Category Archives: Tech News

A survey of US teens aged 13-17 found 26% used ChatGPT for schoolwork in 2024, up from 13% in 2023, while 79% had heard of it, up from 67% in 2023 (Pew Research Center)

Pew Research Center: A survey of US teens aged 13-17 found 26% used ChatGPT for [...]

17
Jan
Sources: TikTok CEO Shou Chew plans to attend Trump's inauguration after being invited to sit on the dais, joining Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk at the event (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources: TikTok CEO Shou Chew plans to attend Trump’s inauguration after being [...]

16
Jan
Analysis: the ten leading chip companies cut their fiscal 2024 capex by a combined $9.5B from initial plans due to a weakening demand for smartphones and EVs (Nikkei Asia)

Nikkei Asia: Analysis: the ten leading chip companies cut their fiscal 2024 capex by a [...]

15
Jan
Sygnum, a Switzerland and Singapore-based digital asset bank and crypto trading platform, raised $58M led by Fulgur Ventures at a $1B valuation (Niket Nishant/Reuters)

Niket Nishant / Reuters: Sygnum, a Switzerland and Singapore-based digital asset bank and crypto trading [...]

14
Jan
Global smartphone shipments grew 4% YoY in 2024 after a decade-low in 2023; top two brands, Samsung and Apple, were mostly flat, while Xiaomi grew 12% YoY (Counterpoint Research)

Counterpoint Research: Global smartphone shipments grew 4% YoY in 2024 after a decade-low in 2023; [...]

13
Jan
A survey finds that global banks could cut as many as 200K jobs in the next three to five years as AI encroaches on tasks currently carried out by human workers (William Shaw/Bloomberg)

William Shaw / Bloomberg: A survey finds that global banks could cut as many as [...]

12
Jan
Sources: TSMC cuts ties with Singapore-based PowerAIR due to a potential breach of US export controls, after a TSMC chip was found in a Huawei AI processor (Che Pan/South China Morning Post)

Che Pan / South China Morning Post: Sources: TSMC cuts ties with Singapore-based PowerAIR due [...]

11
Jan
X says it is rolling out labels for parody or satire accounts to differentiate them from others and boost transparency; accounts have to apply for the labels (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X says it is rolling out labels for parody or satire [...]

10
Jan
Blackstone invests $300M in DDN, which helps organizations store and analyze large amounts of data more efficiently for AI and HPC, at a $5B valuation (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Blackstone invests $300M in DDN, which helps organizations store and analyze large [...]

09
Jan
Indonesian e-commerce pioneer Bukalapak will stop sales of physical goods to focus on virtual goods like mobile credits, amid competition from Shopee and others (Yuan Gao/Bloomberg)

Yuan Gao / Bloomberg: Indonesian e-commerce pioneer Bukalapak will stop sales of physical goods to [...]

08
Jan