Asus launches its first handheld gaming PC, ROG Ally

After teasing it for weeks now, Asus has launched its first-ever handheld gaming PC, the ROG Ally. The handheld gaming PC comes with AMD’s new Ryzen Z1 series processors, featuring a 120Hz 7-inch 1080P display, and Windows 11. Here’s everything you need to know about the Asus ROG Ally. https://ift.tt/RUkPywZ

The UK extradites Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch to the US to face fraud charges over HP's $11B acquisition of the software company in 2011 (Reuters)

Reuters:
The UK extradites Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch to the US to face fraud charges over HP's $11B acquisition of the software company in 2011  —  Mike Lynch, co-founder of UK software firm Autonomy, has been extradited to the United States to face criminal charges in a near decade-long legal battle …

Oppo closes its chip design unit Zeku due to global economic uncertainty; Zeku developed the MariSilicon X image-processing chip used in Oppo's flagship devices (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Oppo closes its chip design unit Zeku due to global economic uncertainty; Zeku developed the MariSilicon X image-processing chip used in Oppo's flagship devices  —  Oppo, China's biggest domestic smartphone maker, is closing its chip design business as the global smartphone market extends a prolonged decline.

Disney+ lost four million subscribers ahead of third round of layoffs

Earlier this year, in February, Disney made an announcement that it would lay off 7,000 employees as part of a larger reorganization and cost-saving effort. The entertainment conglomerate recently initiated its second round of layoffs, which will reportedly result in a total reduction of 4,000 jobs. Now the company is gearing up for the third round of layoffs. However, ahead of the job cuts the online streaming service Disney+ lost about four million subscribers in the second quarter which ended on April 1. https://ift.tt/eOykc1j

Australian edtech startup Go1 acquires Berlin-based Blinkist, which offers 15-minute non-fiction book summaries, and raised $30M from Insight Partners (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Australian edtech startup Go1 acquires Berlin-based Blinkist, which offers 15-minute non-fiction book summaries, and raised $30M from Insight Partners  —  After raising $100 million at a valuation of over $2 billion last year, the Australian ed-tech startup Go1 is making an acquisition …

Tech firms are increasingly hiring in South and Central America because remote hires there often accept lower pay than in the US but have similar time zones (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Tech firms are increasingly hiring in South and Central America because remote hires there often accept lower pay than in the US but have similar time zones  —  Pandemic-era labor shortages made it hard for Austin-based Fetch Package Inc. to fill positions in the US.