US SENATE PASSES BILL TO BOOST COUNTRY’S ABILITY TO COMPETE WITH CHINA

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• A fund of $190bn has been approved for provisions to strengthen US technology and research

• This new bill approved by the US Senate has been opposed by China’s parliament as it expressed “strong indignation and resolute opposition” to ...

JAPAN’S NTT FINDS MALFUNCTIONS IN NETWORK; COSMIC RAYS

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• Japan’s NTT finds malfunctions in network; cosmic rays.
• Cosmic rays are said to be causing an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 malfunctions.
• The temporary malfunctions found by NTT is said to have led to computers and pho...

BENEFITS OF ALOE VERA IN DAILY LIFE

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• Benefits of Aloe vera in daily life.
• Aloe vera has been claimed to have therapeutic properties.
• Aloe vera gels obtained from the plant’s leaves are put into many uses.
• Extracts from aloe vera could be use...

U.S. IMPOSES STRICT RESTRICTIONS ON CHINA’S CHIPMAKER SMIC

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• The Trump administration on Friday imposed strict restrictions on China’s top chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)

• SMIC along with few other Chinese companies would be added to a Entity List that will ensure that...

ALL K-POP TWICE SINGERS COME HOME SCOT FREE AFTER TESTING NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19

• Band mates of K-pop girl group TWICE have tested negative for the new coronavirus, their agency said Tuesday.
• TWICE band members, that also include Sana, and their manager have all got away from contracting the virus and have tested negative for the new coronavirus, JYP Enterta...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LIKELY TO ADD CHINESE CHIPMAKER SMIC TO DEFENSE BLACKLIST

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• This move from Trump is likely to escalate existing tensions between the U.S. and China, weeks before the U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes charge of the White House

• Earlier this month it was reported that the Department of Defense (DOD) was plannin...

SOUTH KOREAN CHIPMAKERS WITNESS BUSY SEASONS AMIDST US SANCTIONS ON SMIC

• South Korea's chipmakers couldn’t be a happier lot as they stand to gain the maximum from the United States' export restrictions against China's leading foundry firm, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), analysts here said Saturday.
• Th...

U.S. IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORTS TO CHINA’S BIGGEST CHIPMAKER SMIC

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• According to letter from the Commerce Department, suppliers of certain equipment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) will now have to apply for individual export licenses

• The Chinese chipmaker clearly said that it has not re...

CHINA IS INVESTING BILLIONS IN CHIPMAKING

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• Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), the largest semiconductor maker in China is likely to raise around $7.5 billion this year by listing its stock in Shanghai.
• This move will enable China to reduce its reliance on...

Remembering Ed Filipowski amid his death

In the past 30 years of developing waves and cataclysmic change, Ed was a cornerstone of the business, a wellspring of technological creativity and an epicenter of calm and common sense.

Coach Chairman Joshua Schulman, also a Gucci alumnus, says Ed shares important insights on things th...

A total of 6 seismic tremors observed in one day close to Strasbourg, France

According to Le Monde newspaper on Saturday, four individual small-scale earthquakes were observed, between Friday and Saturday, near Strasbourg, France. However, according to data released by the National Seismic Surveillance Network, between Friday 11:00 p.m. and Saturday 03:30 p.m., a total of...