Here is collection of some predictions for year 2023. This is a collection of links to prediction articles followed by a short quote or quotes of what I see the main points in them.
Ennuste vuodelle 2023: Ongelmat helpottavat
“After a couple of exceptional years, the electronics market, challenged by the pandemic and pent-up demand, has signs of a calmer ride on the horizon. Mouser’s Mark Burr-Lonnon predicts slower, but more predictable growth”
“According to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics, the global semiconductor market will grow by 13.9 percent in 2022 and continue to grow by 4.6 percent in 2023. While these statistics show that global demand for semiconductors is slowing, they still show steady growth in all key regions of the world as the electronics industry begins to settle into a more manageable state of equilibrium.”
AMD, Intel, and Nvidia Reportedly Slash Orders with TSMC
“Large customers revise orders to TSMC due to the economy slowdown.”
“According to the report, virtually all TSMC clients will experience a downturn and have to cut orders, so TSMC’s utilization will decline significantly in Q1 2023. For example, the utilization rate of TSMC’s N7-capable lines (7nm, 6nm-class technologies) will decline to around 50% in early 2023. Furthermore, even TSMC’s N5/N4-capable lines will be underutilized”
Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2023
“Big layoffs at Meta, Amazon, Snap and others? A global crypto fraud set in the Bahamas? Elon Musk buying and running Twitter? Look, not even Nostradamus could have seen all that coming.”
“The Metaverse, Now More Than Just Meta. For the last two years, we’ve said this is the year for virtual and augmented reality. But in 2023 we’re confident: headsets that give you a choice of VR (where you’re in a virtual world) and AR (where the virtual is overlaid in your real world) are coming. And they won’t just be from Meta, current holder of 90% of the VR market, according to research firm IDC.”
“Tech companies and their investors are grappling with the industry’s biggest downturn since at least 2008. The result is layoffs and hiring freezes at companies large and small. The PC and chip industries in particular have been clobbered by the biggest drop in sales in more than two decades. And while many survivors of past tech downturns preach that cuts should be deep, fast and early, it appears that the pain for tech workers will continue into 2023.”
“Account moochers, beware: The Netflix password crackdown is coming in early 2023. Netflix is the first streamer with an enforcement policy.”
“China and the U.S. are so interdependent—for manufacturing of smartphones and other electronics, for EV batteries and solar panels, for raw materials and intellectual property—it seems impossible they could go their separate ways with their own parallel supply chains and production bases. Yet it’s happening.”
“Artificial Intelligence Finds Real Use”
“Smart Home Gets Easier-ish”
“European Union legislation is changing Apple’s smartphones.”
Digipelaaminen ja e-pelimediat entistä suositumpia – kännykkäpelaaminen ei kasva enää
“Digital gaming and the consumption of game-related media content is increasingly popular, according to the Gamer Barometer 2022 study conducted at the University of Tampere. An increasing proportion of Finns play digital games at least occasionally, but the number of active mobile players is no longer growing at the previous pace.
Active mobile gaming has for the first time in the history of Gamer Barometers turned into a slight decrease, but still 59 percent of Finns still occasionally play mobile games.”
Xiaomin uusin sisältää tekniikkaa, jota ei ole vielä edes standardoitu
“Wi-Fi 7 support is of course interesting, when the IEEE standard is apparently not being completed until around 2024. Next year, however, a number of Wi-Fi 7-compatible smartphones will be introduced to the market. Xiaomi’s 13 Pro will probably be the first of them. Its arrival in Finland and prices will be revealed later.”
The tech IPO market collapsed in 2022, and next year doesn’t look much better
3 views: Predicting 2023’s key startup themes
“Anna Heim: The rise of API-first startups will continue in 2023
I am convinced that API-first will be a major trend in 2023, with this approach being both more widespread than it was previously, as well as more successful than less API-heavy options.
That APIs are on the rise isn’t exactly new — but API-first startups are a subgroup in this world, and one that is enjoying tailwinds.”
“The software company Tiobe measures the popularity of programming languages with its famous index, which measures search engine searches. Changes on the list happen slowly, but in December something happened right at the top of the list. C++ became the third most popular language over Java.”
“It’s not a trivial change, as C++ overtook Java for the first time in history. The top of the list is unchanged. Python and C are clearly in a class of their own.”
Sanna Marin: EU:n pitää katkaista teknologinen riippuvuus Kiinasta
“In an interview with Slush CEO Eerika Savolainen, Marin demanded that Europe break its technological dependence on China.
