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US effort to curb China’s and Russia’s access to advanced computer chips ’inadequate,’ report finds
5 days, 6 hours ago

US effort to curb China’s and Russia’s access to advanced computer chips ’inadequate,’ report finds

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department's efforts to curb China's and Russia's access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons, according to a report published Wednesday by the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The Biden administration imposed export controls to limit the ability of China and Russia …

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Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip

CNN  

Google on Monday said that it has overcome a key challenge in quantum computing with a new generation of chip, solving a computing problem in five minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe. Like other tech giants such as Microsoft and IBM, Alphabet’s Google is chasing quantum computing because it promises computing …

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Trump says he’ll protect US-made cars through steep tariffs, but there is no such thing as an all-American car
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump says he’ll protect US-made cars through steep tariffs, but there is no such thing as an all-American car

CNN  

New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to protect American-made cars through steep tariffs on imports. That’s why auto prices could rise sharply if Trump goes ahead with plans to impose steep tariffs on the parts that go into the “American” vehicles found in showrooms nationwide. But the amount of parts that go into cars assembled here would …

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In one North Carolina county, it’s ‘growth, growth, growth.’ But will Biden reap the benefit?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

In one North Carolina county, it’s ‘growth, growth, growth.’ But will Biden reap the benefit?

Associated Press  

SILER CITY, N.C. — At the epicenter of President Joe Biden’s promised economic boom, a slow tractor can still halt traffic. “Would everybody like to buy an electric car?” Trump asked at a recent rally, where he was met with a chorus of “No!” When Biden spoke at Wolfspeed’s headquarters in Durham last year, he described its chips as not …

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Russia’s Backdoor for Battlefield Goods From China: Central Asia
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia’s Backdoor for Battlefield Goods From China: Central Asia

Live Mint  

SINGAPORE—Two years after the invasion of Ukraine, drones and U.S.-made computer chips are increasingly flowing to Russia from China through Central Asian trade routes, showing the difficulty of strangling supplies to Moscow’s war effort. Chinese exports of dual-use goods to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have surged since February 2022, when the war began, according to China’s customs data. But in 2023, …

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Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday announced the investment of $5 billion in a newly established public-private consortium aimed at supporting research and development in advanced computer chips. Stakeholders in the chips industry gathered on the White House campus to discuss how the center should prioritize research and worker training for an industry poised to expand because of government …

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Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force
11 months, 1 week ago

Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Beijing’s threats to use force to claim self-governed Taiwan aren’t just about missiles and warships. “China’s dependence on Taiwan to cover its chip deficit has been called its ‘Silicon shield.’” TSMC operates two plants in China, in Nanjing and Songjiang, making less advanced computer chips. Taiwan also restricts investments by mainland Chinese businesses on the island, to limit …

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The Quantum Promise - ABC listen
1 year, 1 month ago

The Quantum Promise - ABC listen

ABC  

Jonathan Webb: Hi, I’m Jonathan Webb – and this is the second Boyer Lecture for 2023. Without going into the details, you should know that the direction of this little bar magnet – or the superposition state of a single quantum bit – can be described mathematically using two classical bits of information, one describing the fraction of the one …

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Western officials visit UAE in efforts to halt exports to Russia: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Western officials visit UAE in efforts to halt exports to Russia: Report

Al Jazeera  

The Wall Street Journal initially reported plans to jointly press the UAE to halt shipments of goods to Russia. United States, British and European Union representatives are visiting the United Arab Emirates amid concerns regarding shipments of goods, including computer chips, to Russia that could help Moscow in its war on Ukraine. This was part of a collective global push …

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GOP senators: Computer chip money underwriting ‘woke’ agenda
1 year, 9 months ago

GOP senators: Computer chip money underwriting ‘woke’ agenda

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican senators are accusing the Biden administration of using $39 billion meant to build computer chip factories to further “woke” ideas such as requiring some recipients to offer child care and encouraging the use of union labor. Administration officials said the factories could have an easier time attracting workers if child care is provided to parents at an …

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Computer chip ban signals new era as Biden and Xi meet
2 years, 1 month ago

Computer chip ban signals new era as Biden and Xi meet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s move to block exports of advanced computer chips to China is signaling a new phase in relations between the globe’s two largest economies — one in which trade matters less than an increasingly heated competition to be the world’s leading technological and military power. “In order to enhance China’s innovation capacity, we will move faster …

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The computer errors from outer space
2 years, 2 months ago

The computer errors from outer space

BBC  

The computer errors from outer space Nasa Satellites orbiting the Earth, including the International Space Station, are particularly vulnerable to space weather The Earth is subjected to a hail of subatomic particles from the Sun and beyond our solar system which could be the cause of glitches that afflict our phones and computers. And for Moe, the prime suspect that …

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VP Harris seeks computer chip partners in Japan meetings
2 years, 2 months ago

VP Harris seeks computer chip partners in Japan meetings

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Armed with a new law that boosts U.S. support for computer chip manufacturing, Vice President Kamala Harris said the administration was looking for new investments and partnerships as she sat down with Japanese technology executives on Wednesday. “The citizens and the people of our countries rely on products without even knowing sometimes how reliant those products are on …

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Bumps, bipartisanship in long fight for semiconductor bill
2 years, 4 months ago

Bumps, bipartisanship in long fight for semiconductor bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Five weeks ago, senior Biden administration aides gathered for their regular Thursday morning meeting about passing a bill to revive the U.S. computer chip sector, worried that it could be in peril. “We’re going to keep our heads down and drive forward.” Just hours later, McConnell vowed on Twitter that the semiconductor bill would be dead if Democratic …

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Biden stresses case for computer chips before crucial Senate vote
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden stresses case for computer chips before crucial Senate vote

The Hindu  

Calling semiconductors “the building blocks for the modern economy,” President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to move quickly and send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the computer chips industry and high-tech research in the United States. The bill needs support from at least 60 senators to clear procedural hurdles and place it on a path to final …

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The global chip shortage is going from bad to worse. Here’s why you should care
3 years, 7 months ago

The global chip shortage is going from bad to worse. Here’s why you should care

CNN  

London CNN Business — In the market for a new car, smartphone or washing machine this year? When the pandemic forced carmakers to temporarily shutter factories last year, semiconductor manufacturers reassigned spare production capacity to companies making smartphones, laptops and gaming devices — products in high demand from housebound consumers. In a call with analysts on Wednesday, Apple chief financial …

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What the global shortage of computer chips means for you
3 years, 8 months ago

What the global shortage of computer chips means for you

ABC  

Australians are facing longer wait times for new motor vehicles and consumer electronics due to a global shortage of computer chips. "Delays for some models have been pushed out to double the usual time, if not longer," MTAA chief executive officer Richard Dudley said. "It's affected almost every automotive manufacturer in every market," Mr Voortman said. Car makers would be …

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Some GM truck owners will pay more at the pump because of a computer chip shortage
3 years, 9 months ago

Some GM truck owners will pay more at the pump because of a computer chip shortage

CNN  

New York CNN Business — A computer chip shortage has long been dogging the auto industry — and now, it will mean added costs at the gas pump for buyers of some General Motors pickup trucks. GM said Monday it will build some versions of the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra without a fuel management module that improves mileage …

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With computer chips scarce, Biden orders supply chain review
3 years, 10 months ago

With computer chips scarce, Biden orders supply chain review

LA Times  

President Biden holds up a computer chip at the White House while talking about protecting supply chains. “These little chips here for automobiles, I didn’t realize how many billions of chips are in here,” Biden said during an Oval Office meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers before signing his executive order. Biden’s executive order calls for a 100-day review …

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