Environmentalists hate a fast-moving chips bill. Biden looks poised to sign it.
Environmentalists are pressuring President Biden to veto a bill that would weaken federal oversight of semiconductor manufacturing. But Biden is reportedly planning to sign the bill, which was quickly moved through both the House and the Senate and has support from lawmakers in key battleground states. The bill would exempt semiconductor manufacturing facilities that receive […]
Brain chips may help us remember where our keys are: scientists
Michael Kahana, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied memory for more than 30 years: how it works and what happens when it doesn't. He's not just interested in memory loss from traumatic brain injury, which affects more than 5 million people in the U.S., or the roughly 7 million Americans with Alzheimer's […]
Emhoff, Walz Help Kamala Harris Find Chips
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, appeared to be assisting Harris in her search for Doritos. in post On Channel X, Waltz shared a video that appears to show him spotting a red bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos and handing it to Harris, who was standing […]
When China conquers Taiwan, it'll have a near monopoly on the chips powering every gadget we own
There is no excuse, so let me state it plainly: the United States does not have a competitive domestic computer chip industry and will not have one for the next decade. China occupies Taiwan and takes control of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s first and most important dedicated chip manufacturer). And the United […]
Putin under pressure as Ukraine incursion continues, may give Kyiv bargaining chips in peace talks: experts
Moscow sent troops to the Kursk region in response to Ukrainian forces invading Russian territory, raising big questions for the Kremlin and giving Kiev a major opening. “Given the significant combat power differential in Russia’s favor on the battlefield, it appears likely that Ukrainian forces will switch to, or at least intensify, irregular warfare, taking […]