- We cannot depend on China. Economic relations should not be severed, but we cannot be in a position where an authoritarian country operating with a different logic is able to blackmail us, Marin said.
- I am afraid that we will make the same mistake with technology and digitality as with energy. We thought that a close economic relationship would prevent war, but we were wrong.”
Kyberturvan ammattilaisista on huutava pula
“There is an acute shortage of cyber security professionals. There is an estimated global shortage of three million professionals.”
Innovators 2023
These are some of the innovators and leaders in the electronics technology space.
Ennuste vuodelle 2023: Ongelmat helpottavat
“the demand for smarter and more networked products and systems has also spread to business-to-business sectors, where digitization and the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution have begun to take over the sector. For example, in manufacturing, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), characterized by interconnected sensors, communication/data transfer, and advanced data analytics, has transformed the efficiency of production processes in the factory. The IIoT depends on highly advanced integrated circuits that provide intelligence for sensing, measurement and monitoring, power management, control and communication.”
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Huge lithium discovery could end world shortages … Oh, wait, it’s in Iran https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/04/lithium_iran_china_shortage/
“The reserve is said to be 8.5 million metric tons, which – if accurate – would be among the largest known deposits yet discovered.
Iran two years ago signed a 25-year strategic cooperation agreement with China, so its newfound lithium wealth also looks likely to strengthen China’s already extensive control of the supply chain for strategically and economically important minerals.”
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The first wave of 5G saw a billion connections and world-changing innovation. The telecoms industry is now setting its sights on the second wave.
World-first ideas unveiled at MWC 2023 by UK telecoms innovators
https://www.businessinsider.com/sc/uk-telecoms-companies-innovating-at-mwc-2023?r=US&IR=T&%3Futm_medium=ad&utm_source=rta_fbig&utm_campaign=1105209_rta_insider_20230223_dit_auddev_ditmwcarticle-landingpageviews_fbig_global_dit_global_a54_all_c147_finance_pod0_copy229_social_lp099_auddev_ditmwcarticle-landingpageviews
The first wave of 5G saw a billion connections and world-changing innovation.
The telecoms industry is now setting its sights on the second wave.
At the upcoming Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, collaboration and convergence will be priorities.
In 2022 the first billionth 5G worldwide connection was made during the ‘first wave’ of 5G. According to the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), organizer of the world’s most influential digital trade exhibition, Mobile World Congress Barcelona (MWC), the second wave of 5G rollout promises to “engage a diverse set of new audiences and markets” via world-changing, sustainable, and secure innovation.
This year’s MWC theme is “Velocity”, spanning 5G and 6G, AI, Open Networks, FinTech, and Industry 4.0. So what exactly will the UK showcase in 2023?
Convergence is key
Short predicts that convergent ideas will dominate: “It’s likely that we’ll see interesting forms of sector convergence – more Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), cloud-based services, and combined cellular mobile and satellite services to bridge coverage gaps,”
Digital inclusion is driven by collaboration
Digitally inclusive ideas are also a theme of MWC 2023
With 5G networks, an estimated £173 billion of incremental UK GDP will be added to the UK economy by 2030.
MWC and scaling UK technology
Mobile World Congress is also a great opportunity for big ideas to reach an even bigger audience. The UK Space Agency will be attending this year, following its announcement of £50 million in funding for satellite communications projects. The grant comes from the European Space Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems program. “We are determined to invest in our world class satellite technology sector,”
The satellite communications industry in the UK contributes £10.4 billion to the economy and the global market is expected to grow to $80.83 billion in 2026, according to the Satellite Communication Global Market Report 2022.
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“Tämä on todella karmivaa” – Kiinalainen keksintö aiheuttaa kylmiä väreitä sosiaalisessa mediassa
Kiinalaisessa yliopistossa kehitettiin etäsuutelulaite.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/iltvuutiset/a/7f93224d-ff05-4c7b-a49d-1f7741af2994
Itä-Kiinan Jiangsun maakunnassa sijaitseva yliopisto kehitteli etäsuutelulaitteen, jonka avulla pitkän matkan rakastavaiset voivat kokea aidon suutelun tunteen.
Suudelman lisäksi sovellus välittää myös käyttäjän ääntä.
Kun parit ovat muodostaneet yhteyden kumppaniensa kanssa sovelluksessa, he voivat aloittaa videopuhelun ja lähettää toisilleen jäljennöksiä suudelmistaan
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https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/14676-valmistajien-hymy-hyytyi-dram-hinnat-romahtivat-jopa-kolmanneksella
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https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/14682-yhae-harvempi-omistaa-pc-tietokoneen
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https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/14681-com-hpc-kehityskorteille-halutaan-standardi
Viime vuonna julkistettu COM-HPC on uusi suorituskykyisempien sulautettujen korttien standardi, joka kasvattaa nopeasti suosiotaan. Saksalaiset korttitietokoneiden jätit congatec ja Kontron ovat sopineet yhteistyöstä, jossa COM-HPC-kehityksen evaluointikorttien ominaisuuksia halutaan standardoida.
Käytännön tasolla yritykset aikovat yhdessä sopia evaluointikorttien piirikaavioiden suunnittelusta ja aikovat julkaista suurimman osan näistä kaavioista julkisissa suunnitteluoppaissa. Tavoitteena on parantaa suunnittelun turvallisuutta standardoinnin avulla, vähentää OEM-valmistajien NRE-kustannuksia ja nopeuttaa suunnittelujen tuomista markkinoille.
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The Death of Europe’s Last Electronics Giant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE58YisgFeQ
Philips was once the largest tech company in Europe, the world leader in lighting, radio and physical media, the third largest electronics company in the world, etc. Today they are almost irrelevant. Here’s why.
https://nebula.tv/videos/techaltar-the-death-of-europes-last-electronics-giant
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Dutch to restrict semiconductor tech exports to China, joining US effort
https://www.reuters.com/technology/dutch-responds-us-china-policy-with-plan-curb-semiconductor-tech-exports-2023-03-08/
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Bloomberg:
Letter: the Netherlands plans restrictions on exports of immersion DUV lithography chipmaking machines amid US pressure to limit China’s access to chip tech — The Netherlands is preparing restrictions on certain chip-making machines amid pressure from the U.S. to clamp down on China’s access to critical semiconductor technology.
China Faces More Limits on Chip-Export Gear From Netherlands
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-08/netherlands-to-propose-controls-on-chip-gear-exports-to-china
Dutch to require licenses for exports of some DUV lithography
ASML says new rules won’t affect its financial outlook
The Netherlands, home to ASML Holding NV, is preparing restrictions on certain chipmaking machines amid pressure from the U.S. to clamp down on China’s access to critical semiconductor technology.
A new proposal would rein in exports of so-called immersion DUV lithography products, adding to restrictions that already exist for the most cutting-edge lithography machines, which are critical to producing the world’s most advanced chips. The rules are expected to be published before the summer, according to a letter sent by the government’s minister of foreign trade to
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Recession Risk Looms Large as Bond Markets Price in Steeper Rate Hikes Globally
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-09/bond-market-rewrites-script-for-rates-in-new-hard-landing-threat?srnd=premium-europe&leadSource=uverify%20wall
Resilient economies, stubborn inflation reshaped the outlook
Some central banks in pause mode, gauging lagged effects
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Financial Times:
Sources: Chinese AI surveillance firms iFlytek and SenseTime are evading US sanctions to access high-end chips through cloud providers and other intermediaries
Chinese AI groups use cloud services to evade US chip export controls
https://www.ft.com/content/9706c917-6440-4fa9-b588-b18fbc1503b9
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Bloomberg:
Sources: after delaying construction at the end of 2022, Intel seeks an extra €4B to €5B from Germany to build its chip plant, taking the expected cost to ~€30B
Intel Wants $5 Billion More From Germany for a Chip Plant
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-07/intel-wants-5-billion-more-subsidies-from-germany-for-new-chip-plant?leadSource=uverify%20wall
Chips designer had already reached deal for $7 billion in aid
Plant construction was postponed due to economic headwinds
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google schedules I/O 2023 with a “limited live audience” for May 10, when Android 14 details, Pixel 7a’s debut, and a Pixel Tablet launch date are expected
https://9to5google.com/2023/03/07/google-io-2023-date/
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Sophisticated SoC Targets Midrange Smartphones
Feb. 27, 2023
MediaTek’s Dimensity 7200 SoC, bolstered by multiple Arm Cortex cores and its Mali GPU, pumps up gaming and photo support.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/communications/article/21260857/electronic-design-sophisticated-soc-targets-midrange-smartphones?utm_source=EG+ED+Connected+Solutions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS230301140&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.identpull=omeda|7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
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Mobile World Congress 2023
