TSMC Q4 2023 earnings report

TSMC Q4 2023 earnings report

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The world’s largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday posted better-than-expected profit and revenue on the back of weaker macroeconomic conditions. Here are TSMC’s fourth-quarter results versus LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: 625.53 billion New Taiwan dollars ($19.62 billion), vs. NT$618.31 billion expected Net income: NT$238.71 billion, vs. NT$225.22 billion … Read more

China could face more chip restrictions in 2024, analysts say

China could face more chip restrictions in 2024, analysts say

A Chinese flag is displayed next to a “Made in China” sign seen on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023.  Florence Lo | Reuters China could face more semiconductor export curbs from the likes of the U.S. and the Netherlands to contain the Asian powerhouse’s chip … Read more

Apple avoid ban by selling latest watches without blood oxygen feature

Apple avoid ban by selling latest watches without blood oxygen feature

The Apple Inc. iPhone 8, Airpods, and Apple Watch sit on the AirPower charger during an event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple will remove the blood oxygen feature from its latest Apple Watches, a move that will … Read more

Sheryl Sandberg says she’s leaving Meta’s board

Sheryl Sandberg says she’s leaving Meta’s board

Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Meta operating chief Sheryl Sandberg said Wednesday that she’s leaving the company’s board of directors. “With a heart filled with gratitude and a mind filled with memories, I let the Meta board know that I will not stand … Read more

Apple again banned from selling watches in U.S. with blood oxygen sensor

Apple again banned from selling watches in U.S. with blood oxygen sensor

Apple smartwatches ads are displayed as customers take a look at smartwatch accessories at the Apple store in New York, U.S., December 26, 2023.  Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Apple will again be barred from selling watches with blood oxygen sensors beginning Thursday, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ban could complicate Apple’s operations and … Read more

DOJ to file antitrust case against Apple as soon as March: Report

DOJ to file antitrust case against Apple as soon as March: Report

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board with US President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, March 6, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Department of Justice is readying an antitrust case against Apple that could … Read more

Specs, price, availability, AI features

Specs, price, availability, AI features

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. The device looks a lot similar to Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra. The main difference this time round is what’s inside: Samsung is going big on artificial intelligence. Samsung Samsung announced its new flagship Galaxy S24 smartphone range Wednesday, earlier than expected, touting new artificial intelligence features as the company looks … Read more

AGI coming but is less impactful than we think

AGI coming but is less impactful than we think

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns that artificial intelligence will one day become so powerful that it will dramatically reshape and disrupt the world are overblown. “It will change the … Read more

Meta CEO Zuckerberg to be deposed in Texas facial recognition case

Meta CEO Zuckerberg to be deposed in Texas facial recognition case

Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sits in his seat inside a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum for all U.S. senators hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023. Leah Millis | Reuters Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg must take part in a deposition as … Read more

Vay launches in U.S. with different take on Tesla-style self-driving

Vay launches in U.S. with different take on Tesla-style self-driving

Vay operates what’s called a “teledriving” service, where a car is driven remotely by a human rather than by a computer. Vay German startup Vay on Wednesday launched its so-called “teledriving” solution in the U.S. for the first time, putting the company into direct competition with more richly funded and valuable American firms in the … Read more