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iOS 18 is expected to be released in the second half of this year and Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone operating system update in the coming months at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024. The iPhone maker is reportedly issuing an early version of the iOS 18 update to factories and other partners for quality control testing. This is said to be a limited version of Apple's iOS operating system, with irrelevant applications and features removed from the user…

A new report warns that a boom in computer chip manufacturing in the US could fuel demand for dirty energy, despite companies’ environmental claims. The solution for manufacturers, surprisingly, might be to act more like other big tech companies chasing climate goals.New semiconductor factories being built in the US by four of the biggest manufacturers — Intel, TSMC, Samsung, and Micron — could use more than twice as much electricity as the city of Seattle once they’re operational. These companies claim to run on…

The Biden administration is pledging $1.5 billion in grants to GlobalFoundries in the first major award to revitalize the domestic semiconductor industry. The Biden administration is pledging $1.5 billion in grants to GlobalFoundries in the first major award to revitalize the domestic semiconductor industry. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is…

Rest of World: As Chinese tech manufacturers flock to Vietnam to set up new factories, Bac Ninh, an industrial hub northeast of Hanoi, has become a center for Chinese culture — As Chinese manufacturers open shop in Vietnam, Bac Ninh has become a cultural hub with Chinese restaurants, bubble tea shops, and language centers. Rest of World: As Chinese tech manufacturers flock to Vietnam to set up new factories, Bac Ninh, an industrial hub northeast of Hanoi, has become a center for Chinese…

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is reportedly in discussions with major global investors to raise funds for a venture focused on establishing a network of semiconductor fabrication plants (fabs), according to sources familiar with the matter. The ambitious project aims to address concerns about the growing demand for chips, particularly in the context of the increasing prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Altman has engaged in talks with potential investors, including G42 from…

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who has been working to raise billions of dollars from global investors for a chip venture, aims to use the funds to set up a network of factories to manufacture semiconductors, according to several people with knowledge of the plans.Altman has had conversations with several large potential investors in the hopes of raising the vast sums needed for chip fabrication plants, or fabs, as they're known colloquially, said the people, who requested anonymity because the conversations…

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who has been working to raise billions of dollars from global investors for a chip venture, aims to use the funds to set up a network of factories to manufacture semiconductors, according to several people with knowledge of the plans.Altman has had conversations with several large potential investors in the hopes of raising the vast sums needed for chip fabrication plants, or fabs, as they’re known colloquially, said the people, who requested anonymity because the conversations…

The Biden administration announced an agreement Thursday to provide $162 million in federal funding to Microchip Technology to expand production of computer chips domestically, the second tranche of money doled out from a bipartisan law signed in 2022. The Commerce Department announced preliminary terms with the Arizona-based manufacturer, which will allow the company to “significantly increase its U.S. production of microcontroller units (MCUs) and other specialty semiconductors built on mature-nodes critical to…

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have uncovered new insights into two early-universe galaxies, observing a variety of molecules and illuminating the star-formation processes of these distant galaxies through advanced telescope observations. Credit: SciTechDaily.comA groundbreaking study by Chalmers University scientists reveals unprecedented molecular details in two early-universe galaxies, advancing our understanding of their star-formation activities.Two galaxies in the early universe, which contain…

A factory of Daihatsu Motor Co. is seen in its headquarters in Ikeda, Osaka prefecture, western Japan Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary Daihatsu has shut down production lines at all its four factories Tuesday as transport ministry officials investigate the company’s improper tests for safety certification. Credit: Kyodo News via AP Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down…