60+ firms including Intel, Samsung, and TSMC form the Semiconductor Climate Consortium to cut greenhouse gas emissions “throughout the electronics value chain” (Samuel K. Moore/IEEE Spectrum)

Samuel K. Moore / IEEE Spectrum:
60+ firms including Intel, Samsung, and TSMC form the Semiconductor Climate Consortium to cut greenhouse gas emissions “throughout the electronics value chain”  —  At this week’s COP27 climate conference in Egypt, attendees will have a new group to contend with …

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Samsung Electronics pledges to invest $5B+ in R&D on tech to achieve net zero emissions for its devices business by 2030 and across the company by 2050 (Joyce Lee/Reuters)

Joyce Lee / Reuters:
Samsung Electronics pledges to invest $5B+ in R&D on tech to achieve net zero emissions for its devices business by 2030 and across the company by 2050  —  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) will invest over 7 trillion won ($5.02 billion) by 2030 as part of sweeping environmental initiatives aimed …

A look at Gas, an iOS app that lets teens “gas up each other”; Data.AI: Gas had 500K+ downloads since August launch, despite being limited to a few US states (Ann-Marie Alcántara/Wall Street Journal)

Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Gas, an iOS app that lets teens “gas up each other”; Data.AI: Gas had 500K+ downloads since August launch, despite being limited to a few US states  —  Gas is topping Apple’s App Store charts despite being limited to a handful of states  —  TBH was hot.

Experts and Western officials say the Egyptian government’s Android app for the COP27 climate summit could help spy on emails, messages, and voice conversations (Politico)

Politico:
Experts and Western officials say the Egyptian government’s Android app for the COP27 climate summit could help spy on emails, messages, and voice conversations  —  Western security advisers are warning delegates at the COP27 climate summit not to download the host Egyptian government’s …

At least two TwitchCon attendees say they were severely injured, one with a broken back, after using Lenovo and Intel’s foam pit scattered over bare concrete (Morgan Sung/NBC News)

Morgan Sung / NBC News:
At least two TwitchCon attendees say they were severely injured, one with a broken back, after using Lenovo and Intel’s foam pit scattered over bare concrete  —  SAN DIEGO — At least two TwitchCon attendees said they were severely injured after they participated in an interactive exhibit …

TSMC reports Q3 revenue rose 48% YoY to ~$19.4B, beating ~$19B estimates, as Micron, Kioxia, Samsung, and others report faltering sales and weakening demand (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

Debby Wu / Bloomberg:
TSMC reports Q3 revenue rose 48% YoY to ~$19.4B, beating ~$19B estimates, as Micron, Kioxia, Samsung, and others report faltering sales and weakening demand  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue, signaling the chip giant is benefiting …

Samsung Electronics formally names de facto leader Jay Y. Lee executive chairman; his ascension had been delayed by graft investigations and two stints in jail (Sohee Kim/Bloomberg)

Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
Samsung Electronics formally names de facto leader Jay Y. Lee executive chairman; his ascension had been delayed by graft investigations and two stints in jail  —  Samsung Electronics Co. named Jay Y. Lee executive chairman of South Korea’s largest company, finalizing a long-anticipated elevation …