Sources: Merck's bid for Japanese chip materials maker JSR, not disclosed to JSR shareholders, triggered a $6.4B offer by a state-backed fund in June 2023 — Japan Investment Corporation's $6.4bn offer for JSR comes as governments seek to protect semiconductor technology
Retiring generals and departing top Pentagon officials are increasingly flocking to VC firms that have pumped billions into defense tech startups like Anduril — Retired officers and departing defense officials are flocking to investment firms that are pushing the government to provide more money to defense-technology startups.
Sources: ASML canceled shipments of some machines to China at the request of the US, weeks before export bans on the chipmaking equipment came into effect — - ASML canceled shipments of a liminted number of devices — Biden is cracking down on Beijing's semiconductor industry
A look at the challenges faced by Apple's $85B/year services business, as the company faces key US court cases and prepares to allow app sideloading in the EU — Landmark EU regulation and crucial US court cases due in 2024 will test the tech company — Apple faces a legal reckoning in 2024 …
A profile of Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who joined Nintendo in the 1970s and says he has no plans to retire as game director at the company — Few people have influenced global pop culture as much as the creator of Mario and Zelda, widely considered the father of modern gaming.
Filing: Baidu's $3.6B deal to buy Joyy's Chinese livestreaming business YY Live, announced in 2020, expires as China regulators didn't approve it by December 31 — - Tech industry's focus has turned to generative AI now … The Beijing-based company said its $3.6 billion deal for Joyy's YY Live …
New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...
