Apple gained the top smartphone vendor spot in 2023 with 234.6 million units shipped.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Apple 234.6M units top spot (2023)
Global smartphone shipments declined 3.2% YoY to 1.17B units in 2023; in a first, Apple gained the top spot with 234.6M units, followed by Samsung with 226.6M
IDC · 2024-01-16 · #1
Samsung was the second-largest smartphone vendor in 2023 with 226.6 million units shipped.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Samsung 226.6M units second place (2023)
Global smartphone shipments declined 3.2% YoY to 1.17B units in 2023; in a first, Apple gained the top spot with 234.6M units, followed by Samsung with 226.6M
IDC · 2024-01-16 · #1
Apple overtook Samsung to become the top smartphone vendor in 2023\u2014the first time since 2010 that a company other than Samsung led the market.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Apple Samsung
Global smartphone shipments declined 3.2% YoY to 1.17B units in 2023; in a first, Apple gained the top spot with 234.6M units, followed by Samsung with 226.6M
IDC · 2024-01-16 · #1
HashKey raised a nearly $100M Series A at a valuation exceeding $1.2 billion, according to the company.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
HashKey Series A nearly $100M >$1.2B valuation
HashKey, which runs a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange, raised a nearly $100M Series A at a $1.2B+ valuation; sources say OKX Ventures is a lead investor
Bloomberg · 2024-01-16 · #6
Sources say OKX Ventures is a lead investor in HashKey's Series A.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-16
OKX Ventures HashKey Series A
HashKey, which runs a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange, raised a nearly $100M Series A at a $1.2B+ valuation; sources say OKX Ventures is a lead investor
Bloomberg · 2024-01-16 · #6
Microsoft plans to invest in Vodafone's IoT spinout in connection with the strategic agreement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Microsoft Vodafone IoT spinout
Vodafone and Microsoft sign a 10-year, $1.5B deal to develop AI, digital payments, IoT, and other businesses; Vodafone will use OpenAI tech for customer service
Bloomberg · 2024-01-16 · #7
Atos warns that free cash flow for H2 2024 will be below company targets.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
Atos H2 2024 free cash flow
French IT group Atos names Paul Saleh as CEO, its fourth in under two years, and forecasts H2 2024 cash flow below targets; stock drops 12%+, down ~40% in 2024
Reuters · 2024-01-15 · #11
Samsung and SK Hynix plan to invest more than $470 billion by 2047 to build 13 new chip plants and three research facilities in South Korea, according to a South Korean government statement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
Samsung SK Hynix 13 new chip plants three research facilities South Korea
South Korea says Samsung and SK Hynix plan to invest more than $470B by 2047 to build 13 new chip plants and three research facilities in the country
Bloomberg · 2024-01-15 · #18
OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer said NFTs have lagged behind Bitcoin in the crypto resurgence and that more use cases for NFTs are emerging.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
Devin Finzer OpenSea NFTs Bitcoin
After NFT sales dropped 63% YoY to $8.7B in 2023, OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer talks OpenSea 2.0, set to offer users improved differentiation between NFT categories
Bloomberg · 2024-01-15 · #7
Atos stock drops more than 12% on the announcement and is down about 40% year-to-date in 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
Atos
French IT group Atos names Paul Saleh as CEO, its fourth in under two years, and forecasts H2 2024 cash flow below targets; stock drops 12%+, down ~40% in 2024
Reuters · 2024-01-15 · #11
China's chip shipment volume declined by 10.8% in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
China chips
China's chip imports fell 15.4% YoY to $349.4B in 2023, the sharpest fall on record and down for a second straight year; shipment volume also declined by 10.8%
Bloomberg · 2024-01-15 · #6
Weak (tepid) demand is prolonging doldrums in the global chip industry.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
tepid demand global chip industry
China's chip imports fell 15.4% YoY to $349.4B in 2023, the sharpest fall on record and down for a second straight year; shipment volume also declined by 10.8%
Bloomberg · 2024-01-15 · #6
NFT sales fell 63% year-over-year to $8.7 billion in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-15
NFT sales $8.7B 63% YoY 2023
After NFT sales dropped 63% YoY to $8.7B in 2023, OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer talks OpenSea 2.0, set to offer users improved differentiation between NFT categories
Bloomberg · 2024-01-15 · #7
Chainalysis reports that revenue for CSAM sellers has declined since 2021.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-13 — 2024-01-14
CSAM sellers