https://www.electronicdesign.com/magazine/51502
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DDR5 Server Memory Now Fully Validated for Xeon Processors
March 1, 2023
DDR5 technology looks to improve every aspect of performance for Intel’s Xeon family.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded/article/21261074/electronic-design-ddr5-server-memory-now-fully-validated-for-xeon-processors?utm_source=EG+ED+Connected+Solutions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS230301140&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.identpull=omeda|7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
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https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/14690-vanhojen-kaapelien-verkkotekniikka-kiihtyy-10-gigabittiin
G.hn on ITU:n standardoima tekniikka, joka toimii minkä tahansa kaapelin yli. Siirtotieksi käyvät koaksiaalikaapelit, puhelinlinjat, CAT5-luokan ethernet tai vanha sähkölinja. Nyt tekniikan maksimikaista on kasvamassa nykyisestä 2 gigabitistä 10 gigabittiin sekunnissa.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Epic Games starts letting developers self-publish to the Epic Games Store, taking a 12% game sales commission and no IAP cut if they use their own payment tool
Epic will now let developers self-publish to the Epic Games Store
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/9/23630864/epic-games-store-self-publish-tools-ratings
The self-publishing tools are finally here after a long time in beta.
Epic Games is finally going to let developers self-publish games to the Epic Games Store beginning Thursday. The change could mark a potentially seismic shift for the PC storefront because now that self-publishing is available, a lot more games may show up on the store.
The big draw for developers is Epic’s generous revenue share model. Epic takes a 12 percent commission on game sales, meaning developers keep the money earned from the remaining 88 percent. Valve generally takes a 30 percent cut on its competing Steam marketplace, though that cut decreases if your game hits certain sales milestones.
Epic also doesn’t necessarily take any cut of in-app purchases. Developers can keep the entire split if they use their own payment system, making the store an enticing platform for big free-to-play live service games. Many Riot Games titles are on the store, for example, and “Riot gets everything, and we’re happy for them,” Steve Allison, VP and general manager of the Epic Games Store, says in an interview with The Verge.
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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
An interview with Google Cloud’s Jack Buser on Google Cloud for Live Games, the company’s post-Stadia gaming strategy that aims to help companies scale games
After Stadia, Google unveils Google Cloud for Live Games strategy
https://venturebeat.com/games/after-stadia-google-unveils-google-cloud-for-live-games/
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https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-store-self-publishing/
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While Intel XPUs are delayed, here’s some more FPGAs to tide you over
The F in F-Tile is for fast, right?
https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/08/intel_fpga_agilex/
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NASA SAYS IT’LL BE LAUNCHING CREWED MOON MISSION AROUND THANKSGIVING 2024
https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-artemis-ii-launch-date
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Both AMD and Nvidia’s latest drivers can do very bad things to your gaming PC
By Dave James last updated 2 days ago
But there are workarounds should even the worst happen.
https://www.pcgamer.com/both-amd-and-nvidias-latest-drivers-can-do-very-bad-things-to-your-gaming-pc/
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https://www.pcgamer.com/young-workers-dont-know-how-to-use-office-printers-scanners-ancient-desktop-pcs/
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The sketchy plan to build a Russian Android phone
A Russian tech giant plans to launch new Android phones and tablets.
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ncc-phone-android-sanctions/
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Apple nousi markkinaykköseksi
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/14701-apple-nousi-markkinaykkoeseksi
Apple nousi älypuhelinmarkkinoiden markkinajohtajaksi viime vuoden viimeisellä neljänneksellä. TrendForcen mukaan Applen markkinaosuus nousi 24,4 prosenttiin, kun Samsungin oli tyytyminen 19,4 prosenttiin.
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What are the Differences Between MicroSD and MicroSD Express?
March 7, 2023
Speed, formats, and storage capacities are key factors that separate a microSD card from a microSD Express card.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded/article/21261468/electronic-design-what-are-the-differences-between-microsd-and-microsd-express
MicroSD and microSD Express are both types of flash-memory cards that are used to store data in electronic devices, such as smartphones and cameras. The main difference between the two is their transfer speeds. microSD (Secure Digital) cards have a slower transfer speed, while microSD Express cards are much faster. MicroSD Express cards also use the PCI Express (PCIe) or NVM Express (NVMe) interface, which is faster than the standard SD interface used by microSD cards.
