts Alphabet, Nvidia, and Microsoft as clients, has seen a 487% stock surge in 2023 fueled by the AI boom  —  – Isu Petasys supplies tech giants such as Nvidia with circuits  — Patriarch Kim Sang-Beom and family see value of stake soar Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: How Vietnam became a gaming powerhouse a decade after Flappy Bird; data.ai: Vietnam was in the global top five in mobile game production by downloads in H1 2023  —  – Flappy Bird inspired generation of hit game developers  — Privacy regulations pose risk for ad-dependent casual games Lees verder op Tech Meme