News broke over the weekend that Japan and the Netherlands would join the US in restricting the export of critical semiconductor manufacturing tools to China. The move reflects growing concerns about China’s domestic chip manufacturing efforts (here’s a well produced explanation), and is designed to separate it from essential tools provided by the likes of ASML in the Netherlands and Nikon and Tokyo Electron in Japan.
If you count down the days until the release of The Super Mario Bros. movie on April 7, then the movie just received a new trailer that you might want to check out. This time the focus is on Donkey Kong, played in the film by noted Forget fan Set Rogen. And yes, you will hear Rogen release his iconic laugh.
For now, here’s a silly tweet to start your day: