Category Archives: Tech News

Intel's foundry business lost over $13B on $17.5B revenue in 2024, while TSMC generated $41.1B in operating profit on $90B in revenue over the same period (Dan Gallagher/Wall Street Journal)

Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal: Intel’s foundry business lost over $13B on $17.5B revenue [...]

16
Feb
Q&A with Google's Jeff Dean and Noam Shazeer on Google's path to AGI, future of Moore's Law and TPUs, inference scaling, open research, and more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast)

Dwarkesh Patel / Dwarkesh Podcast: Q&A with Google’s Jeff Dean and Noam Shazeer on Google’s [...]

15
Feb
Sources: Shein's UK IPO may be delayed to H2 2025 after President Trump's tariff crackdown; Shein had told investors a London IPO could happen by Easter (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: Shein’s UK IPO may be delayed to H2 2025 after President Trump’s [...]

14
Feb
At the World Government Summit in Dubai, Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai said Apple will use the Chinese tech giant's AI technology on iPhones sold in China (Vlad Savov/Bloomberg)

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: At the World Government Summit in Dubai, Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai [...]

13
Feb
NATO Innovation Fund and Dealroom: investments in EU defense tech and related startups rose 24% in 2024 to $5.2B, outpacing AI VC growth in the past two years (Financial Times)

Financial Times: NATO Innovation Fund and Dealroom: investments in EU defense tech and related startups [...]

12
Feb
In a January paper, three computer scientists presented a faster hash table, one of the oldest data structures, disproving a 40-year-old data science conjecture (Steve Nadis/Quanta Magazine)

Steve Nadis / Quanta Magazine: In a January paper, three computer scientists presented a faster [...]

11
Feb
A study found that phishing tests and other training programs designed to educate employees about online dangers reduced phishing success rates by just 2% (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal)

Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: A study found that phishing tests and other training [...]

10
Feb
Crypto.com and Kalshi launched sports wagers around the Super Bowl in 50 US states, shocking the sports betting industry and infuriating state regulators (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Crypto.com and Kalshi launched sports wagers around the Super Bowl in 50 US states, [...]

09
Feb
MediaTek reports sales up 22.4% YoY to ~$16.2B in 2024 and net profit up 38.2% YoY to ~$3.24B, posting its first sales and profit growth in two fiscal years (Hideaki Ryugen/Nikkei Asia)

Hideaki Ryugen / Nikkei Asia: MediaTek reports sales up 22.4% YoY to ~$16.2B in 2024 [...]

08
Feb
YouGov: 87% of Britons would back a law requiring developers to show their AI tools are safe before release and 60% support banning "smarter-than-human" models (Billy Perrigo/Time)

Billy Perrigo / Time: YouGov: 87% of Britons would back a law requiring developers to [...]

07
Feb