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China’s SMIC and Huawei building advance 5nm chips despite US

China is making significant progress in developing advanced semiconductors even as the United States tightens export controls to contain its technological ambitions. The country’s leading chipmaker SMIC has new production lines in Shanghai to manufacture next-generation 5-nanometer (5nm) mobile processors, … Continue reading

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Homeworld 3 delayed and pushed back a further two months

Gearbox Publishing and Blackbird Interactive have taken the decision to push back the highly-anticipated Homeworld 3 two months until the middle of May. Until overnight, the game was scheduled for a release on 8th March. A new demo was released … Continue reading

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Californian regulator looking into Waymo’s collision with a cylist

California’s auto regulator, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), is investigating an incident that occurred on Tuesday, where a driverless Waymo car collided with a cyclist, according to a report by Reuters. San Francisco cops said that the cyclist suffered non-fatal … Continue reading

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Rally Cap VC, a fintech investor for emerging markets, spins out $5M climate fund

Last year, Amini, a Kenya-based climate tech startup using data from satellites to offer insights on crop health and track farming progress, announced pre-seed and seed rounds six months apart. Not only did the startup manage to raise rounds in … Continue reading

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Daedalus, which is building precision-manufacturing factories powered by AI, raises $21M

A fledgling startup founded by one of OpenAI’s first engineering hires is looking to “redefine manufacturing,” with AI-powered factories for creating bespoke precision parts. Daedalus, as the company is called, is based in the southwestern German city of Karlsruhe, where … Continue reading

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Indian central bank defends ‘proportionate’ action on Paytm

India’s central bank said Thursday it takes supervisory actions and imposes business restrictions only after “persistent non-compliance” with rules, its first comment after a clampdown on Paytm last week has posed existential questions about the future of the leading financial … Continue reading

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Google starts blocking users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore

To reduce financial scams, Google has started a new program to prevent users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore. The company is looking to block sideloaded apps that abuse Android permissions to read one-time passwords received through SMS and notifications. … Continue reading

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Brita snaps up smart water bottle startup, Larq

Smart water bottle-maker Larq this week announced that it has been acquired by filtration giant, Brita. More specifically, Brita GmbH, the German company founded in 1966, which spun off and sold its North/South American wing to Clorox in 1988. Brita … Continue reading

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Pakistan suspends phone and internet services on election day

Pakistan has temporarily suspended mobile phone network and internet services across the country to combat any “possible threats,” a top ministry said, as the South Asian nation begins its national election. In a statement, Pakistan’s interior ministry said the move … Continue reading

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