2024-04-16
Microsoft's partnership with Abu Dhabi's G42 followed behind-the-scenes negotiations between the US government and the Middle Eastern firm, which agreed to divest from China and pivot to American technology. https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @BenBartenstein @mackhawk @nwadhams...
Financial Times
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI startup G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board
Agreement is latest move by US tech group to extend its reach into fast-growing sector — Microsoft has agreed to invest $1.5bn …
Microsoft's partnership with Abu Dhabi's G42 followed behind-the-scenes negotiations between the US government and the Middle Eastern firm, which agreed to divest from China and pivot to American technology. https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @BenBartenstein @mackhawk @nwadhams...
Bloomberg
Sources: in 2023, Abu Dhabi's G42 and the US Commerce Department held talks that led to G42 agreeing to pare back its China presence to avoid punitive measures
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2023-07-05
China's decision to control the export of two key metals showed it has some power to retaliate against moves by the US, Japan and Europe to cut Beijing off from advanced technology. But it also risks backfiring. https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
Financial Times
South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan are assessing the fallout from China's limits on chipmaking chemicals gallium and germanium; Japan imported $203.2M worth in 2022
2021-12-07
The world's relentless demand for chips turns deadly. While companies and governments push to keep supply chains running, ordinary people are the ones putting their lives at risk. https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @yoolimleenews @yantoultrangui https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
A look at the impact of a COVID-19 outbreak at a STMicroelectronics chipmaking factory in Malaysia, as pressure to increase production overrode safety concerns
exempted from lockdown — kept running while Covid killed workers in Malaysia. A harrowing look at how certain decisions by governments and powerful corporations put workers' lives ...
2021-09-12
Stablecoins face U.S. crackdown https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @jesseahamilton @SalehaMohsin https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: US officials are considering a Financial Stability Oversight Council review into whether Tether and other stablecoins threaten financial stability
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2020-04-15
Zoom nightclubs move beyond novelty in bid to make actual money. Can a novelty for the bored-at-home make real money after the coronavirus pandemic? https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @MichelleLhooq https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Amid lockdowns, live streaming has emerged as an ad hoc support system for the music and nightlife industry, as artists ponder long-term financial viability
Michelle Lhooq / Bloomberg : Tweets: @thejollofdiary , @lucas_shaw , @bw , @michellelhooq , @stuartlwallace , and @delibeat Tweets: @thejollofdiary : “Guests purchase tickets for ...
2020-02-19
First a trade war with the U.S. and now the outbreak of a novel coronavirus have called into question China's role as a reliable market and supply chain partner for the world's most valuable maker of consumer electronics. https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: iPhone SE 2 is on track to launch in March despite coronavirus crisis, and updated iPad Pro models with a new camera system are expected in H1 2020
it won't meet revenue guidance because of constrained iPhone supply and suppressed demand in China https://www.cnbc.com/... @technology : CEO Tim Cook said the safety of employees,...