A profile of Dr. Shih Chin-tay, who led Taiwan's foray into chip production in the 1970s after joining the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Hsinchu (Rupert Wingfield-Hayes/BBC)

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes / BBC:
A profile of Dr. Shih Chin-tay, who led Taiwan's foray into chip production in the 1970s after joining the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Hsinchu  —  When 23-year-old Shih Chin-tay boarded a plane for the United States in the summer of 1969, he was flying to a different world.

An interview with Tim Sweeney about Epic's win over Google and his concerns that Google will "get away with continuing their scheme" through "fake" remedies (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

Michael Acton / Financial Times:
An interview with Tim Sweeney about Epic's win over Google and his concerns that Google will “get away with continuing their scheme” through “fake” remedies  —  ‘Fortnite’ maker's boss Tim Sweeney hopes court will avoid ‘fake’ remedies following landmark legal win over tech giant

Apple announces contingent pricing for subscriptions, letting developers give users a discounted price if they're actively subscribed to another subscription (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces contingent pricing for subscriptions, letting developers give users a discounted price if they're actively subscribed to another subscription  —  Apple has announced a new “contingent pricing” feature for subscriptions in the App Store.  According to the company …

OpenAI says ByteDance's use of its API was minimal, suspends ByteDance's account while it investigates a report that ByteDance used OpenAI's API for its own LLM (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge:
OpenAI says ByteDance's use of its API was minimal, suspends ByteDance's account while it investigates a report that ByteDance used OpenAI's API for its own LLM  —  After my report was published, OpenAI spokesperson Niko Felix sent the following statement confirming that ByteDance's account has been suspended:

How Spamouflage Dragon, China's largest disinformation campaign per Google and Meta, infiltrates platforms to promote Chinese policies and criticize dissidents (Margi Murphy/Bloomberg)

Margi Murphy / Bloomberg:
How Spamouflage Dragon, China's largest disinformation campaign per Google and Meta, infiltrates platforms to promote Chinese policies and criticize dissidents  —  ‘Mold of the internet’ has appeared on 50 platforms, researchers say  —  When a Twitter account for Utah business coach Spencer …

Samsung Galaxy S24 series may not witness a price hike: All details

Samsung is all set to launch its next generation Galaxy S-series smartphones at an event in San Francisco in January 2024. The Galaxy S24 series is expected to consist of three smartphones - Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra. According to a Korean publication, Samsung plans to launch the new series at the same price as its predecessors. Additionally, the Galaxy S24 is rumored to support emergency texting via satellite connection, a feature introduced by Apple with the iPhone 14 Pro series. The Galaxy S24 Ultra is expected to feature a 6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED LTPO display, a Titanium frame, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, 200MP primary camera, 5000mAh battery, and 45W charging. https://ift.tt/1d26rB8