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.....»»
Researchers create a new 3D extra-large pore zeolite that opens a new path to the decontamination of water and gas
An international team of researchers, with the participation of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has created the most porous stable zeolite known to date, a new pure silica zeolite called ZEO-3. This zeolite was formed by an unprecedente.....»»
Amid economic downturn, space investment plummeted in 2022
One reason is that investors may have been wary after the space SPAC crash. Enlarge / Sir Richard Branson took to the sky in the summer of 2021. But since then, with no additional spaceflights, Virgin Galactic's stock has taken a.....»»
Out of Nile, into tile: Young Egyptians battle plastic plague
Entrepreneurial young Egyptians are helping combat their country's huge plastic waste problem by recycling junk-food wrappers, water bottles and similar garbage that usually ends up in landfills or the Nile......»»
Foundry PSMC cautious about 1Q23 outlook
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has expressed caution about its sales prospects for the first quarter of 2023 when its overall fab utilization rate will come down to about 60%......»»
TSMC to see sales disappoint in 1H23
Pure-play foundry TSMC has warned of a disappointing first half of 2023, but is confident that the second half will make up for it......»»
TSMC expects 14% revenue decline in 1Q23
A continued ramp-up in 5nm chip output buoyed TSMC's revenue and profit performance in the fourth quarter of 2022, when the pure-play foundry also saw sales generated from the HPC sector outpace those from the smartphone segment......»»
Hurry! The Dyson bladeless fan has a rare discount today only
For a limited time you can get the Dyson Pure Cool TP01 purifying fan for just $280 at Best Buy, which is an impressive discount of $120......»»
Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value”
Lawmakers have already called Pfizer's similar plan "pure and deadly greed." Enlarge / Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel during a Bloomberg Television interview on the closing day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on M.....»»
Foundries exploring ways to keep fab utilization high
Pure-play foundries are looking for ways to keep their fab utilization rates high, such as providing more warehouse space for fabless clients - functioning as a "wafer bank", according to industry sources......»»
The ThinkBook Twist’s twisting hinge is either pure genius or totally silly
A laptop with a twisting hinge? Yup. That's what Lenovo brought to its lineup at CES 2023......»»
TSMC gearing up for 3nm capacity expansion, 2nm fab construction
In southern Taiwan, TSMC is constructing phase-8 facilities at Fab 18 for additional 3nm capacity, while in the northern and central regions of the country, 2nm fabs are being prepared in six phases, according to the pure-play foundry......»»
Launch of TSMC 3nm process mass production underway
TSMC is scheduled to hold a ceremony at Fab 18 at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) on December 29 to mark the start of commercial production of chips using 3nm process technology. The pure-play foundry will also detail plans to expand 3nm chip.....»»
UMC places NT$13 billion worth of construction orders for new Singapore fab
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has placed nearly NT$13.4 billion (US$435 million) worth of construction orders with L&K Engineering's branch in Singapore for its new Fab12i P3, according to a recent company filing with the Taiwan Sto.....»»
Foundries to have new 28nm fab capacities come online in 2023, 2024
Pure-play foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) are expected to have their additional 28nm fab capacities coming online in 2023 and 2024, according to industry sources......»»
UMC to spend NT$32.4 billion on capacity deployment
The board of directors of United Microelectronics (UMC) has authorized a capital budget execution of NT$32.417 billion (US$1.06 billion) for capacity deployment, according to the pure-play foundry......»»
The Rings of Power season 2"s director line-up is pure magic
Amazon has confirmed which directors will helm The Rings of Power's second season on Prime Video......»»
“Pure and deadly greed”: Lawmakers slam Pfizer’s 400% price hike on COVID shots
Senators Warren and Welch urged Pfizer to back down from "unseemly profiteering." Enlarge / Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla speaks onstage at the 2022 SXSW Conference at JW Marriott Austin on March 14, 2022, in Austin......»»
Trashed lithium-ion batteries caused three garbage truck fires in California
Do batteries really cause garbage fires? Only three times in one month. Enlarge / A safety seminar on lithium-ion batteries from May 2022 illustrates what happens when you subject charged batteries to pressure or puncture—or bo.....»»
TSMC posts record November revenue
Pure-play foundry TSMC has reported revenue hit a record high of NT$222.71 billion (US$7.27 billion) in November 2022......»»
Fired Twitter cleaning staff "treated like garbage"
One of them told the BBC a member of Elon Musk's team said their jobs would be replaced by robots......»»