The microSD format, first introduced by SanDisk in 2005, was initially known as T-Flash, then TransFlash before being named microSD when it started to be used by the SD Card Association (SDA). The first microSD card had a 128-MB capacity and was about the size of a fingernail. Since then, the capacity of microSD cards has dramatically increased, and it’s now possible to purchase cards with capacities of up to 1 TB.
MicroSD Express Formats and Features
MicroSD Express (Fig. 2) is a new generation of microSD cards that uses the NVMe protocol to achieve faster read and write speeds. First announced by the SD Association in June 2018, the technology is based on the PCIe and NVMe standards. The first microSD Express cards were released in 2019 by various manufacturers such as Lexar, Samsung, and Sandisk.
These cards typically have read speeds of around 985 MB/s and write speeds of around 950 MB/s, making them much faster than traditional microSD cards and their maximum read speed of around 100 MB/s. As with microSD, microSD Express comes in several formats and storage capacities. MicroSD Express cards are available in the standard microSD form factor and are backward compatible with devices that support previous generations of microSD cards. Their capacities range from 128 GB to 1 TB.
In terms of features, microSD Express cards offer faster read and write speeds than traditional microSD cards, as they use the NVMe protocol. They also support the A2 (Application Performance Class 2) and Video Speed Class 90 standards, ensuring higher performance levels for apps and video recording. They’re also built with advanced error correction and wear-leveling features to ensure data integrity and prolong the card’s life.
Furthermore, some microSD Express cards have built-in encryption features, such as AES 256-bit, allowing users to protect their data with a password. This feature can be useful for storing sensitive information on the microSD card.
Overall, microSD Express cards are designed for devices requiring high-speed data transfer, e.g., smartphones, action cameras, drones, and other portable devices. They’re also useful for storing large amounts of data, such as photos, videos, and music, and for running apps and games that require high performance.
As mentioned earlier, microSD Express cards come in various storage capacities, ranging from 128 GB to 1 TB.
Conclusion
The differences between microSD and microSD Express can be boiled down to several key features, with the main being increased speeds and storage capacities. PCIe and NVMe protocols make the latter much faster with higher data throughput. The same can be said for storage capacities, as microSD evolved over time to gain 1-TB capacities, while that same storage parameter hit microSD Express much faster. So, what does the future hold for both technologies?
Continued improvements are expected for both, especially when it comes to their storage capacities.
Overall, the future of microSD and microSD Express looks promising, with continued advances in storage capacities, speed, and other features that will make them even more useful and versatile.
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Microsoft hautoo yllätystä älypuhelimiin https://www.is.fi/digitoday/art-2000009450201.html
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Microsoft hautoo yllätystä älypuhelimiin https://www.is.fi/digitoday/art-2000009450201.html
MICROSOFT on ostamassa pelijätti Activision Blizzardia ja odottaa kaupan lisäävän kilpailua mobiileissa sovelluskaupoissa, The Times kirjoittaa (maksumuuri).
Tällä hetkellä hallitsevia kauppoja on kaksi. Androidin Google Play ja Applen iOS-laitteiden App Store. Microsoftin Xbox-johtaja Phil Spenceriä haastatellut lehti sanoo Microsoftin tahtovan luoda kilpailijan, joka painottaa aluksi pelaamista.
Spencerin mukaan kilpailuviranomaiset ovat suhtautuneet suopeasti ajatukseen siitä, että Microsoft toisi tarjolle oman sovelluskauppansa
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Samsung Electronics plans to invest ~$230B through 2042 in South Korea to build one of the world’s largest chipmaking bases, including five chip factories
Samsung Electronics to invest $230 bln through 2042 in South Korea chipmaking base
https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-electronics-invest-230-bln-through-2042-south-korea-chipmaking-base-2023-03-15/
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TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta plans to cut 10,000 jobs and withdraw ~5,000 open roles, four months after cutting 11,000 jobs, and cancel “lower priority projects” — Meta plans to cut its workforce by another 10,000 people and withdraw around 5,000 open roles that it had yet to fill …
Meta to cut another 10,000 jobs and cancel ‘low priority projects’
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/14/meta-to-cut-another-10000-jobs-zuckerberg-says/
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Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta’s data analysis suggests that engineers who joined the company in-person performed better on average than those who joined remotely
Mark Zuckerberg says engineers who joined Meta in-person perform better than those who joined remotely
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/14/mark-zuckerberg-says-engineers-who-joined-meta-in-person-perform-better-than-those-who-joined-remotely/
Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook parent Meta, has pointed to internal data analysis that suggests engineers who initially joined the company in an in-person capacity performed better than those who joined remotely from the get-go.
