Tech Meme

Marko Zivkovic / MacRumors: Internal documentation: Apple plans to include the Action button on the entire iPhone 16 range, including a force sensor to detect changes in pressure  —  The release of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max saw the introduction of an entirely new user-configurable button known as the Action button … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Martin Coulter / Reuters: Google asks the UK CMA to take action against Microsoft, claiming the company’s licensing practices unfairly discouraged customers from using rivals’ services  —  Google (GOOGL.O) has called on Britain’s antitrust regulator to take action against Microsoft (MSFT.O), claiming its business practices … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: On-chain data and sources: Polygon gave DraftKings millions of MATIC to run a validator; the validator underperformed, and DraftKings was kicked off the network  —  Blockchain data shows the crypto project quietly gave DraftKings preferential treatment while telling the public it was an “equal” member of the validator community. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: TikTok plans to spend €12B over 10 years in Europe, including on three data centers and a security audit, as the company begins work on its Norway data center  —  TikTok says it will spend €12 billion as part of an ongoing push to ingratiate itself with European regulators … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aidin Vaziri / San Francisco Chronicle: Filings: Broadcom plans to lay off 1,267 VMware employees in California starting on January 26 and about 600 workers in Washington, Colorado, and Georgia  —  Barely a week after completing the $69 billion acquisition of the Palo Alto cloud computing company VMware, Broadcom has started the process of significant workforce reductions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: TikTok plans to spend €12B over 10 years in Europe, including on three data centers and a security audit, as the company begins work on its Norway data center  —  TikTok says it will spend €12 billion as part of an ongoing push to ingratiate itself with European regulators … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg: Sources: CFIUS forced Aramco Ventures’ Prosperity7 fund to sell its stake in AI chip startup Rain AI in the past year; Prosperity7 led Rain’s 2022 $25M raise  —  – Aramco Ventures’ Prosperity7 sold Rain AI shares to Grep VC  — Altman met Middle East funds for an Nvidia rival chip firm Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Dell reports Q3 revenue down 10% YoY to $22.3B, vs. $23B est., Client Solutions revenue down 11% YoY to $12.3B, and projects Q4 revenue of $22B, vs. $23.9B est.  —  – Demand jumps for high-performance servers that support AI  — Company projects annual revenue will increase in coming year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: TikTok plans to spend €12B over 10 years in Europe, including on three data centers and a security audit, as the company begins work on its Norway data center  —  TikTok says it will spend €12 billion as part of an ongoing push to ingratiate itself with European regulators … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: A US district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking Montana’s first-of-its-kind state ban on TikTok from taking effect on January 1  —  A U.S. judge late on Thursday blocked Montana’s first-of-its kind state ban on the use of short-video sharing app TikTok from taking effect on Jan. 1. Lees verder op Tech Meme