Techmeme
May 22, 2023, 4:25 AM

Top News

Bloomberg:
China says Micron's products caused “significant security risks to our critical information infrastructure supply chain” and warns operators against buying them  —  China delivered the latest salvo in an escalating semiconductor war with the US, announcing that Micron Technology Inc. products …
Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg:
A researcher says crypto mixer Tornado Cash was taken over by hackers on May 20, who used a malicious governance proposal to give themselves a majority of votes  —  Tornado Cash, a service that allows users to mask cryptocurrency transactions, suffered a hostile takeover by hackers through a malicious governance proposal.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Email: Uber suspends its diversity head Bo Young Lee for hosting sessions on race titled “Don't Call Me Karen”, which attendees felt were insensitive to PoC  —  The executive hosted sessions about race and being a white woman that were titled “Don't Call Me Karen,” prompting an employee uproar.
Kentaro Tsutsumi / Nikkei Asia:
Analysts expect a Q2 sales decline at seven out of the top nine chip equipment makers, including Applied Materials and Lam Research, as memory demand slumps  —  Stock prices on rise as investors factor in anticipated recovery, demand from AI  —  Demand for wafer fabrication equipment has been lackluster.

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