Top tech news for Monday, January 30, 2023

Over the weekend, news broke that Japan and the Netherlands would join the United States in restricting exports of critical semiconductor manufacturing tools to China. The move reflects growing concerns about chip production efforts in China (here’s a well-produced explainer) and is designed to cut it off from the essential tools provided by ASML in the Netherlands, Nikon and Tokyo Electron in Japan.

If you count the days until the release of The Super Mario Bros movie. on April 7, the movie just got another trailer that you might want to check out. This time the focus is on Donkey Kong, played in the film by Noted Edge fan Seth Rogen. And yes, you hear Rogen deliver his signature laugh.

For now, here’s a silly tweet to start your day: