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A look at the long-term impact on TSMC's business as the US seeks to reduce its dependency on Taiwanese chips and cut China off from key semiconductor supplies — Washington wants the company that dominates semiconductors to move more production to the US but Taipei is resisting
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Sources: Chinese memory chip maker YMTC asks core US staff to leave the company, after its CEO stepped down ahead of the latest US export controls announcement — Washington's restrictions block a vital pipeline of talent for China's semiconductor industry| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
YouTube rolls out design changes to its app, including pinch-to-zoom, more precise seeking, and a darker dark mode — YouTube announced some new design changes that are rolling out now, including pinch-to-zoom for everyone and precise seeking with a more usable preview to help you find the section of the video you're looking for.
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
After months of beta tweaks, iPadOS 16's Stage Manager still is not a great app switcher for multitasking, plagued by bugs and confusing app management logic — There is really only one big idea inside of iPadOS 16. The new operating system comes with plenty of improvements and upgrades …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple raises Music price by $1 to $10.99 per month for individuals, TV+ by $2 to $6.99, and Apple One by $2 to $16.95, citing increased licensing costs — Apple is today increasing the prices of its Apple Music and Apple TV+ subscription services. The Apple One bundle price is also rising in unison.| The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: |
Interviews with TikTok moderators in Colombia, contracted via Teleperformance, describe pay as low as $10 per day, horrific content, long hours, and more — Content warning: This story contains description of extreme and disturbing violence, suicide, child abuse and cruelty to animals.
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| Brad Gerstner / @altcap: |
In an open letter, Altimeter Capital founder and CEO Brad Gerstner encourages Meta to cut capex by $5B+, cut headcount by 20%+, limit metaverse R&D to $5B/year — As you know, we are long-term shareholders. Despite public skepticism — at times warranted — we have been supporters …
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| Henry Ren / Bloomberg: |
As President Xi Jinping consolidates his grip on China's ruling party, Alibaba, JD.com, Naspers, and other tech stocks drop by 10%+ — US-listed Chinese stocks tumbled in premarket trading, with investors spooked by President Xi Jinping's tightening grip on China's ruling party …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
iPad (10th gen) review: great performance and battery, lots of apps, and USB-C, but accessories are confusing and expensive, high price, and average display — Apple's latest base-model iPad cribs a lot of features from the more expensive iPad Air. But it also is considerably more expensive than before, making it a tough sell.
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| Sunil Jagtiani / Bloomberg: |
FTX plans to offer $6M to account holders impacted by a phishing incident via a third-party site, but says this kind of relief will not become the norm — Digital-asset exchange FTX will provide about $6 million compensation to its account holders impacted by a phishing incident via a third-party website.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Merge, an API integration service focused on HR and accounting systems, raised a $55M Series B led by Accel, says over 2,500 companies use it in their SaaS apps — The funding environment may have changed in recent months, but startups with strong fundamentals are still able to raise.
Tweets: @willschoebs
| Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
The Coterie, which lets founders access funds from Coatue, a16z, and others to sidestep illiquid stock, raised a $40M Series A led by a16z at a $100M+ valuation — Andreessen Horowitz led a $40 million funding round for The Coterie, valuing the financial technology platform at more than $100 million.Sponsor Posts
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UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
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