About this episode
Qualcomm as a white knight to save Intel? A huge bitcoin heist gets busted for the usual reasons. What if the US bans imports of all cars from China? And why can’t US car makers keep up when it comes, simply, to software? Sponsors: Timeline.com/ride Links: Qualcomm Approached Intel About a Takeover in Recent Days (WSJ) Intel Gets Multibillion-Dollar Apollo Offer as Qualcomm Circles (Bloomberg) Chip Giants TSMC and Samsung Discuss Building Middle Eastern Megafactories (WSJ) Suspects behind $230 million cryptocurrency theft arrested in Miami (BleepingComputer) US proposes banning Chinese software and components in vehicles (FT) Israel’s Pager Attacks Have Changed the World (NYTimes) Toyota and VW fall further behind in the software race (FT) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices