BUSINESS
China is jumping at digital shadows
National security is a well-worn excuse, but the move on Micron may hurt the country rather than make it stronger
WORLD
This key health metric still evades gadget makers
Measuring blood pressure has been done for more than a century, but is proving tricky to digitise
BUSINESS
ChatGPT is the start of online education, not the end
Online education providers may well be sitting on a pot of gold if they can leverage their corpus of proprietary educational materials developed by humans and wed it with ChatGPT's growing abilities to communicate with humans
BUSINESS
Chip Sector: Betting on a rebound is a risky move
When three years of runaway demand and tight output came to an end, companies were suddenly caught with too much inventory as the global economy hit the brakes. But the uncertainty over the rebound doesn't help budget for capex
BUSINESS
The AI chatbot race has an Apple-sized gap
Apple Inc may be biding its time for the technology to mature, as it often does, yet waiting too long could also put the iPhone maker in a position where it’s hard to catch up
BUSINESS
AI is challenging Operating System supremacy
Technologies like ChatGPT have an underlying AI model developed using neural networks into which consumer-facing apps are rapidly plugging into. As a result, we need to think of AI systems not as software, but as operating systems upon which applications will be built
BUSINESS
Samsung's bumpy ride in China has lessons for Apple in India
Samsung enjoyed leadership in both value and shipments, a sign it was hitting just the right price points to garner broad appeal from Chinese consumers. But then it fell and never recovered. The iPhone is an aspirational product in India but Apple must prepare for other risks
BUSINESS
Prepare for AI to start writing its own dictionary
If people are to fend off the rise of the machines, they’ll need to do what they do best: Evolve. That means accepting that even our language will shift when machines define things on their own terms
WORLD
Maybe AI needs to write its own dictionary
Both phenomena were already common well before electric circuits started writing poems, so much of the recent drama is based on fear rather than logic. Which is suitable: Machines don’t feel fear, and human logic often fails.
BUSINESS
Is Substack Notes on its way to replace Twitter?
Substack Notes, launched on April 5, allow users to comment and share — call it restacking — similar to Twitter. With these features, Substack will help audiences find content and new creators, thus attracting and keeping user attention
BUSINESS
Intel’s foundry bet may split the market in three
Even if Intel manages to close the gap on TSMC and Samsung in manufacturing technology, it needs to convince the world’s most important chip clients that the company can be trusted not only with its designs but also to deliver products in volume, on time and with minimal defects
BUSINESS
Quantum Computing: Google is making breakthroughs much bigger than AI
Generative AI is great but what's more impressive is the continued march towards making quantum computing error free. Google is ahead here
BUSINESS
Where will startups turn to now that Silicon Valley Bank is gone?
Silicon Valley Bank became the financier to tech stars by offering an array of products tailored to their needs, that few other institutions dared. Its demise could further strain cashflows amid funding dropping to its lowest in five years
BUSINESS
Social Media: Splitting it up may be its only hope
Keeping warring groups away from each other could be the best way to prevent a total meltdown of digital society
BUSINESS
Tech CEOs will pay a harsh price for these job cuts
After the ruthless Silicon Valley layoffs, established leaders should worry that size and legacy will be less an attraction and more like an albatross that hangs around their necks
BUSINESS
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son may have one big bet left
The Vision Funds are almost exhausted, so the company will be looking for something else to buy in order to boost returns
BUSINESS
Maybe Apple’s weakness isn’t just supply chain woes
High-priced smartphones are less of a priority for consumers amid growing economic uncertainty
BUSINESS
The world’s chip addiction is propping up TSMC
Even a global slowdown won’t much dent the armour of the world’s semiconductor Goliath
BUSINESS
Twitter jumped the shark, now it looks like MySpace
There are lessons to be learned from a faded social media site and a ’70s sitcom
BUSINESS
Chips’ failed rally leaves them historically cheap
A cut in earnings estimates has been coupled with a big selloff. Investors need to decide if the gloom is justified, or a rare buying opportunity
BUSINESS
The most important health metric is now at your fingertips: Tim Culpan
The heart rate variability (HRV) offers insights into recovery from illness, injury or exercise. It can track levels of physical and emotional stress, and even act as a predictor of cardiac failure
BUSINESS
Actually, it has been a wonderful year for tech’s future
Things look bleak. Yet progress across the board gives reason to be optimistic about the coming few years
BUSINESS
A look at the gold rush to become the new Twitter
Platforms new and old are hoping to win from those departing the bird app
BUSINESS
Brazil misses out on World Cup betting. What’s India’s wager?
The outsourcing hub is attracting both makers and testers of games even though the local gambling market remains largely untapped
