Bloomberg: Tokyo-based chip equipment maker Kokusai expects nearly 50% of its revenue to come from China in the coming months; its stock is up ~66% since its October IPO  —  – China business accounts for more than 40% of revenue, CEO said  — Investment for mature chip fabs likely remain solid next year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Western intelligence officials say that former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek, who fled to Moscow after nearly $2B went missing, was likely a Russian agent for years  —  Jan Marsalek, the jet-setting former COO of now-defunct Wirecard, enabled Moscow to fund covert operations around the world, officials say; ‘whiff of Silicon Valley’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Western intelligence officials say former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek, who absconded to Moscow after billions of dollars went missing, was likely a Russian agent  —  Jan Marsalek, the jet-setting former COO of now-defunct Wirecard, enabled Moscow to fund covert operations around the world, officials say; ‘whiff of Silicon Valley’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Irina Anghel / Bloomberg: Deloitte is using AI to evaluate its staff’s skills and map out plans to shift employees into more in-demand roles, as a part of plans to moderate hiring growth  —  – Technology would help shift employees to more in-demand roles  — Deloitte and rivals have begun testing artificial intelligence Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple announces contingent pricing for App Store subscriptions, letting developers give users a discounted price if they’re subscribed to another subscription  —  Apple has announced a new “contingent pricing” feature for subscriptions in the App Store.  According to the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Acton / Financial Times: An interview with Tim Sweeney about Epic’s win over Google and his concern that Google will “get away with continuing their scheme” by offering “fake” remedies  —  ‘Fortnite’ maker’s boss Tim Sweeney hopes court will avoid ‘fake’ remedies following landmark legal win over tech giant Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hannah Miao / Wall Street Journal: Robinhood received ~$1.1B in account transfers since offering its 1% match on transferred brokerage accounts on October 23, including 150+ transfers of $1M+  —  Trading app receives $1.1 billion in account transfers since offering 1% match  —  Robinhood Markets , known for a clientele … Lees verder op Tech Meme