Wall Street Journal: The chip industry is the new star on the political scene, bringing opportunities and challenges; Nvidia and others have rapidly built lobbying presences in DC  —  Increased attention from politicians poses opportunities and challenges for the semiconductor industry Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Bitcoin rises above $45K for the first time since April 2022, up 156% in 2023, its best yearly performance since 2020 but far off its $69K peak in November 2021  —  Bitcoin stormed above $45,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022 as the world’s biggest cryptocurrency started … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: Apple released no new iPads in 2023, the first year without a new tablet since the iPad’s launch in 2010; rumors suggest all iPad models will get a 2024 refresh  —  Apple has broken a tradition it maintained for 12 years, releasing no new iPads in 2023 – the first time that the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: BT says 99%+ of its UK “core traffic is now being served by non-Huawei kit”, missing the UK deadline to move data flows off Huawei equipment after the 2020 ban  —  – EE-owner BT says remaining 1% is on 2G and 3G networks  — The UK cracked down on Huawei telecoms equipment in 2020 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: A deal by the 38 OECD members that took effect on January 1 says that platforms must report users’ earnings made on their services to local tax authorities  —  Apps like eBay and Airbnb will be reporting your earnings to tax authorities, under a new global agreement which took effect yesterday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sean Endicott / Windows Central: Valve ended Steam support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 on January 1, saying the app used a now-defunct embedded Chrome version; <1% of Steam users have those OSes  —  Less than 1% of Steam users are on Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, and that figure will soon be even lower.  —  What you need to know Lees verder op Tech Meme