Google partners with iFixit to offer spare parts for its devices going back to 2017's Pixel 2, in the US, UK, and other countries later this year (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge:
Google partners with iFixit to offer spare parts for its devices going back to 2017's Pixel 2, in the US, UK, and other countries later this year  —  Spare parts going back to the Pixel 2 will be available  —  Google has become the latest manufacturer to partner with DIY repair specialists iFixit …

Algospeak, like saying unalive instead of dead, is becoming common on the internet as people seek to bypass content moderation filters on platforms like TikTok (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post)

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Algospeak, like saying unalive instead of dead, is becoming common on the internet as people seek to bypass content moderation filters on platforms like TikTok  —  “Algospeak” is becoming increasingly common across the Internet as people seek to bypass content moderation filters …

China will begin on-site inspections of large internet platforms to assess potential abuse of their algorithms, likely including Tencent and ByteDance (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
China will begin on-site inspections of large internet platforms to assess potential abuse of their algorithms, likely including Tencent and ByteDance  —  China kicked off a formal campaign to rein in the potential abuse of algorithms by internet giants from ByteDance Ltd. to Tencent Holdings Ltd. …

Taiwan has launched investigations into around 100 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching semiconductor engineers and other tech talent (Reuters)

Reuters:
Taiwan has launched investigations into around 100 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching semiconductor engineers and other tech talent  —  Taiwan's spy catchers have launched probes into around 100 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching semiconductor engineers and other tech talent …

TSMC reports a record ~$17B in Q1 revenue, up 36% YoY and above estimates, boosted by increased demand for chips as the prolonged shortage helped raise prices (Betty Hou/Bloomberg)

Betty Hou / Bloomberg:
TSMC reports a record ~$17B in Q1 revenue, up 36% YoY and above estimates, boosted by increased demand for chips as the prolonged shortage helped raise prices  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. revenue rose to a record in the first quarter on demand for chips used in smartphones …

Gartner: total global tech spending will rise 4% YoY to $4.4T in 2022, device spending will reach $824.6B, and software spending will rise 9.8% YoY to $674.9B (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE:
Gartner: total global tech spending will rise 4% YoY to $4.4T in 2022, device spending will reach $824.6B, and software spending will rise 9.8% YoY to $674.9B  —  The respected analyst firm Gartner Inc. said today in its latest forecast that worldwide information technology is expected …