Apple's 2023 supplier list features 8 new Chinese supplier players.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-27
Apple 8 new Chinese suppliers
Apple's latest supplier list shows the challenges the company is facing in diversifying its supply chain, as its Chinese suppliers grew from 48 to 52 in 2023
Nikkei Asia · 2024-04-27 · #24
Elmer Peng states that Taiwan is Google's largest hardware R&D hub outside of the United States.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-27
Elmer Peng Google Taiwan
Google opens its second hardware office in New Taipei City, as VP of Engineering Elmer Peng says “Taiwan is Google's largest hardware R&D hub outside of the US”
Nikkei Asia · 2024-04-27 · #8
Microsoft and IBM partner to release the MS-DOS 4.0 source code on GitHub under the MIT license.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-27
Microsoft IBM MS-DOS 4.0 source code MIT license GitHub
Microsoft partners with IBM to release the MS-DOS 4.0 source code under the MIT license on GitHub
PC Gamer · 2024-04-27 · #6
A Huawei-led consortium reportedly aims to compete with Nvidia by producing high-bandwidth memory chips used in GPUs by 2026.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-25
Huawei-led consortium Nvidia
Xaira Therapeutics was incubated by ARCH Venture Partners and Foresite Labs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-24
Xaira Therapeutics ARCH Venture Partners Foresite Labs
Xaira Therapeutics, which aims to use AI models to find new drugs to treat diseases, emerged from stealth with $1B in commitments from Sequoia and others
Bloomberg · 2024-04-24 · #44
The partnership adds Klarna's Pay Now option but does not include Klarna's installment-based payment options.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-24
Klarna Uber installment-based payments
Klarna partners with Uber to power payments for Uber and Uber Eats by adding its Pay Now option in the US, Germany, and Sweden.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-24
Klarna Uber Uber Eats Pay Now option US Germany Sweden
The Biden campaign plans to continue using TikTok for at least the next year with enhanced security measures to reach voters where they are.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-24
Biden campaign TikTok
Block is working through the chip design with a leading global semiconductor foundry.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-24
Block leading global semiconductor foundry
Block says it has finished developing its own 3nm bitcoin mining chip and is working through the design with a “leading global semiconductor foundry”
CNBC · 2024-04-24 · #25
A party reports integrating its Mk30 drone system into an existing Amazon operation in Tolleson, Arizona.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
Mk30 drone system existing Amazon operation Tolleson, Arizona
Amazon ends drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, which began in 2022, and plans to expand them to Tolleson, Arizona, in 2024 and other US regions in 2025
CNBC · 2024-04-23 · #29
Meta, Google, OpenAI, child safety group Thorn, nonprofit All Tech Is Human, and other AI groups sign on to an initiative to add new child safety measures.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
Meta Google OpenAI Thorn All Tech Is Human other AI groups child safety measures
Meta, Google, OpenAI, child safety group Thorn, nonprofit All Tech Is Human, and other AI groups sign on to an initiative to add new child safety measures
Wall Street Journal · 2024-04-23 · #19
Meta and Microsoft (Xbox) are collaborating on an Xbox-branded or Xbox-inspired Quest headset that will run Horizon OS (reported as a limited-edition Xbox-themed Quest device).
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
Meta Microsoft Xbox-branded Quest headset
Meta opens its VR OS, now called Horizon OS, to third parties, and says Asus and Lenovo plan Horizon OS-compatible headsets; Meta plans an Xbox branded Quest
CNET · 2024-04-23 · #32
Meta announces initial hardware partners — Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft — who will build new headsets that run Meta Horizon OS.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
Meta Asus Lenovo Microsoft
Meta opens its VR OS, now called Horizon OS, to third parties, and says Asus and Lenovo plan Horizon OS-compatible headsets; Meta plans an Xbox branded Quest
CNET · 2024-04-23 · #32
Synapse previously served clients including Mercury, Relay, Cleo, Dave, Yotta, Stilt, and Copper; many of these clients later migrated to other BaaS providers or their own infrastructure.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
Synapse Financial Technologies, Inc. Mercury Relay Cleo Dave Yotta Stilt Copper
TabaPay, which offers instant payment services, agrees to acquire assets of banking-as-a-service startup Synapse, after Synapse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
TechCrunch · 2024-04-23 · #28
Meta opens its Quest operating system, rebranded as Meta Horizon OS, to third-party hardware makers so others can build headsets that run Horizon OS.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-23
Meta Horizon OS
Meta opens its VR OS, now called Horizon OS, to third parties, and says Asus and Lenovo plan Horizon OS-compatible headsets; Meta plans an Xbox branded Quest
CNET · 2024-04-23 · #32
SK Hynix and TSMC partner to develop next-generation HBM4 memory chips.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-04-20 — 2024-04-21
