Tech Meme

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: Sources: TSMC is informing Chinese customers using its 16nm or better tech that it cannot ship orders unless they use a US “white list” chip packaging supplier  —  TAIPEI — The latest U.S. export controls on China’s chip sector are causing more disruption than the industry expected … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monique Mulima / Bloomberg: CoinMarketCap: Circle’s USDC market cap reached a new high of $56.2B on February 9, after dropping to $24.5B in 2023 in the months following FTX’s collapse  —  USDC reached a market value of $56.2 billion on Friday, after falling to $24.5 billion in 2023, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: PlayStation Network has been experiencing a multi-hour outage, affecting account management, gaming and social, and PlayStation Video, Store, and Direct website  —  PSN has been experiencing a multi-hour outage.  You might have trouble loading purchased digital games or seeing which friends are online. Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Hunt / The Block: Nikkei: Japan’s financial regulator asks Apple and Google to remove apps from Bybit, MEXC Global, LBank Exchange, KuCoin, and Bitget; Apple has removed the apps  —  – Japan’s Financial Services Agency has reportedly requested Apple and Google to block five unregistered overseas crypto exchange apps in the country. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Germain / BBC: An Adalytics report shows how ad systems run by Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others inadvertently placed ads on a website that hosts CSAM  —  Some of the biggest tech companies in the world served ads on a website featuring images of child abuse, helping to fund its operations. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Docs: Palantir has won $2.7B+ in US contracts since 2009, including $1.3B+ in Pentagon contracts, and spent $5.8M in lobbying in 2024, up from ~$1M in 2015  —  Peter Thiel-chaired group has Washington and Westminster network that helped secure around $3bn in official contracts Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: Chat logs reveal DOGE member Edward Coristine’s ties to cybercrime community The Com, and a Telegram handle linked to him sought a DDoS-for-hire service in 2022  —  Wired reported this week that a 19-year-old working for Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Island, which makes secure browsers for businesses, is raising money at a $4.5B valuation in a round led by Coatue; it was valued at $3B in April 2024  —  Valuation jump shows VCs are still enthusiastic for cybersecurity deals.  —  Enterprise software and security startup Island Technology Inc … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Klarna is targeting an IPO in the US in April with a valuation of up to $15B and is preparing to unveil its listing plans as soon as next month  —  Valuation of up to $15bn would make it one of the biggest listings this year  —  Swedish fintech Klarna is targeting an IPO in the US … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Anthropic’s funding round is oversubscribed and expected to raise $2B+, with Lightspeed set to invest ~$1B; Menlo, MGX, and others are in talks to join  —  – Oversubscribed deal is expected to raise more than $2 billion  — Lightspeed is set to contribute about $1 billion in backing Lees verder op Tech Meme