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Whatever Happens Between China and Taiwan, the U.S. Needs Its Own Chips
By Jared McKinney and Mark Rosenblatt · Aug. 17, 2022 9:00 AM PDT
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The intentions of the People’s Republic of China toward Taiwan are clear—it intends to take possession of the island and thereby “reunify” China. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, during which she met with political leaders as well as the chair of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., provoked live-fire military exercises that demonstrate the...
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Elon Musk is Not Buying Manchester United
By Becky Peterson · Aug. 17, 2022
Tencent’s Revenue Falls as China’s Economic Slowdown Takes Toll
By Juro Osawa · Aug. 17, 2022
U.S. Department of Commerce Approves Nearly All Tech Exports to China
By Shai Oster · Aug. 17, 2022
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Exclusive Asia Startups
TikTok’s $4 Billion Advertising Machine Is Messy Behind the Scenes
By Sylvia Varnham O'Regan
Two years ago, social media sensation TikTok came up with a slogan to prod brands to be more authentic in their advertisements on the app: “Don’t Make Ads.
Viral Patel, global head of technology investing for Blackstone Credit. Art by Clark Miller.
Exclusive Venture Capital Startups
Blackstone Plans to Back Tech Startups in $2 Billion–Plus Lending Push
By Maria Heeter
Private equity giant Blackstone is gearing up to make its first major push into lending to startups and technology companies—joining a corner of the debt market that’s quickly heating up.
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Man v. Machine AI
Can Creatives Survive the Future War Against Dall-e 2?
By Louise Matsakis
Earlier this year, Karen X. Cheng, a video director in San Francisco, was commissioned by a client to make an augmented reality dress for special events.
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Bought and Sold Media/Telecom
Meet Axios’ New Owners: Old-Money Atlanta Billionaires Hungry for the Next Big Thing
By Abram Brown
The pitch Sebastian Thrun made to investors in 2014 was an alluring one. Thrun—former head of Google X, the company’s top-secret skunkworks—had already raised over $20 million for his buzzy online-education startup, Udacity.
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The Big Read
‘It’s Just Bad News All the Time’: With the Tech Economy Buckling, Silicon Valley Therapists Are in High Demand
By Zara Stone
Over the last couple of months, David Mahabali has become highly skilled at lugging pillows, floor pads and blankets around the San Francisco Bay Area.
David Baszucki, chief executive officer and co-founder of Roblox Corp. Photo: Bloomberg.
Creator Economy
Startup Kangaroo Indicates Plans to Close; Roblox Rewards Creators
By Mahira Dayal
Kangaroo , a creator economy startup that had dubbed itself a “Roblox for stories,” is in the process of shutting down, its co-founder and CEO Katie Mishra has told people close to the company.