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TSMC just announced its 1.6nm-class process technology today, an A16 manufacturing process that is the company's first Angstrom-class production node. Expectations are that it will outperform its predecessor, N2P, significantly.  The…

International researchers studied galaxy NGC 4383 in the nearby Virgo cluster and found a gas outflow so large that it would take 20,000 years for light to travel from one side to the other. The discovery is published in the journal Monthly…

A new technique using deep learning to advance the post-processing pipeline of ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) makes it more practical for clinical settings. Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and…

Although communicative and relational skills are in great demand by organizations, we are not good at identifying, measuring, selecting, and developing these skills with precision. Soft Skills: How to See, Measure, and Build the Skills…

Meta launched a new feature users can talk to: its AI chatbot. Meta AI is available on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. The conversational chat window is ready for you to ask questions and generate AI images, similar to…

And the tech layoffs continue. Multinational tech firms Ericsson, Tesla, Apple, Amazon, and Intel are slashing jobs, and China is rapidly following. Ericsson plans to cut approximately 240 positions at its core R&D facility on…

XPeng, EHang, and other Chinese companies are determined to have cars flying in 2024. XPeng AeroHT, a subsidiary of the electric vehicle startup, plans to sell a dual-mode electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle that can drive…

EVs and lithium batteries are getting a lot of attention lately, with big names like Google, Apple, and Hertz making news. While lithium metal batteries (LMBs) could provide a range of up to 700 miles for EVs, their capabilities are…

A 2023 Nature study stated that science and innovation have slowed down, producing less new knowledge. Researchers at the University of Basel say the claim was made based on a measurement error—and they are refuting the study, at least for…

Substrate materials play an essential role in information processing. Using advanced imaging, a research team led by Penn State found that substrate material (also known as wafers) responds to changes in electricity, like the semiconductor…

A California man sold more than $3.5 million worth of counterfeit or used electronics to the Defense Department. Steve Kim, 63, controlled "Company A," which sold fan assemblies to the Defense Logistics Agency that were either counterfeit,…

Quantum information science has the potential to make revolutionary advances in science and engineering and drive innovation. World Quantum Day, April 14, was created to generate interest and enthusiasm for quantum mechanics. The FBI…

Researchers at Graz University of Technology attempted three different side-channel attacks on graphics cards via the WebGPU browser interface—and succeeded. The attacks were fast enough to work during normal surfing behavior. Web…

United Robotics conducted a survey of 8,000 people in the U.S., France, Canada, Italy, and Germany for Euronews Next. Highlights of the results include: 80% fear that overly sentient androids will take human jobs 71% believe they…

Microchip just purchased Neuronix AI Labs to expand its ability to deliver power-efficient, AI-enabled edge solutions on FPGAs. Neuronix AI Labs provides neural network sparsity optimization technology that reduces power, size, and…