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Arik Hesseldahl

@arik.org
8 posts
2026-02-25
When I worked for Electronic News (RIP) in the late 1990s I tried to write a “what if” scenario story concerning a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and the economic implications of losing access to TSMC and UMC.  No one in the industry nor in the Clinton Administration would engage on the subject.
2026-02-25 View on X
New York Times

How Silicon Valley has long ignored China's looming Taiwan invasion and its chip supply impact; US officials warned Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm about China's plans

2026-02-24
When I worked for Electronic News (RIP) in the late 1990s I tried to write a “what if” scenario story concerning a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and the economic implications of losing access to TSMC and UMC.  No one in the industry nor in the Clinton Administration would engage on the subject.
2026-02-24 View on X
New York Times

How Silicon Valley has long ignored China's looming Taiwan invasion and its chip supply impact; US officials warned Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm about China's plans

Federal officials have for years tried to wean Silicon Valley from its dependence on Taiwan, an island democracy roughly the size …

Today's @nytimes.com takeout on the geopolitical risk in Taiwan concerning TSMC and leading edge silicon chips is easily the most important tech and business story you will read this week. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/t...
2026-02-24 View on X
New York Times

How Silicon Valley has long ignored China's looming Taiwan invasion and its chip supply impact; US officials warned Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm about China's plans

Federal officials have for years tried to wean Silicon Valley from its dependence on Taiwan, an island democracy roughly the size …

When I worked for Electronic News (RIP) in the late 1990s I tried to write a “what if” scenario story concerning a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and the economic implications of losing access to TSMC and UMC.  No one in the industry nor in the Clinton Administration would engage on the subject.
2026-02-24 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Apple says it plans to move some Mac mini production to Houston from Asia later in 2026, as part of its efforts to invest $600B in the US over four years

The company will move some production of the desktop computer to Foxconn facility in Texas  —  Apple will move some production …

Today's @nytimes.com takeout on the geopolitical risk in Taiwan concerning TSMC and leading edge silicon chips is easily the most important tech and business story you will read this week. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/t...
2026-02-24 View on X
Wall Street Journal

A look at Apple's efforts to reshore the US chip supply chain, as the company commits to buying 100M+ chips from TSMC Arizona in 2026, amid US-China tensions

The iPhone maker wants more supply based in U.S., which remains years behind Asia Share Resize 5 Listen (2 min) You may also like Checkbox Embed code copied …

2026-01-30
If I understand Q AI correctly, then suddenly the rumors about Apple Home Hun, AI glasses, and a wearable pin, make a lot more sense.  Not everyone wants to talk out loud to their AI all the time. @techmeme.com www.techmeme.com/260129/p35#a...
2026-01-30 View on X
Financial Times

Apple acquires Q.ai, whose tech can analyze facial expressions and could enable non-verbal discussions with AI assistants; sources: the deal values Q.ai at ~$2B

iPhone-maker strikes deal for secretive group that creates technology that analyses facial expressions

2026-01-29
If I understand Q AI correctly, then suddenly the rumors about Apple Home Hun, AI glasses, and a wearable pin, make a lot more sense.  Not everyone wants to talk out loud to their AI all the time. @techmeme.com www.techmeme.com/260129/p35#a...
2026-01-29 View on X
Financial Times

Apple acquires Q.ai, whose tech can analyze facial expressions and could enable non-verbal discussions with AI assistants; sources: the deal values Q.ai at ~$2B

iPhone-maker strikes deal for secretive group that creates technology that analyses facial expressions

2025-01-15
I joined Pixelfed but man does it have a long way to go.  Slow, confusing and I'm not sure as to the benefit of the “sign in with mastodon” feature I used to create my account.  I'm @arik@pixelfed.social there.  Let me know what you think of my first post.
2025-01-15 View on X
TechCrunch

Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed debuts iOS and Android apps; its Android app is the top Social app on Google Play in some markets, including the US

I am unsure if being based on ActivityPub (the same as Mastodon) will help or hurt it. @vikingsvssamurai : Pixelfed: the rebel Instagram we've been waiting for—no ads, no Meta medd...