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On Tuesday, the European Parliament adopted the Chips Act, a landmark law aiming to bolster the bloc’s autonomy and competitiveness in the semiconductor sector. The act has been in the works for over a year now, but recent developments seem to have sped up the process. Specifically, the announcement comes after China’s recent export controls on gallium and germanium, two metals critical for semiconductor manufacturing. “The EU Chips Act will be an instrument of technological and industrial…

OpenAI and Microsoft are leading the way in developing and promoting open-source software for AI technology. Microsoft and OpenAI have apparently been at disagreement over how to proceed with their research and development in recent months, which has led to tensions between the two businesses. Microsoft revealed in January that it would contribute $1 billion to OpenAI, giving it a controlling interest. For Microsoft, who was anxious to get access to OpenAI’s cutting-edge AI technology, the transaction was hailed as a big…

In the midst of ongoing labor disputes in Hollywood, there is finally a glimmer of hope as the Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced a tentative contract agreement with major studios. This breakthrough comes as a relief for the film and TV directors who have been anxiously awaiting resolution on some of their key concerns. Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced a tentative contract agreement with major studios. Historic contractDescribed as a "historic" three-year contract, the agreement addresses…

Makers of watercraft and ventilators reconsider Chinese supply chains, balancing potential risks against the lower costs. Makers of watercraft and ventilators reconsider Chinese supply chains, balancing potential risks against the lower costs. 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 specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all…

In 2010, Russian President Vladimir Putin—then the prime minister—visited a remote research station on Samoylov Island, in Siberia’s far north. Beginning in the 1990s, the facility on the Lena River had become a hub for German and Russian collaboration on change in the region’s permafrost. “I see a good example of international cooperation here,” Putin told a group of scientists. Today, as Arctic researchers prepare for their summer fieldwork, Samoylov station…

OpenAI, Microsoft and Google may never be free of the tension between being AI technology providers and developers themselvesNow that chatbots from OpenAI and Microsoft have demonstrated generative AI’s value, companies are running to build on their APIs. Soon you’ll be able to generate recipes within ChatGPT and have it add the ingredients to Instacart. Or have it find restaurant reservations with help from OpenTable. Or discover flights with Kayak. Some companies, including Morgan Stanley, are already building…

Israel’s Shavit rocket during the launch of the Ofek-13 satellite. Photo: Government of IsraelIsrael launch a new spy satellite on Wednesday, the first the country has sent to space in nearly three years as it seeks to enhance its defense capabilities and prepare for a possible escalation with Iran.Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their ViewAn Israeli Shavit rocket delivered the Ofek-13 satellite to space, blasting off from the Palmachim Airbase on the Mediterranean coast at 7:10 p.m.…

CORCORAN, Calif. —  Sixth Avenue used to cut through miles of farmland. Now, the road has disappeared under muddy water, its path marked by sodden telephone poles that protrude from the swelling lake. Water laps just below the windows of a lone farmhouse that sits alongside the submerged route. Thousands of acres of cropland have been inundated in this heavily farmed swath of the San Joaquin Valley. And the water just keeps rising.For the first time in decades, Tulare Lake is reappearing in the valley, reclaiming the…

Tensions in long-running contract talks at West Coast ports are worsening, with employers accusing unionized dockworkers of slowing cargo handling at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation’s busiest gateway for imported consumer goods. The sharp rhetoric marks a shift from a longstanding agreement to maintain public silence on issues around the negotiations, which began last spring. The two sides appear to be no closer to bridging the gap on their disagreements, pointing to…

A senior Treasury Department official recently traveled to Beijing, according to people familiar with the matter, in a sign of continued diplomacy despite recent tensions between the U.S. and China.Robert Kaproth, a deputy assistant secretary focused on Asia, met last week with Chinese counterparts for technical, staff-level discussions on macroeconomic and financial issues, the people said. The meetings came during a delicate time in the U.S.-China relationship. The two superpowers last year agreed to restart high-level…