TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, has pushed back the planned 2024 start date of production at its Arizona factory by a year due to a shortage of skilled workers.Read more...
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The Kremlin meant business when it threatened to seize the Russian operations of foreign companies in retaliation for sanctions linked to its war in Ukraine. Danish beer company Carlsberg and French food and drinks giant Danone saw Russia assuming “temporary management” of their stakes in local operations...
Back in March, Twitter owner Elon Musk said there was a chance the company would report positive cashflow in the next quarter. A month later, Musk suggested most advertisers who’d fled the site had returned. But June has come and gone, and Twitter still has cashflow issues...
Microsoft and Sony have signed a 10-year binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the Xbox maker’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The announcement tweeted yesterday (July 16) by Xbox chief Phil Spencer indicates the Japanese company is no longer fighting the $69 billion takeover.Read more...
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the sugar substitute aspartame to be “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” but it is not recommending any changes to its consumption levels. For decades, the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of the non-sugar sweetener has been 40 mg per kg of body weight...
Amid a housing crunch, Singapore’s only racecourse is being cleared to make way for more homes.Read more...
The case against FTX’s disgraced founder is getting stronger, as two of his key aides have reached plea agreements with US authorities.Read more...
India wants no Chinese contenders in the lower-end segment of its smartphone market. It plans to bar them from selling handsets priced under 12,000 rupees ($150), Bloomberg reported yesterday (Aug. 8). Read more...
One solution to bridge the gap is to hire industry professionals as educators...
The educated youth unemployment crisis at home and better opportunities abroad are leading to brain drain...