Biden Cuts Intel’s Chip Award

The Silicon Valley company will receive less money from the CHIPS Act after winning a $3 billion military contract and changing some of its investment commitments.

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Huawei Targets Apple with Advanced Chip Innovation in China

Last year, a chip breakthrough put Huawei on top of the Chinese smartphone market. Now it is rolling out its newest phone, the Mate 70 series.

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Spotify debuts marketing tools and insights for audiobook authors

Spotify on Tuesday introduced a new set of tools for authors and publishers distributing their audiobooks on its platform with the launch of Spotify for Authors. Similar to its existing efforts, Spotify for Artists and Spotify for Creators (previously Podcasters), Spotify for Authors will allow writers and publishers to track insights and analytics about their […]
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Major UK, US stores face ongoing disruption after ransomware attack hits supply chain giant Blue Yonder

The Arizona-based firm said it has “no timeline” for restoration, following a cyberattack that caused disruption at companies around the world.
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Phone Maker Xiaomi Made the Car That Apple Couldn’t

Great build, deeply integrated tech and unrivalled connectivity—with its very first EV, Xiaomi is already showing the likes of Ford and Volvo where they’re going wrong, and what Apple could have done.

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Social media creators turn to subscription apps due to increasingly competitive, volatile content economy

Many content creators are increasingly looking to monthly subscription platforms like Substack and Patreon for consistency in their monthly income. 

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In court filing, Drake alleges UMG and Spotify artificially inflated popularity of diss track ‘Not Like Us’

The longstanding feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar is heating up. Drake — via a business entity called Frozen Moments LLC — filed a petition yesterday in a New York Supreme Court accusing distributor Universal Music Group (UMG) of artificially inflating the popularity of “Not Like Us,” Lamar’s recently released “diss” track directed at […]
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EU’s outgoing antitrust chief regrets not moving faster & breaking Big Tech’s grip

The European Union’s outgoing competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, made a name for herself with headline-grabbing enforcements against Big Tech. But in a New York Times exit interview, as she approaches the end of her term, she sounds regretful at not having gone faster and harder against the likes of Apple and Google. She summarized her […]
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The Beginning of the End of Big Tech

From politicians to VC firms, everyone is falling out of love with the massive, money-oriented, global technology titans. In their place, we have the chance to build something open and trustworthy.

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Britain’s finance watchdog sets out plan to implement crypto regulation regime by 2026

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled a timeline detailing key dates and milestones it’s working toward on its regulatory roadmap for crypto.

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