He also suggested that younger engineers, or more accurately those who are “earlier in their career,” perform better when they work with colleagues in-person for at least three days each week.
The insights stem from a memo sent to employees earlier today, in which Zuckerberg revealed the company was cutting another 10,000 jobs. Aside from announcing the fresh round of layoffs, Zuckerberg delved into a number of ways the company was looking to improve efficiency, such as canceling “lower priority projects” and creating a flatter organizational structure by removing various management layers.
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The Verge:
Sources: Spotify HiFi as a premium tier was ready to launch over a year ago, but Apple’s decision to offer lossless audio at no extra charge spoiled its plans — Even though Spotify HiFi still hasn’t launched after being announced more than two years ago, some kind of lossless experience …
Spotify co-president says HiFi is still ‘coming at some point’
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/14/23639674/spotify-hifi-co-president-still-coming
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube launches early multiview access for YouTube TV, letting US viewers watch up to four, pre-selected streams simultaneously, initially for sports content — YouTube TV is today announcing a new feature that may help the live TV service attract more subscribers — and particularly those who like to watch live sports.
YouTube TV launches early access to a ‘multiview’ feature for watching four streams at once
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/14/youtube-tv-launches-early-access-to-a-multiview-feature-for-watching-four-streams-at-once/
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Amazon reveals a range of consumer terminals that connect to Project Kuiper, starting at under $400, and now plans to launch the first satellites in H1 2024
Amazon reveals its squared-off Project Kuiper satellite internet dishes
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/14/23639450/amazon-project-kuiper-satellite-dish-internet
/ Amazon’s satellite internet project isn’t available yet, but customers will be able to choose from a standard terminal capable of up to 400Mbps or a high-bandwidth satellite dish that can get up to 1Gbps.
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Nyt se tuli – ensimmäinen Wi-Fi 7 -reititin
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/14711-nyt-se-tuli-ensimmaeinen-wi-fi-7-reititin
Netgear on tuonut markkinoille ensimmäisen Wi-Fi 7 -standardia tukevan reitittimen. Nighthawk RS700 tarjoaa jopa 19 gigabitin yhteyden. Nopeus on yli kaksinkertainen edellisen sukupolven Wi-Fi-laitteisiin verrattuna.
Wi-Fi 6E avasi 6 GHz:n taajuusalueen valtatieksi uusimmille ja nopeimmille laitteille, ja Wi-Fi 7 lunastaa lupaukset, Netgear hehkuttaa. RS700-reititin perustuu Broadcomin BCM6726/3 Wi-Fi 7 -järjestelmäpiiriin. Kolmen taajuusalueen reititin mahdollistaa latenssin dramaattisen alentamisen, jolloin käyttäjäkokemus on sulavampi, oli kyse sitten verkkopelaamisesta, Zoom-puheluista tai jopa usean käyttäjän samanaikaisesta 8K-suoratoistosta.
RS700 toimii myös tulevaisuudessa, sillä siinä on tämän päivän ja huomisen nopeinta internetnopeutta tukeva 10 Gbps:n internetliitäntä sekä yksi 10 Gbps:n ja neljä 1 Gbps:n LAN-porttia nopeita ja joustavia langallisia yhteyksiä varten. Reitittimen mukana tulee vuoden käyttöoikeus Bitdefender-teknologiaan perustuvaan Netgear Armor -sovellukseen, joka suojaa automaattisesti kaikki liitetyt laitteet.
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Elektroniikan pitäisi kestää pidempään
https://etn.fi/index.php/opinion/14710-elektroniikan-pitaeisi-kestaeae-pidempaeaen
Kenenkään ei pitäisi suostua siihen, että teknologia toimii vain muutaman vuoden. Olemme kaikki jotenkin hyväksyneet, että tietojenkäsittelylaitteet ovat epäluotettavia ja hauraita. Tämä kierre täytyy ehdottomasti katkaista, kirjoittaa Panasonic Toughbook Nordicin johtaja Stefan Lindau.
