Not every SPAC is pure garbage
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment. Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that a.....»»
Singapore offers substantial subsidies to entice TSMC to build 12-inch fab locally
TSMC is reportedly slowing down its new fab project in Germany, due to growing doubts about whether the pure-play foundry will receive adequate EU subsidies in light of the region's financial constraints, energy crisis, and other concerns. At the sam.....»»
ZF takes the plunge into software business
ZF Group is rolling out its first pure software product, as the world's third-largest parts supplier looks to establish itself in the fast-growing market......»»
How can you test if gold is pure? Some methods are more destructive than others
When it comes to gold, how pure is pure? And how does anybody know?.....»»
MSI Titan GT77 HX review: A monster for better and worse
The MSI Titan GT77 HX is the tip of the RTX 4090 iceberg in terms of pure power and gaming prowess, but its portability takes a hit because of it......»»
The coexistence of race and anti-racism in Geoffrey Morant"s anti-Nazi anthropology
As the Nazi party rose to power in 1930s Germany, anthropologists in both England and the United States struggled to respond to Hitler's theories of pure races, Aryan-Nordic ascendancy, and the threat of racial mixing. Though most anthropologists saw.....»»
Get this unlocked Motorola Android phone for $110 today
The Motorola Moto G Pure is a super cheap Android phone that's even cheaper now it's on sale at Lenovo. Here's why you might want it......»»
Russia claims an “external impact” damaged its Progress spacecraft
Two Russian spacecraft in two months have been struck this way. Supposedly. Enlarge / The European robotic arm is seen investigating Soyuz MS-22 after a leak occurred in mid-December. (credit: NASA TV) Russia's main spac.....»»
M2 Max vs Intel i9-13980HX: what price pure performance?
Yes, Intel has come up with a chip that can equal or outperform the M2 Max — but specs can be deceiving, and we look at the sacrifices Intel made to get there.Recently, Intel has been crowing about its just-released Alder Lake-based Intel Core i9 1.....»»
Scientists exploit genetic mutation to accelerate plant breeding process
Iowa State University researchers may have solved a long-standing challenge associated with accelerated development of pure genetic lines......»»
Why being declared dead when you’re alive still occurs
Death is a process, not an event, and some steps appear to be reversible. Enlarge / This photo taken on March 30, 2018, shows a Thai teenager trying out a traditional coffin at the Kid Mai Death Awareness Cafe, an exhibition spac.....»»
Pure-play foundries brace for gross margin decreases
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are bracing for lower gross margins in 2023, which may return to 2021 levels, according to industry sources......»»
JBL Endurance Peak 3 review: pure sports
These earbuds can outgrip and outlast almost any activity you throw at them......»»
UMC offers price discounts for customers willing to raise orders
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has offered 10-15% price discounts to customers willing to ramp up their wafer starts in the second quarter of 2023, according to industry sources......»»
TSMC to pour up to US$3.5 billion into Arizona fab
The board of directors of TSMC has approved an investment of up to US$3.5 billion in TSMC Arizona, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC, according to the pure-play foundry......»»
Sequans shipping to Docomo pure satellite connectivity solutions
Having been working on IoT solutions since the 2010s, France-based cellular IoT chipmaker Sequans and Japan's leading IoT network provider Docomo are now taking cellular to satellite......»»
SMIC expects 10-12% revenue drop in 1Q23
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 10-12% sequentially in the first quarter of 2023, with gross margin falling further to 19-21%......»»
In Spain, storks" trash diet driven by climate change
The storks float and swoop in formation, circling over a landfill in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains north of Madrid. Then a garbage truck pulls up and disgorges its contents. One by one, they dive to the ground: breakfast is here.....»»
One step closer to optimal fertilization of clover grass
Clover-grass mixtures are popular because they do not need to be fertilized as much as pure grass crops. Indeed, legumes such as white and red clover are self-sufficient in nitrogen. They can simply fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and fix part of th.....»»
VIS lands increasing orders from China, US, Europe on geopolitical effects
Taiwan's pure-play foundry Vanguard International Manufacturing (VIS) continues to benefit from geopolitical effects, winning more shifted orders from clients in China and the US as well as Europe amid lingering trade conflicts between the world's tw.....»»
VIS lands increasing orders from China, US, Europe on geopolitical effects
Taiwan's pure-play foundry Vanguard International Manufacturing (VIS) continues to benefit from geopolitical effects, winning more shifted orders from clients in China and the US as well as Europe amid lingering trade conflicts between the world's t.....»»