Foxconn reports Q1 revenue up 29% YoY to ~$67B and net profit up 19% YoY to ~$1.6B, meeting est., as it boosts AI server production, its largest revenue source (Wall Street Journal) Techmeme

Foxconn reports Q1 revenue up 29% YoY to ~$67B and net profit up 19% YoY to ~$1.6B, meeting est., as it boosts AI server production, its largest revenue source (Wall Street Journal)

Suyash Mishra May 14, 2026

Wall Street Journal : Foxconn reports Q1 revenue up 29% YoY to ~$67B and net…

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Sources: the US cleared ~10 Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and JD.com, to buy Nvidia H200 chips, but no deliveries have been made (Reuters) Techmeme

Sources: the US cleared ~10 Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and JD.com, to buy Nvidia H200 chips, but no deliveries have been made (Reuters)

Suyash Mishra May 14, 2026

Reuters : Sources: the US cleared ~10 Chinese companies, including Alibaba, …

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Analysts say AI fervor in the US and Asia has spread to Europe, boosting stocks like STMicro and Nokia as investors seek the AI boom's pick-and-shovel stocks (Financial Times) Techmeme

Analysts say AI fervor in the US and Asia has spread to Europe, boosting stocks like STMicro and Nokia as investors seek the AI boom's pick-and-shovel stocks (Financial Times)

Suyash Mishra May 13, 2026

Financial Times : Analysts say AI fervor in the US and Asia has spread to Eur…

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Source: Microsoft Israel's GM leaves after an internal probe into alleged unethical use of Azure by Israel's MOD; Microsoft France will manage Microsoft Israel (Assaf Gilead/Globes) Techmeme

Source: Microsoft Israel's GM leaves after an internal probe into alleged unethical use of Azure by Israel's MOD; Microsoft France will manage Microsoft Israel (Assaf Gilead/Globes)

Suyash Mishra May 12, 2026

Assaf Gilead / Globes : Source: Microsoft Israel's GM leaves after an in…

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A Hollywood writer recounts working as an "AI trainer" for companies like Mercor, as AI gig work becomes the "new waiting tables" for entertainment workers (Ruth Fowler/Wired) Techmeme

A Hollywood writer recounts working as an "AI trainer" for companies like Mercor, as AI gig work becomes the "new waiting tables" for entertainment workers (Ruth Fowler/Wired)

Suyash Mishra May 12, 2026

Ruth Fowler / Wired : A Hollywood writer recounts working as an “AI trainer”…

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Instructure reached a deal with hackers who breached its Canvas platform to return stolen data and destroy copies, without disclosing what it gave in exchange (Qasim Nauman/New York Times) Techmeme

Instructure reached a deal with hackers who breached its Canvas platform to return stolen data and destroy copies, without disclosing what it gave in exchange (Qasim Nauman/New York Times)

Suyash Mishra May 12, 2026

Qasim Nauman / New York Times : Instructure reached a deal with hackers who …

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Brookings: clerical and administrative workers, 85%+ of whom are women, are among the most exposed to AI-driven displacement and least equipped to navigate it (Taylor Telford/Financial Times) Techmeme

Brookings: clerical and administrative workers, 85%+ of whom are women, are among the most exposed to AI-driven displacement and least equipped to navigate it (Taylor Telford/Financial Times)

Suyash Mishra May 11, 2026

Taylor Telford / Financial Times : Brookings: clerical and administrative wo…

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