Category Archives: Tech News

On second day of the US DOJ's antitrust trial focused on ads, a former News Corp exec testified as a government witness, saying Google held publishers "hostage" (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: On second day of the US DOJ’s antitrust trial focused [...]

11
Sep
Alibaba's stock rises 5%+ after being made directly accessible to mainland China investors for the first time, following an upgrade to Hong Kong primary listing (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Alibaba’s stock rises 5%+ after being made directly accessible to mainland China investors [...]

10
Sep
Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström's Atomico raised $1.24B, including a $754M growth-stage fund and a $485M early stage fund (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström’s Atomico raised $1.24B, including a $754M growth-stage [...]

09
Sep
A profile of Texas-based Tyler Tech, which has become a dominant US local government software provider, despite a history of software flaws and release delays (Austin Carr/Bloomberg)

Austin Carr / Bloomberg: A profile of Texas-based Tyler Tech, which has become a dominant [...]

08
Sep
A look at the DOJ's and multiple states' antitrust lawsuit against Google's ad business, as its trial is set to begin on September 9 (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)

Jennifer Elias / CNBC: A look at the DOJ’s and multiple states’ antitrust lawsuit against [...]

07
Sep
Adani Group and Tower Semiconductor plan to invest ~$10B for a chip plant in Maharashtra, India; the plant will have an initial capacity of 40K wafers per month (Reuters)

Reuters: Adani Group and Tower Semiconductor plan to invest ~$10B for a chip plant in [...]

06
Sep
An adviser to CJEU sides with Italy's antitrust authority that Google's refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto may breach EU competition rules (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: An adviser to CJEU sides with Italy’s antitrust authority that [...]

05
Sep
Intel should spin off its foundry business, and the US government should subsidize cutting-edge chipmaking in the US via purchase guarantees for US-made chips (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Intel should spin off its foundry business, and the US government [...]

04
Sep
Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search AI Overviews, how it may alter traffic, and more (Andrew Deck/Nieman Lab)

Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab: Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing [...]

03
Sep
Sources: China has threatened Japan of severe economic retaliation if Japan further restricts sales and servicing of chipmaking equipment to Chinese firms (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: China has threatened Japan of severe economic retaliation if Japan further restricts sales [...]

02
Sep