Tech Meme

Ian King / Bloomberg: US chipmaker Wolfspeed was the only stock in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor index to decline in 2023, amid struggles at its new plant in NY  —  – Wolfspeed investors have soured amid struggles with new plant  — The semiconductor stock is off to a rough start this year Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Herrman / New York Magazine: A look at TikTok’s dogged e-commerce push by subsidizing sales and promoting sellers in user feeds, as ad sales weaken and social media stagnates  —  It was supposed to be a test.  Suddenly hundreds of people were watching.  What’s going on here?  —  Over the last four months … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The hack of the @SECGov X account highlights security gaps at the agency, which wasn’t fully adhering to the federal cybersecurity standards as of last year  —  – Agency’s X hack on Tuesday shines light on security gaps  — Watchdog said the agency wasn’t adhering to all standards Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Claburn / The Register: Security researchers at Recorded Future detail various ways criminals are frequently abusing GitHub’s infrastructure to support and deliver malware  —  Microsoft says it’s doing its best to crack down on crims  —  The popularity of Github has made it too big to block … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anne VanderMey / Bloomberg: In a countersuit, Carta’s ex-CTO Jerry Talton accuses CEO Henry Ward of misusing company resources and claims he was fired for expressing concerns to the board  —  – Suit is separate from scandal over Carta’s use of company data  —  Financial technology startup Carta was hit with a fiery lawsuit … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: Nearly 500 South Korean startups set up booths at CES 2024’s Eureka Park, the most by one country in terms of government-subsidized participation in the zone  —  Almost 500 companies set up booths, more than any other nation  —  South Korean startups made a strong showing at the CES tech trade show in Las Vegas this year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Indian crypto exchange WazirX says deposit inflows jumped ~250% in the four days after India blocked nine offshore platforms on Dec. 28; ~70% came from Binance  —  – WazirX, Mudrex say about 70% of fresh inflows from Binance  — Local trading has been ravaged by tax introduced in 2022 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Irwin / Decrypt: GameStop plans to shut down its NFT marketplace on February 2, 2024, due to “continuing regulatory uncertainty”, after launching the platform in October 2022  —  The news comes four months after the storied video game retailer axed its NFT wallet, with GameStop set to exit the space entirely. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: A joint US-China research effort finds that graphene can act as a semiconductor, but experts say graphene chips face immense manufacturing hurdles and costs  —  Amid global race for semiconductor supremacy, a joint U.S.-China research effort finds promise in the material, although the path to large-scale production is years away. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: Amazon sells products with titles like “I’m sorry, I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy”, as sellers use ChatGPT to write listings  —  Fun new game just dropped!  Go to the internet platform of your choice, type “goes against OpenAI use policy,” … Lees verder op Tech Meme