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walterbyrd writes:
Texas Instruments will invest over $60 billion to expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint, according to the company.
The investment will build or expand seven chip-making facilities, creating 60,000 jobs, as stated by Texas Instruments.
Texas Instruments aims to strengthen the domestic supply chain and increase U.S. chip production.
Construction for two new factories in Sherman will start based on business demand, as announced by Texas Instruments.
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walterbyrd writes:
The reactor, known as Kaleidos, is a 1-megawatt microreactor engineered for modularity, rapid deployment, and diesel-generator replacement.
The size is basically a truck-trailer, and they hope to produce 50 per year.
Industry analysts view Kaleidos as a key player in the emerging field of tactical and off-grid nuclear energy, an area of strategic interest for national defense planners and climate-focused investors.
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walterbyrd writes:
> A deep-sea dive off San Diego revealed the first-ever images of the USS F-1 submarine wreck, lost since December 17, 1917, after an accident that killed 19 crew members.
> The imaging team at WHOI used photogrammetry to create detailed 3D models of the F-1 submarine from the new data.
> Researchers from WHOI and the U.S. Navy located and surveyed the wreck for the first time since it sank over 100 years ago.
> The USS F-1 lies on its starboard side and was found to be 'remarkably intact' after over 100 years underwater.
> WHOI and the U.S. Navy decided not to contact the wreck to 'preserve its condition and be respectful of its legacy.
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walterbyrd writes:
- A study analyzing health records of 199,890 adults in the United States diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy between 2016 and 2020 was conducted by investigators affiliated with the University of Arizona.
- They studied this stress-related heart condition caused by surges of stress hormones triggered by emotional or physical events like death or divorce.
- The condition, marked by temporary heart muscle enlargement and weakened pumping, leads to high rates of complications such as heart failure, stroke, and cardiac arrest.
- The overall death rate remained high at 6.5%, with men dying more than twice as often as women , and older adults showed the highest incidence.
- The study calls for prompt diagnosis, careful patient monitoring, and further research to reduce fatalities and develop new treatments for this serious syndrome.
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walterbyrd writes:
- A three-eyed predator, nicknamed the 'sea-moth', lived 506 million years ago, surprising scientists with its unique features.
- Mosura had 16 tightly packed segments with gills at its rear end, showcasing its unique anatomy.
- Fossils of Mosura reveal detailed internal structures like the nervous system and digestive tract.
- The discovery of Mosura provides insights into the evolution of animals related to modern insects and crabs
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walterbyrd writes:
On April 30, 2025, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland ruled that Apple willfully violated a 2021 injunction related to its App Store practices.
The violation occurred because Apple imposed new fees and policies that blocked meaningful competition for external app purchases, defying the court's original order.
The court found Apple engineered obstacles like 27% commissions on off-App Store purchases, scare screens, and static URLs to deter users from using alternative payment methods.
Judge Rogers described Apple's response as a "blatant attempt to sidestep the court's authority" and referred Apple and VP Alex Roman for potential criminal contempt after finding Roman lied under oath.
The ruling bars Apple from interfering with developers' ability to communicate alternative payment options and may lead to criminal charges, while Epic Games signals potential return of Fortnite to iOS.
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walterbyrd writes:
In a monumental discovery that promises to reshape both the mining industry and our understanding of geological processes, scientists have unearthed a massive iron ore deposit in Western Australia, valued at trillions of dollars, sparking global economic and scientific intrigue.Link to Original Source
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walterbyrd writes:
Naomi Louchouarn, program director of wildlife partnerships at Humane World for Animals and an expert on human-wildlife coexistence, had a gut reaction to the dire wolf news: “This is going to be a problem for gray wolves,” she recalls thinking. “It almost immediately undermined our ability to protect species.”
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walterbyrd writes:
When Google launched in the late 1990s, it quickly overtook the market for search engines. Its proprietary method of indexing led users to results they were actually looking for rather than producing the hodgepodge of results offered by other search engines of the time. Within just a few years, it was dominating the market. Today, it is a money-printing machine.
It’s also increasingly horrible at the core mission that produced such success. The company’s leadership may have realized early on that to dominate they needed to maximize the marketing angle of search, but over time that side of the business — the one that produces revenue — swallowed the informative results that drove the search engine’s success.
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walterbyrd writes:
The hydrogen-powered drone is unique because of its exceptional range and flying duration capacity, which reaches up to 14 hours. This makes it fly beyond the limitations shown by traditional lithium-battery drones, which can only go for 10 to 30 minutes.
Recently, the drone completed remote missions in Germany and the United States while being controlled from nearly 5,800 miles away in South Korea. This can be achieved by integrating systems on radio frequency and LTE/5G communication, wherein control is made possible from the farthest corner of the globe.
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walterbyrd writes:
Believe me, when it comes to the Pi (at least until the 4), FreeBSD is better than Linux.
It's better because the performance of it is unlike any other Linux distribution I've ever seen, even with cpupower activated and overclocking. Nope, no match — FreeBSD's performance on the Pi is still way better, even without overclocking.
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walterbyrd writes:
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is reducing its headcount by more than 17K employees, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the outlet reported that the tech giant is due to concentrate staff cuts on its devices business, recruiting and retail operations. The company was previously projected to cut about 10K roles, but has accelerated layoffs due to economic uncertainty.
The round of role eliminations fulfills a warning about further staff cuts voiced by CEO Andy Jassy in November.
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walterbyrd writes:
To protect a tiny species of toad, construction of a geothermal powerplant has been halted.
Protecting biodiversity is important, but developing geothermal energy is also important.
Geothermal power plants have a minimal carbon footprint, release little to no greenhouse gas emissions, and are considered a renewable resource, according to the Energy Department.
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walterbyrd writes:
Far from being autonomous computer programs oblivious to outside pressure, Google’s algorithms are subject to regular tinkering from executives and engineers who are trying to deliver relevant search results, while also pleasing a wide variety of powerful interests and driving its parent company’s more than $30 billion in annual profit.
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walterbyrd writes:
Geologists matching rocks from opposite sides of the globe have found that part of Australia was once attached to North America 1.7 billion years ago.
Researchers from Curtin University in Australia examinedrocks from the Georgetown region of northern Queensland. The rocks — sandstone sedimentary rocks that formed in a shallow sea — had signatures that were unknownin Australia but strongly resembled rocks that can be seen in present-day Canada.
