Yoshihiro Sato / Bloomberg: Taiwan Ministry of Finance data: chipmaking machine exports to the US rose 42.6% YoY to a new high of $71.3M in March 2023 while exports to China fell 33.7% YoY  —  US purchases of machines to make computer chips from Taiwan rose to a record in March, as the Biden administration works … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: ByteDance is offering to pay some developers who have made VR apps for Meta to bring them to its Pico headsets, paying between $15K and $25K per title  —  ByteDance offers to pay software makers to bring apps to its VR device, while Meta sees friction over its app-store approvals Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: Twitch CEO Dan Clancy defends cutting 400 staff, saying the move was necessary to keep the service viable, and is meeting with creators to address their worries  —  Dan Clancy, Twitch’s new chief executive officer, has led projects at NASA and Google, and once wanted to look for life on Mars. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Eskenazi / Mission Local: Sources: SFPD arrested IT firm owner Nima Momeni allegedly for Bob Lee’s killing; they purportedly knew each other and were driving together before the killing  —  Mission Local is informed that the San Francisco Police Department early this morning made an arrest in the April 4 killing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: Nansen: ether worth $1.4B is stuck in a withdrawal queue after the Shapella upgrade; Ethereum can process ~$115M in ether withdrawals per day  —  Cryptocurrency investors are facing delays to withdraw funds deposited on the Ethereum blockchain after its major software upgrade … Lees verder op Tech Meme