Chainalysis analysis of ~400 crypto wallets of CSAM sellers: revenue is down since 2021, but sellers are using mixers and privacy coins to evade law enforcement
Wired · 2024-01-14 · #10
Nearly 500 South Korean startups set up booths at CES 2024's Eureka Park, representing the largest government-subsidized presence by a single country in that zone.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-13 — 2024-01-14
South Korean startups CES 2024 Eureka Park
Nearly 500 South Korean startups set up booths at CES 2024's Eureka Park, the most by one country in terms of government-subsidized participation in the zone
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-13 · #17
Fubo raised its subscription plan prices by $5 per month effective January 10.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
Fubo plans
Fubo's base plan starts at $80 per month.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
Fubo base plan
France-based OVH hosts 10.7% of the fediverse's active users.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
OVH fediverse active users
Germany-based Hetzner hosts 51.6% of the fediverse's active users.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
Hetzner fediverse active users
Ad sales are weakening and the social media sector is stagnating, creating pressure on platforms to find alternative revenue streams.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
Social media industry
A look at TikTok's e-commerce push, including subsidizing sales and shipping, and promoting sellers in user feeds, as ad sales weaken and social media stagnates
New York Magazine · 2024-01-14 · #19
TikTok is subsidizing sales and shipping costs to bolster its e-commerce efforts.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
TikTok sales shipping
A look at TikTok's e-commerce push, including subsidizing sales and shipping, and promoting sellers in user feeds, as ad sales weaken and social media stagnates
New York Magazine · 2024-01-14 · #19
Wolfspeed was the only stock in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index to decline in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
Wolfspeed Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index
US chipmaker Wolfspeed was the only stock in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor index to decline in 2023, amid struggles at its new plant in New York
Bloomberg · 2024-01-14 · #18
SIA attributes the projected recovery and growth to demand for high-priced AI chips.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
SIA high-priced AI chips
SIA expects global semiconductor sales to recover and grow 13% in 2024 to $588B thanks to high-priced AI chips, but some analysts question the speed of recovery
Financial Times · 2024-01-14 · #13
SIA expects global semiconductor sales to recover and grow 13% in 2024 to $588B.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
SIA global semiconductor sales $588B 13% growth in 2024
SIA expects global semiconductor sales to recover and grow 13% in 2024 to $588B thanks to high-priced AI chips, but some analysts question the speed of recovery
Financial Times · 2024-01-14 · #13
WazirX reports deposit inflows jumped about 250% in the four days after December 28.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-14
WazirX deposit inflows
Experts warn that graphene chips face immense manufacturing hurdles and high costs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-13
experts graphene chips
A joint US-China research effort finds that graphene can act as a semiconductor, but experts say graphene chips face immense manufacturing hurdles and costs
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-13 · #11
Apptopia reports WhatsApp's daily users in the United States grew 9% in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-13
WhatsApp United States
Apptopia: WhatsApp's daily business users increased by 80% in the US in 2023 after a 122% jump in 2022, and daily users in the US grew by 9% in 2023
Big Technology · 2024-01-13 · #23
Apptopia reports WhatsApp's daily business users in the United States jumped 122% in 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-13
WhatsApp United States
Apptopia: WhatsApp's daily business users increased by 80% in the US in 2023 after a 122% jump in 2022, and daily users in the US grew by 9% in 2023
Big Technology · 2024-01-13 · #23
Apptopia reports WhatsApp's daily business users in the United States rose 80% in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-13
WhatsApp United States
Apptopia: WhatsApp's daily business users increased by 80% in the US in 2023 after a 122% jump in 2022, and daily users in the US grew by 9% in 2023
Big Technology · 2024-01-13 · #23
CD Projekt completed a three-year effort to turn around Cyberpunk 2077.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-13
CD Projekt Cyberpunk 2077
A look at CD Projekt's three-year journey to turn around Cyberpunk 2077, which has now sold over 25M units and won a major award, after a disastrous 2020 launch
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-13 · #22