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This development underlines increasing tensions between global tech giants and the U.S. government. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company recently informed U.S. authorities about the production of a chip that was found inside a Huawei device. That’s in addition to a teardown analysis conducted by one of the world’s top technology research firms – TechInsights – that…
TSMC had recently informed the U.S. government that it manufactured the specific chip found in a Huawei product. Such information has emerged at a time when the relationship between the U.S. government and some of the world’s leading technology companies is becoming very toxic. The chip was found after the teardown examination by the independent…
Tokyo Metro Co. had a spectacular stock market debut following its IPO, which managed to raise ¥348.6 billion ($2.3 billion), topping the largest IPO in Japan since 2018. Shares rose as high as 47% above the IPO price of ¥1,200 to reach highs of ¥1,768 during early trading. The dazzling debut speaks of strong interest…
Global stock markets reeled Monday with uncertainty casting a long shadow over U.S. interest rates and the forthcoming 2024 presidential election. Investors, already skittish about sustained high rates by the Federal Reserve, were given added reasons to fear a vulnerable U.S. economy by political risks and data. Meanwhile, the dollar tightened and gold prices soared…
In the beginning of 2024, a unique human research study has empirically confirmed that theta phase precession, which is a significant neural activity directly involved in the formation and recall of memory. One thinks of such an ability as altering the way that mental processes like learning and memory function and also providing new ideas…
It wasn’t until 2024 that scientists finally unraveled the mystery of courtship displays by male riflebirds, especially the male paradise riflebird, to reveal new insights into their flirtatious behaviors. Some birds of paradise are dramatically, one might say theatrically, in effect, performing their mating. But new studies and observations have shed quite new light on…
It wasn’t until 2024 that Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” finally rekindled one of hip-hop’s most enduring feuds with Canadian rapper Drake. Both have long enjoyed a history of competing with each other within hip-hop, and this song became that moment in their rivalry that really showcased Kendrick’s lyrical mastery, making him the apparent victor…
On October 21, 2024, the rock world lost its original voice of Iron Maiden, Paul Di’Anno, at 66 years old. With a raw, punk-infused style, he was the charismatic frontman who had much to do with the creation of Iron Maiden’s early sound, especially on the group’s first studio albums, Iron Maiden from 1980 and…
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending injury when his Achilles tendon ruptured, a break that occurred in the last game. Unfortunately, this sends the football team without their star quarterback jostling for a playoff position with very stiff competition in the AFC North. Watson injured himself in the second half of the game…
Starting quarterback for Cleveland Browns Deshaun Watson has been left out for the rest of 2024 after rupturing his left Achilles tendon. The injured quarterback suffered this injury in the team’s last game; thus, the Browns shall enter the latter end of an extremely competitive AFC North schedule without their star quarterback. Watson injured the…
