Sources: Amazon plans to partner with small and medium-size pharmacies in Japan to open an online store that delivers prescription drugs in the country in 2023

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

Apple, Meta, AMD, Qualcomm, and other US and EU companies attend the annual World AI Conference in Shanghai, despite the US distancing itself from China

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

SoftBank's 2021 corporate income tax was zero despite a "SoftBank tax rule" debuting in 2020 and the group reporting record profits for a Japanese company

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

A look at the challenges ahead for China's e-CNY, as total transaction volume reached $12.3B in May and ~4.6M merchants across China now accept the digital yuan

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

Sources: Apple is in talks with its suppliers to mass produce Apple Watch and MacBooks in Vietnam for the first time

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

Source: China has blocked Tencent-backed health platform DXY from posting on Weibo, WeChat, and Douyin amid its criticism of China's efforts to fight COVID-19

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

After Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, sources say shipments to Pegatron's factory, used by Microsoft, Tesla, and others, were being held by Chinese customs

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

Apple warns suppliers to follow China rules on 'Taiwan' labeling

  Hacker News   ·   4 months ago

Chinese government data: China's smartphone shipments sank 21.7% to 134M units in H1 2022; Canalys: shipments may fall below 300M in 2022, the lowest since 2012

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with TSMC chairman Mark Liu and others to discuss implementation of the Chips and Science Act during her Taiwan visit

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

The US and Japan plan to open a 2nm chip R&D center in 2022 and start mass production as early as 2025, to establish secure supply chains amid Taiwan tensions

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

A look at the supply chain resilience myth, as efforts to replicate the chipmaking process inside single countries or regions reveal and exacerbate bottlenecks

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

Analysis: from the end of 2000 through June 1, 2022, Apple applied for and published 248 automobile-related patents, mostly around communication and navigation

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

Shanghai-based JAKA Robotics, which makes collaborative industrial robots that work alongside humans, has raised a $150M Series D led by Temasek and others

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

Baidu's video streaming service iQiyi signs a content deal with Douyin, TikTok's sister app in China, ending a long dispute over alleged copyright infringement

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

Tracxn: ~$8.5B in VC funding was raised by Indian education startups from 2014 to 2021, with about half of that in 2021 alone, as they vie for US marketshare

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

Sources: Intel told customers it will raise prices on most of its CPUs and peripheral chips in autumn due to rising costs; source: prices could rise up to 20%

  Techmeme   ·   5 months ago

Nikon to stop making SLR cameras and focus on mirrorless models?

  Hacker News   ·   5 months ago

Chipmakers including TSMC embark on a $120B investment spree across Taiwan, with 20 new fabs ready or in the works, dwarfing planned investments in US and Japan

  Techmeme   ·   5 months ago

Japan's business and government agencies are panicking as Internet Explorer shuts down; a March survey showed 49% of organizations use the browser for work

  Techmeme   ·   5 months ago

Samsung Electronics says Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger to discuss collaborating on semiconductors

  Techmeme   ·   6 months ago

Japanese audio brand Onkyo files for bankruptcy

  Hacker News   ·   7 months ago

Source: AliExpress Russia, Alibaba's joint venture in the country that had ~1,000 employees before March, has laid off ~40% of staff since Ukraine's invasion

  Techmeme   ·   7 months ago

Apple reports Q2 revenue in Greater China grew 3.5% YoY to $18.3B, revenue in Japan fell 0.2% to $7.7B, and revenue in the rest of Asia-Pacific sank 6.7% to $7B

  Techmeme   ·   7 months ago

TSMC head says drive to onshore chip supply chain is 'unrealistic'

  Hacker News   ·   7 months ago

Analysis: half of Apple's top 200 suppliers have facilities in and around Shanghai, where China's COVID-19 lockdowns are disrupting business activities

  Techmeme   ·   7 months ago

Major iPhone manufacturer Pegatron, Mac manufacturer Quanta, and iPad maker Compal suspend factory operations near Shanghai amid strict COVID-19 measures

  Techmeme   ·   8 months ago

Sources: leading chip tool makers are warning clients they will have to wait up to 18 months for crucial machines, citing shortages of lenses, valves, and more

  Techmeme   ·   8 months ago

Sources: Apple plans to cut iPhone SE output by ~20% for the next quarter, as war and inflation dampen demand, and reduces AirPods orders by 10M+ for 2022

  Techmeme   ·   8 months ago

Taiwanese authorities raid eight Chinese chip and component suppliers across 14 locations in Taiwan over alleged illegal poaching of Taiwanese workers

  Techmeme   ·   9 months ago

Taiwan hit by widespread power outages

  Hacker News   ·   9 months ago

Sources: Toshiba CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa will step down, will be succeeded by Corporate Senior Vice President Taro Shimada

  Techmeme   ·   9 months ago

Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis

  Hacker News   ·   9 months ago

HR experts, industry execs, and government officials in Taiwan say the current chip talent shortage on the island is the most serious they have ever seen

  Techmeme   ·   9 months ago

Sources: TSMC's first US chip plant is three to six months behind schedule due to labor shortages and difficulty obtaining licenses

  Techmeme   ·   9 months ago

Toshiba will spend ~$1B to build a 300mm power semiconductor fab in Japan, set to open in 2025, and install a 300mm wafer production line at an existing plant

  Techmeme   ·   10 months ago

Uniqlo dangles $8.8m salaries to draw talent in Big Tech showdown

  Hacker News   ·   10 months ago

TSMC in Japan: Things to know about its chip factory plans

  Hacker News   ·   11 months ago

Source: Japan's FSA to propose legislation that would let only banks and wire transfer services issue stablecoins as it plans a yen-based digital currency

  Techmeme   ·   12 months ago

Japan's top banks and 70 other companies prepare to trial a new digital currency in H2 2022, backed by bank deposits and for large business transactions

  Techmeme   ·   1 year ago

Japan to implement bank-deposit-backed digital currency in 2022

  Hacker News   ·   1 year ago

Analysis: 597 VC firms have invested in Indian startups this year, with 211 of them making their debut investments; hedge funds invested $4.3B, up ~3x from 2020

  Techmeme   ·   1 year ago

Source: Japan is allocating $5.2B in fiscal 2021 to support semiconductor manufacturers, including $3.5B for TSMC

  Techmeme   ·   1 year ago

Sources: Apple has cut back on iPad production to allocate more chips to the iPhone 13; iPad production was down 50% from original plans for the past two months

  Techmeme   ·   1 year ago

Chinese ride-sharing startup T3 raises a $1.2B Series A led by state-backed conglomerate CITIC Group, as rival Didi faces a regulatory crackdown

  Techmeme   ·   1 year ago

How nimble Keyence grew into a $140B titan

  Hacker News   ·   1 year ago

Sources: China's Oppo is developing high-end mobile chips, using TSMC's 3nm tech, for its premium handsets due out in 2023 or 2024

  Techmeme   ·   1 year ago

Sources: Google has asked Pixel 6 suppliers to produce over 7M units, double its entire estimated smartphone shipments last year

  Techmeme   ·   1 year ago

TSMC says it will build its first plant in Japan, focusing on 22nm and 28nm chips, becoming operational in 2024

  Techmeme   ·   1 year ago

Sony to join TSMC on new $7B chip plant in Japan

  Hacker News   ·   1 year ago