EP-193 Tsmc’s Record Revenue 🤑, Meta’s Dei Shakeup 🏢, and Tiktok Ban Showdown 📵

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, january 13th! dive into today's top tech stories:

• tsmc's record revenue: taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company reports a record-breaking revenue of 868.5 billion new taiwan dollars, a 38.8% year-on-year increase driven by demand for ai chips and advanced chip processes.
• meta's dei program changes: meta plans to overhaul its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives citing changes in the u.s. legal landscape, including elimination of the diverse slate approach and reevaluation of supplier diversity efforts.
• supreme court & tiktok ban: the supreme court appears likely to uphold the controversial tiktok ban in the u.s., focusing on the app's chinese connections under the new administration's policies, raising concerns about free speech.
• microsoft sues over azure openai exploitation: microsoft files a lawsuit against a group exploiting its azure openai service with stolen api keys, aiming to shut down this "hacking-as-a-service" scheme.
• tesla's new model y in china: tesla unveils a refreshed model y in china, offering enhanced features and a higher price to stay competitive amidst domestic challenges, despite a first-ever annual delivery decline.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!