March 10, 20230CommentsSensor Tower: Chinese game developers accounted for 40 of the world’s top 100 mobile game publishers by revenue in February, bringing in ~$1.85B (Ben Jiang/South China Morning Post)
March 10, 20230CommentsThe UK’s CMA closes its antitrust probe into Google and Meta’s alleged Jedi Blue deal on online ads, following a similar decision made by its EU counterparts (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)
March 10, 20230CommentsSources: SVB Financial, parent of Silicon Valley Bank, is in talks to sell itself after attempts to raise capital failed (Jesse Pound/CNBC)
March 10, 20230CommentsThe Netherlands, like ASML, is trying to find a middle ground between the US and China on chip sanctions, with recent plans stopping short of Biden’s 2022 rules (Cagan Koc/Bloomberg)
March 10, 20230CommentsSources: after lobbying by Apple, Foxconn, and others, India’s Karnataka state will allow two-shift production and 12-hour shifts, similar to practices in China (Financial Times)
March 10, 20230CommentsEmail: VC firm Greenoaks warned founders of potential problems at SVB in November 2022; a source says over 12 portfolio companies withdrew ~$1B in recent months (Lizette Chapman/Bloomberg)
March 10, 20230CommentsBitcoin falls ~8% to ~$19,900, a near two-month low, and ether falls 8%+ to ~$1,400, after a selloff of US stocks, rising interest rates, and troubles at SVB (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)
March 10, 20230CommentsKuo: Apple will unveil a redesigned HomePod with a built-in 7-inch display in H1 2024, enabling tighter integration with Apple’s other hardware products (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)