Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Nintendo says it has sold 146M Switch consoles in 7.5 years, the user community has grown to 127M annual players, and Pokémon sales on Switch have reached 99M  —  Nintendo’s executives gave a slide show that told the state of the Nintendo Switch game console. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: TSMC SVP Cliff Hou says Taiwan must improve its chip tech to maintain its global leadership; in October, Trump said that Taiwan “stole 95% of our business”  —  – Taiwan’s chip industry association chair speaks in Hsinchu  — Island plays indispensable role in AI hardware supply chain Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: France’s gambling regulator says it is “aware” of Polymarket and is “currently examining its operation and compliance”, after user Fredi9999 made a $48M profit  —  – Inquiry follows publicity around French trader’s huge bets  — Online gambling and betting is tightly regulated in France Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: SMIC reports Q3 revenue up 34% YoY to ~$2.17B, vs $2.2B est., and net income up 58.3% YoY to ~$148.8M, below $199.71M est., as the chip sector recovers  —  China’s largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (0981.HK) reported its net profit increased 58.3% for the third quarter of 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, and more quietly courted Trump before the election, laying the groundwork for improved Silicon Valley and DC relations  —  The executives of tech’s biggest companies largely ignored Donald Trump before the 2016 election.  This time around, they’re far more friendly. Lees verder op Tech Meme