Category Archives: Tech News

As the market downturn sees some US tech investors and startups hunkering down, others continue as normal; Q2 average investment deal sizes are at record levels (Heather Somerville/Wall Street Journal)

Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: As the market downturn sees some US tech investors [...]

01
Aug
A look at the supply chain resilience myth, as efforts to replicate the chipmaking process inside single countries or regions reveal and exacerbate bottlenecks (Nikkei Asia)

Nikkei Asia: A look at the supply chain resilience myth, as efforts to replicate the [...]

31
Jul
Some streamers on Twitch, a more intimate platform than others, endure threats and stalkers and say Twitch gives limited support when dangerous situations arise (New York Times)

New York Times: Some streamers on Twitch, a more intimate platform than others, endure threats [...]

30
Jul
Sources: EU is considering creating a new directorate headed by two top antitrust officials, amid concerns EU competition watchdog may struggle to enforce DMA (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: EU is considering creating a new directorate headed by [...]

29
Jul
Sources: Jack Ma plans to relinquish control of Alibaba's Ant Group, potentially pushing back Ant's IPO for a year or more; regulators approve of the change (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Jack Ma plans to relinquish control of Alibaba’s Ant Group, potentially [...]

28
Jul
Acronis, which offers enterprise cybersecurity and data protection tools, raised $250M at a $3.5B+ valuation, up from $2.5B in May 2021 after raising $250M (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Acronis, which offers enterprise cybersecurity and data protection tools, raised $250M at a $3.5B+ [...]

27
Jul
Amazon's purchase of One Medical is likely cheaper than unionization would be, and could be used as a tool to fight against unionization of employees (Nikhil Krishnan/Out-of-Pocket)

Nikhil Krishnan / Out-of-Pocket: Amazon’s purchase of One Medical is likely cheaper than unionization would [...]

26
Jul
Google employees, kept in the dark about firm's sale of advanced AI tools to Israel, say it could bolster Israel's ongoing military occupation of Palestine (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)

Sam Biddle / The Intercept: Google employees, kept in the dark about firm’s sale of [...]

25
Jul
How China's mass collection of personal info and its new, unevenly enforced data security rules contribute to a thriving underground market for stolen data (Karen Hao/Wall Street Journal)

Karen Hao / Wall Street Journal: How China’s mass collection of personal info and its [...]

24
Jul
A look at Ukraine's thriving tech sector amid war; National Bank of Ukraine: tech firms brought in $3.1B in revenue from January to May 2022, up from $2.5B YoY (David Segal/New York Times)

David Segal / New York Times: A look at Ukraine’s thriving tech sector amid war; [...]

23
Jul