SK Hynix TSMC HBM4 chips
SK Hynix partners with TSMC to develop next-gen HBM4 chips, which are critical for AI and slated for mass production in 2026, and advanced chip packaging tech
Nikkei Asia · 2024-04-20 · #18
HBM4 chips developed by SK Hynix and TSMC are slated for mass production in 2026.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-04-20 — 2024-04-21
SK Hynix TSMC HBM4 chips
SK Hynix partners with TSMC to develop next-gen HBM4 chips, which are critical for AI and slated for mass production in 2026, and advanced chip packaging tech
Nikkei Asia · 2024-04-20 · #18
SK Hynix and TSMC will collaborate on advanced chip packaging technology.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-04-20 — 2024-04-21
SK Hynix TSMC advanced chip packaging
SK Hynix partners with TSMC to develop next-gen HBM4 chips, which are critical for AI and slated for mass production in 2026, and advanced chip packaging tech
Nikkei Asia · 2024-04-20 · #18
Los Angeles County partnered with CAPOLab on the Homeless Prevention pilot and its evaluation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-21
Los Angeles County CAPOLab
Nvidia will provide the software for Japan's ABCI-Q hybrid supercomputer, which offers quantum computing capability for drug research and other uses.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-21
Nvidia ABCI-Q
Nvidia will provide the software for Japan's ABCI-Q, a hybrid supercomputer that offers quantum computing capability for drug research and other uses
Nikkei Asia · 2024-04-21 · #4
Reports indicate the Biden administration is encouraging ties with the UAE to cultivate an alliance intended to give the US an edge over China in artificial intelligence.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-21
Biden administration China United Arab Emirates
Sources: seeking an edge over China in AI deals, the Biden administration is brokering talks between US companies and the UAE, including Microsoft's G42 deal
Financial Times · 2024-04-21 · #7
According to sources, Microsoft is reportedly involved in a potential deal with Abu Dhabi-based G42 in the UAE, part of broader US efforts to secure AI partnerships.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-21
Microsoft G42 United Arab Emirates
Sources: seeking an edge over China in AI deals, the Biden administration is brokering talks between US companies and the UAE, including Microsoft's G42 deal
Financial Times · 2024-04-21 · #7
Telegram and Tether partner to integrate Tether's USDT into Telegram via The Open Network (TON) and Telegram Wallet to enable in-app transfers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-20
Telegram Tether USDT (USD€) The Open Network (TON) Telegram Wallet
Telegram partners with Tether to let the messaging app's ~900M users send USDT to each other through The Open Network blockchain
CNBC · 2024-04-20 · #22
Sources say the Biden administration brokered talks between Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and UAE officials to advance AI cooperation.
rumored 1 article 2024-04-20
Biden administration Microsoft OpenAI Google UAE
Los Angeles County partnered with Capolicylab (CPL) on the Homeless Prevention Unite pilot program and its evaluation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-20
Los Angeles County Capolicylab (CPL) Homeless Prevention Unite Pilot program
A look at Los Angeles' Homelessness Prevention pilot program, which uses AI to identify those at risk of becoming homeless, offering aid to keep them housed
CNBC · 2024-04-20 · #5
Microsoft, Intel and other private-sector partners provided support to Europol and the participating countries in the year-long operation that disrupted LabHost.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-18
Microsoft Intel other private-sector partners Europol 19 countries LabHost operation
Europol and 19 countries make 37 arrests and disrupt phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost in a year-long operation with help from Microsoft, Intel, and others
BleepingComputer · 2024-04-18 · #2
GEEP is identified as a contractor used by Apple in its device recycling efforts.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-18
GEEP Apple
A look at Apple's device recycling, including shredding robots, and contractor GEEP, which Apple sued in 2020 for $22.6M in a case that has since been inactive
Bloomberg · 2024-04-18 · #19
Apple highlights its network of shredding robots and contractor partners, including GEEP, as a greener way to reuse old devices.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-18
Apple shredding robots contractors GEEP
A look at Apple's device recycling, including shredding robots, and contractor GEEP, which Apple sued in 2020 for $22.6M in a case that has since been inactive
Bloomberg · 2024-04-18 · #19
Nothing plans to integrate ChatGPT into its products.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-18
Nothing ChatGPT
Nothing unveils the $149 Nothing Ear and $99 Nothing Ear (a), offering improved sound, personalization, and battery life; Nothing plans to integrate ChatGPT
The Verge · 2024-04-18 · #13
Apple seeks to diversify its supply chain amid rising U.S.-China tensions and concerns about trade decoupling.
confirmed 1 article 2024-04-18
Apple
Apple plans to spend $250M+ on its regional hub in Singapore, including expanding its campus later in 2024, as Tim Cook visits Vietnam and other Asian countries
Wall Street Journal · 2024-04-18 · #10