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Ed Returns To Government

David Manners — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:43 +0000

My moves to discredit the junior minister for science and technology, who was blocking my return to government office, have worked well, Ed confides to his diary. The junior minister’s ...

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Europe’s Flagging Fibre

David Manners — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:24:35 +0000

21 years ago it was already becoming obvious that Europe’s telcos were falling behind Asian telcos in the rate at which they were installing fibre to the home. When asked ...

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Most Read – Intel funds, Tri-fold phone, NAND ASP

Alun Williams — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:55:59 +0000

For those written in the last week, our most popular stories on the site cover predictions for the industry's future, Chinese unicorns, Huawei's new tri-fold phone, the NAND ASP, and Intel receiving US Chips Act money...

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Do-ers

David Manners — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:03:16 +0000

In the same week the EU congratulated itself on winning a couple of court cases (in European courts) against Apple and Alphabet, Mario Draghi presents a report saying Europe is ...

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Fable: The Great Designer Who Questioned God

David Manners — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:18:16 +0000

72 years ago, a Swiss guy who designed one of the most famous chips ever made, founded a semiconductor company. Six years later he sold it to Ferranti. He also ...

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What caught your eye this week? (Unicorns, Uncertainty, Robot legs)

Alun Williams — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:10:19 +0000

We're talking about Chinese unicorns, the state of the chip industry, use of electrostatic-hydraulic actuators in robotics, and Ofcom's view of Project Kuiper...

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AVs Crash A Lot

David Manners — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:01:52 +0000

In 2022, 1,552 Autonomous Vehicles driving 5.7 million miles were reported registered for testing in California. These AVs were involved in 150 collisions throughout the year, according to the California ...

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UK Bebras Challenge 2024 opens for entries

Alun Williams — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:42:23 +0000

One to note: the UK Bebras Challenge, a STEM computing competition, is now open for registrations for 2024. Thanks to the Raspberry Pi team for highlighting this one.

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Get Mannerisms, Gadget Master, the Daily and the Weekly, in newsletter form

Alun Williams — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:09:02 +0000

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Can Intel Catch TSMC?

David Manners — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:01:29 +0000

Can Intel catch up in process technology with TSMC was a question asked at IFS2024 earlier this week. ‘When you get behind it takes 10 years to catch up,“ replied ...

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