Journals

Byron Tau / Wired: A look at some government contractors that are helping US intelligence agencies and others use targeted mobile ads to track down people  —  Meet the guy who taught US intelligence agencies how to make the most… Read More »A look at some government contractors that are helping US intelligence agencies and others use targeted mobile ads to track down people (Byron Tau/Wired)

The Hindu: Analysis: Vietnam’s share in global smartphone exports grew from less than 1% in 2010 to 12% in 2022, while India’s grew from <1% to 2.5%+ over the same period  —  In the same period, Vietnam’s share in global… Read More »Analysis: Vietnam’s share in global smartphone exports grew from less than 1% in 2010 to 12% in 2022, while India’s grew from <1% to 2.5%+ over the same period (The Hindu)

Bloomberg: Filing: Applied Materials discloses “multiple subpoenas” as recently as February from US agencies, including the SEC, about the company’s Chinese business  —  – The inquiries underscore Washington’s efforts to curb chips  — Chip gear makers are riding surging demand… Read More »Filing: Applied Materials discloses “multiple subpoenas” as recently as February from US agencies, including the SEC, about the company’s Chinese business (Bloomberg)

Anton Shilov / AnandTech: Samsung launches 36Gb 12Hi HBM3E DRAM for AI, slated for mass production in H1 2024, with 50%+ more peak bandwidth and capacity compared to its previous HBM gen  —  Samsung announced late on Monday the completion… Read More »Samsung launches 36Gb 12Hi HBM3E DRAM for AI, slated for mass production in H1 2024, with 50%+ more peak bandwidth and capacity compared to its previous HBM gen (Anton Shilov/AnandTech)

Nikkei Asia: An analysis shows that on a cost basis, 42% of Apple Vision Pro components are made by Japanese companies, including Sony’s displays and Kioxia’s memory chips  —  With the help of Tokyo-based research company Fomalhaut Techno Solutions, Nikkei… Read More »An analysis shows that on a cost basis, 42% of Apple Vision Pro components are made by Japanese companies, including Sony’s displays and Kioxia’s memory chips (Nikkei Asia)

Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Memo: Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls Gemini’s problematic responses around race “completely unacceptable” and vows to make structural changes to fix the problem  —  Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed the company’s Gemini controversy Tuesday evening, calling… Read More »Memo: Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls Gemini’s problematic responses around race “completely unacceptable” and vows to make structural changes to fix the problem (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: In abandoning plans for a self-driving car, Apple is giving up on billions in potential revenue and hoping AI, Vision Pro, and other bets make up the difference  —  – Company needs to restart search for… Read More »In abandoning plans for a self-driving car, Apple is giving up on billions in potential revenue and hoping AI, Vision Pro, and other bets make up the difference (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Chandraveer Mathur / Android Police: Google appears to globally roll out “glanceable directions while navigating” on Maps, which shows real-time ETA and turn-by-turn directions on the lock screen  —  The changes are rolling out across devices and regions  — Glanceable… Read More »Google appears to globally roll out “glanceable directions while navigating” on Maps, which shows real-time ETA and turn-by-turn directions on the lock screen (Chandraveer Mathur/Android Police)

Bloomberg: A US judge clears Chinese state-backed chipmaker Fujian Jinhua of economic espionage and other charges, over five years after the US blacklisted the company  —  – Rare US prosecution of Chinese company originated under Trump  — DOJ accused Fujian… Read More »A US judge clears Chinese state-backed chipmaker Fujian Jinhua of economic espionage and other charges, over five years after the US blacklisted the company (Bloomberg)

Christopher Zara / Fast Company: Klarna claims its ChatGPT-powered AI chatbot handles two-thirds of all customer service chats and does the equivalent work of 700 full-time human agents  —  Klarna is bullish on bots.  —  One month after taking its… Read More »Klarna claims its ChatGPT-powered AI chatbot handles two-thirds of all customer service chats and does the equivalent work of 700 full-time human agents (Christopher Zara/Fast Company)