Thursday, September 14, 2023

How Arm, bolstered by success in architecture, licensing, and ecosystem, is looking to maintain a sustainable model by raising prices, not chasing market share (SemiAnalysis)

SemiAnalysis:
How Arm, bolstered by success in architecture, licensing, and ecosystem, is looking to maintain a sustainable model by raising prices, not chasing market share  —  Cheap If They Can Charge Qualcomm-like Royalties?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Arm's success can be attributed to its innovative architecture …



How Instacart CEO Fidji Simo helped find new ways for the company to make money, including via expanding its ads and software, which made $406M in 2023 revenue (New York Times)

New York Times:
How Instacart CEO Fidji Simo helped find new ways for the company to make money, including via expanding its ads and software, which made $406M in 2023 revenue  —  As it prepares to go public next week, Instacart shows that one secret to making money as a gig economy company is to become an advertising company.



How to follow Indian Cricket Team on WhatsApp

WhatsApp has launched its Channels feature in India, allowing users to receive updates on topics of interest. Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, aims to create a private broadcast service through this feature. Channels provide a one-way broadcast tool for admins to send text, photos, videos, stickers, and polls. The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has already joined WhatsApp Channels and created a channel named 'Indian Cricket Team' for updates on the upcoming Cricket World Cup. Users can follow the Indian Cricket Team channel to stay updated. https://ift.tt/tVedL3Q

On day two of the Google trial, an Apple lawyer protested two numbers the DOJ used in its opening statement, including Google paying Apple $4B-$7B for search (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
On day two of the Google trial, an Apple lawyer protested two numbers the DOJ used in its opening statement, including Google paying Apple $4B-$7B for search  —  Protection of trade secrets versus transparency has been a major debate between Google and activists in the case



A US judge says FTX can now sell, stake, and hedge its crypto holding, estimated to be worth $3.4B+, including $1.16B in solana, to repay creditors (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Helene Braun / CoinDesk:
A US judge says FTX can now sell, stake, and hedge its crypto holding, estimated to be worth $3.4B+, including $1.16B in solana, to repay creditors  —  Lawyers of FTX had submitted a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, asking for permission to sell …



Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in data center financing decisions (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...