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Wes Davis

Wes Davis

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    US and Dutch authorities lay out new restrictions for chips and chipmaking tech.

    Today, the US announced new rules to prevent chips from ending up in China or Russia, including requiring more scrutiny of customers by manufacturers, restricting exports to 16 more Chinese companies, and expanding foundry licensing requirements, as Bloomberg writes.

    That follows the Dutch government’s announcement today of tightened export controls for semiconductor manufacturing equipment makers like ASML, which Bloomberg reported separately.

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    Wes Davis
    Bluesky is getting a video-first app called Flashes.

    Users will be able to post up-to-four-image photo posts and 1-minute-long videos, according to TechCrunch. Comments will be supported, as will DMs. Developer Sebastian Vogelsang plans to launch Flashes “in a matter of weeks” after an iOS TestFlight beta period, the outlet writes.

    The app will reportedly be free to use with some subscription-based features, just like Vogelsang’s other Bluesky client called Skeets.