Network sources report that the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS) will discuss the development of the local semiconductor industry, and this is a priority topic. In particular, the administration of US President Joe Biden intends to discuss investments in the semiconductor industry with the authorities of Mexico and Canada. Last...
Artificial intelligence company DoNotPay will allow its new system to challenge the case in a US court in February. The project implies that for the first time in history, the defendant will be protected by a chatbot with a trained neural network. The program is designed to save money on...
Researchers at Stanford University found that programmers who use AI helpers like GitHub Copilot write more insecure code than those who do it all themselves. The researchers studied many code samples and found that those who use the help of neural networks create more security vulnerabilities than those who do...
Northrop Grumman has completed ground testing of technologies for transmitting energy from satellites to the surface of the planet. We are talking about a guidance system for the beam, through which energy will be transmitted. The test was conducted in one of Northrop Grumman’s test chambers in Baltimore. In the...
For many people, smartphones, smartwatches and fitness bracelets have long become an integral part of life. However, when they fail or simply become obsolete, owners throw them away and buy new ones. This leads to an increase in the level of e-waste – 40 million tons per year. And so,...
The San Francisco City Council has revoked an earlier decision to allow police to use armed robots with lethal weapons. This was done as part of the second vote of the two required. In the first vote, 8 members of the council were in favor, and only 3 were against....
The consequences of the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange will affect the lives of many people for a long time to come. According to Bloomberg, the problem affected not only users and miners, but also creditors. As it turned out, the miners took out loans for a total of...
On Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the first drug that includes microbiota from human feces. It should be used in the treatment of the bacteria Clostridium difficile (C. Diff), which causes intestinal problems. The preparation uses microbiota from human feces, and donors are...
The San Francisco City Council voted Tuesday to allow city police to use remote-controlled armed robots in emergencies. If necessary, they can use weapons to kill criminals. The decision was adopted by 8 votes “for” with 3 “against”. Opponents of this decision argue that this will lead to further militarization...
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry could be affected by recent US moves to reduce dependence on China and Taiwan itself. We are talking about the transfer of chip production to the United States, which is regulated by a recently passed law. Tsai Yu-tai, head of statistics at Taiwan’s Bureau of Budget, Accounts...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is developing the technology of “digital immortality”. As part of this project, the Augmented Eternity experiment was launched, in which 25 volunteers are involved. Participants include patients with terminal illnesses who have given permission for their social media posting to be analyzed. This will...
One of the problems of modern electronics is a large amount of waste from it – both during production and during disposal. Therefore, researchers are looking for ways to reduce the amount of waste. One of the options was the idea of creating printed circuit boards from paper. This option...
The largest manufacturer of contract chips TSMC intends to expand production and plans to build another large factory. It will be located in Arizona, USA. This was reported by the media, citing people familiar with the company’s plans. Plans are under way to announce the construction of a cutting-edge semiconductor...
Chinese giant Alibaba and startup Biren Technology are forcibly slowing down their fastest and most advanced processors to avoid US-imposed sanctions. These processors have already been developed and sent to production. However, they are created at the facilities of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), which means they are subject to US...
It looks like users in the US are ready to go to any lengths to earn double experience in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. And enterprising people are ready to help them with this. As part of the collaboration, the creators of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have...
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology last week held a series of emergency meetings with the country’s leading semiconductor companies to assess the damage from new US export restrictions. The ministry reportedly summoned executives from Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) as well as representatives from Dawning Information Industry Co....