Paul Sandle / Reuters: Layered Reality announces Elvis Evolution, an AI, AR, and holographic-based show, launching in London in 2024 before traveling to Las Vegas, Tokyo, and Berlin  —  Elvis Presley fans who missed out on seeing their hero when he was alive will be able to catch a glimpse of the King … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Cranz / The Verge: Dell announces the $1,299+ XPS 13, the $1,699+ XPS 14, replacing the XPS 13 Plus, and the $1,899+ XPS 16, offering Intel Core 7 and 9 and up to 4TB of storage  —  This might not be the biggest shake-up of the Dell XPS lineup ever, but between some bigger laptops and a total revamping of the XPS portfolio, it feels like a big deal. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Kim / Bloomberg: South Korea’s trade ministry says the electronics sector drew $3B in foreign direct investment in 2023; the country is building a chip cluster south of Seoul  —  – Funding jumps for electronics that include chips and batteries  — South Korea is building semiconductor cluster south of Seoul Lees verder op Tech Meme

Top10VPN: Research: deliberate internet shutdowns affected 747M people globally in 2023, costing $9.01B; Russia accounted for $4.02B; X was the most blocked platform  —  First published Jan 2, 2020.  Last updated to publish the full 2023 annual report on the cost of internet shutdowns. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah McBride / Bloomberg: PitchBook: VC investment in the US fell 30% YoY to $170.6B in 2023, the lowest since 2019, and declined 35% YoY to $345.7B globally, the lowest since 2017  —  New data paint a bleak picture for Silicon Valley last year.  —  The value of venture capital deals in the US last year fell to levels … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft announces a new Copilot keyboard key, shipping in new PCs and laptops from partners, the first major change to Windows PC keyboard layouts in 30 years  —  Microsoft wants 2024 to be “the year of the AI PC,” and it’s kicking things off with a significant change to the keyboard on new laptops and PCs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Q&A with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon on generative AI moving from the cloud into mobile devices, AI changing the UX of smartphones, AI coming into VR, and more  —  The chief executive of Qualcomm says smarter phones will be transformative both for consumers and for the tech industry Lees verder op Tech Meme