Kuvittele, että ostaisit uuden auton ja odottaisit sen toimivan vain kolme, neljä vuotta ennen kuin joudut ostamaan uuden. Ehkä jopa täsmälleen saman mallin, jotta voit aloittaa alusta uudelleen. Kuulostaa järjettömältä, eikö? Useimmat eivät hyväksyisi tätä vaan vaatisivat automyyjiltä tai autonvalmistajilta parempaa palvelua, huoltoa ja parempia elinkaariodotuksia.
Tietojenkäsittelylaitteiden tapauksessa vaikuttaa kuitenkin siltä, että eurooppalaiset IT-päälliköt ovat hyväksyneet – tai heidät on pakotettu hyväksymään – IT-laitteiston jatkuvan uusimisen kuuluvan olennaisena osana työhönsä ja budjettiinsa. Tuoreesta Panasonic TOUGHBOOKIN teettämästä tutkimuksesta käy ilmi, että IT-ostajat Iso-Britanniassa, , Ranskassa ja Saksassa ovat juuttuneet kierteeseen, jossa liikkuvien työntekijöiden laitteet uusitaan aina neljän vuoden välein.
Tomi Engdahl says:
BREAKING: In the wake of its failed January launch, the beleaguered satellite launch company Virgin Orbit will pause its operations and furlough almost all its staff, effective immediately.
Virgin Orbit pauses all operations
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/virgin-orbit-pauses-all-operations/?utm_brand=ars&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned
The company’s financial woes worsened in the wake of failed January launch.
It’s been a rough first quarter of 2023 for Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson’s US-based flagship satellite launch company. First, the company had a disastrous UK launch attempt in January; the launch failed after a problem with the rocket’s second-stage engine. The company’s already precarious financial situation went critical in the wake of that failure. As Ars’ Eric Berger reported at the time, several financial analysts predicted that the company would run out of money sometime in March.
Those analysts proved quite prescient. BBC News reports that the beleaguered company will pause its operations on Thursday and furlough almost all its staff, although the company did not officially confirm the furloughs to BBC News. In a statement, the company merely said, “Virgin Orbit is initiating a company-wide operational pause, effective March 16, 2023, and anticipates providing an update on go-forward operations in the coming weeks.” Shares dropped 18.8 percent to 82 cents (72p) in extended trading in response to the news.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/14722-samsung-paeivitti-a-sarjansa-joka-on-myynnin-selkaeranka
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/customers-fume-as-hp-blocks-third-party-ink-from-more-of-its-printers/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.pcgamer.com/i-built-a-pc-for-the-first-time-in-over-ten-years-and-it-was-a-rollercoaster-of-emotions/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Intel and SK Hynix Show Two Paths for Flash Memory’s Future Intel is densifying bits while SK Hynix is stacking layers
https://spectrum.ieee.org/flash-memory
Tomi Engdahl says:
10 European Startups that Wowed MWC 2023, from AI to the Metaverse
https://www.analyticsinsight.net/10-european-startups-that-wowed-mwc-2023-from-ai-to-the-metaverse/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.pcgamer.com/gabe-newell-says-all-his-pc-bits-come-from-different-manufacturers-and-thats-why-pc-is-best/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why it does and doesn’t matter if Google, Microsoft, or Zoom certify your webcam
PC accessory stamps should emphasize features, not compatibility/marketing.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/why-it-does-and-doesnt-matter-if-google-microsoft-or-zoom-certify-your-webcam/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Amazon reveals terminal designs for Project Kuiper satellite internet
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/14/amazon-reveals-terminal-designs-for-project-kuiper-satellite-internet/
Amazon’s Project Kuiper has been working on building a competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink low-Earth orbit-based satellite internet for years, but it’s on the verge of launching its first actual prototype satellites, and today it unveiled what customers can expect in terms of terminals for actually connecting up to the future network.
Tomi Engdahl says:
THIS IS WHAT THE TERMINALS FOR AMAZON’S “STARLINK” COMPETITOR LOOK LIKE
https://futurism.com/the-byte/terminals-amazon-starlink-competitor
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.etteplan.com/stories/optimizing-legacy-devices-and-solutions-3-points-consider
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.mikrobitti.fi/uutiset/200-euron-laite-korvaa-ps5n-ja-tonnin-naytonohjaimen/567aaed4-4d2b-48f6-8c2f-c5227ca4de5f
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/14/amazon-first-look-project-kuiper-satellite-internet-antennas.html