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India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy  
08/17/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

In the past year, there has seen a dramatic transformation in the way customers pay for their purchases in Banuri, a village in the Himachal Pradesh state of North India. Whether at a small grocery store or a street cart, instead of handing over cash, they use a simple system that involves scanning a code

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Ukraine Cyber Chief Visits ‘Black Hat’ Hacker Meeting in Las Vegas
08/12/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Ukraine’s top cyber official addressed a room full of security experts at a hackers convention following a two-day trip from Kyiv to a casino in Las Vegas. During his unannounced visit, Victor Zhora, deputy head of Ukraine’s State Special Communications Service, told the so-called Black Hat convention Wednesday that the number of cyber incidents that

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Facebook Use Plunges Among US Teens, Survey Finds
08/11/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at video-sharing venues YouTube and TikTok, according to a Pew Research Center survey data out Wednesday. TikTok has “emerged as a top social media platform for U.S. teens” while Google-run YouTube “stands out as the most common platform used

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Race for Semiconductors Influences Taiwan Conflict 
08/10/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

China has blocked many of Taiwan’s exports in retaliation for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2, but certain goods including semiconductors and high-tech products have been spared because of China’s reliance on those products from Taiwan, experts say. “It is unlikely that Beijing will take serious trade actions against electronic

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Biden Signs Semiconductor Bill Boosting US Competitiveness
08/09/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. President Joe Biden has signed the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to boost U.S. competitiveness against China by allocating billions of dollars toward domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research. “The United States must lead the world in the production of these advanced chips. This law will do exactly that,” Biden said in remarks

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Australia to Permit Offshore Wind Farms 
08/08/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Offshore wind farms are to be permitted for the first time in Australia. The Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has declared part of the Victoria coast an offshore wind zone and a 60-day community consultation process will soon begin. The Australian government has designated the country’s first offshore wind zone, which gives developers permission to

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Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China
08/03/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

US President Joe Biden virtually joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to boost US competitiveness against China by allocating billions of dollars toward domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report. …

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Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China
08/03/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

President Joe Biden virtually joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to boost U.S. competitiveness against China by allocating billions of dollars toward domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research. “This bill makes it clear the world’s leading innovation will happen in America. We will both invent in

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Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook
08/01/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social media platform of failing to stop hate speech ahead of Aug. 9 elections. Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) last week gave Facebook one week to comply with regulations against ethnic hate speech or risk

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US, Japan to Set Up Research Center for Next Semiconductors
07/30/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The United States and Japan launched a new high-level economic dialogue Friday aimed at pushing back against China and countering the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two longtime allies agreed to establish a new joint research center for next-generation semiconductors during the so-called economic “two-plus-two” ministerial meeting in Washington, Japanese Trade Minister

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US Probes Cyber Breach of Federal Court Records System
07/29/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a cyber breach involving the federal court records management system, the department’s top national security attorney told lawmakers Thursday. Matt Olsen, head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, alluded to the threat of cyberattacks by foreign nations as he told the U.S. House of Representative Judiciary Committee that

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Congress OKs Bill to Aid Computer Chip Firms, Counter China 
07/29/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The House on Thursday passed a $280 billion package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid to create more high-tech jobs in the United States and help it better compete with international rivals, namely China.  The House approved the bill by a solid margin of 243-187, sending the measure to President

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Twitter Accepts Oct. 17 Trial but Is Concerned Musk Will Try to Delay
07/28/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

 Twitter Inc. does not object to Elon Musk’s proposal to start a trial on October 17 over Musk’s bid to walk away from his $44 billion acquisition deal but the social media company wants a commitment to complete the trial in five days, Twitter said in a court filing on Wednesday.  Musk has said he

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US Senate Advances Bill to Boost Microchip Production
07/28/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Senate has passed a $280 billion initiative that would boost domestic production of microchips and provide support for a key industry that competes with overseas countries including China. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports. …

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Community Solar Powers New York City’s Green Grid
07/28/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Located on the rooftops of commercial skyscrapers, apartment buildings and warehouses, micro solar plants are starting to play a larger role in America’s quest for a green electrical grid. Aron Ranen reports from New York City. …

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Meta Posts First Revenue Drop as Inflation Throttles Ad Sales
07/28/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Meta Platforms Inc. issued a gloomy forecast after recording its first ever quarterly drop in revenue Wednesday, with recession fears and competitive pressures weighing on its digital ads sales.  Shares of the Menlo Park, California-based company were down about 4.6% in extended trading.  The company said it expected third-quarter revenue to be in the range

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US Senate Votes to Advance Sweeping Semiconductor Industry Bill
07/26/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Senate voted 64-32 on Tuesday to advance legislation to dramatically boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing in a bid to make the domestic industry more competitive with China. The legislation provides about $52 billion in government subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production as well as an investment tax credit for chip plants estimated to be worth

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Semiconductor Bill Unites US Politicians From Left, Right — in Opposition
07/24/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite the democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and the fiscally conservative right. The bill making its way through the Senate is a top priority of the Biden administration. It would add about $79 billion to the deficit

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How China Became Ground Zero for the Auto Chip Shortage
07/23/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

From his small office in Singapore, Kelvin Pang is ready to wager a $23 million payday that the worst of the chip shortage is not over for automakers – at least in China. Pang has bought 62,000 microcontrollers, chips that help control a range of functions from car engines and transmissions to electric vehicle power

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US Congress Moves Toward $52 Billion in Subsidies for Semiconductor Firms
07/21/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Senate this week took a key step toward passing a bill meant to provide $52 billion in subsidies to the semiconductor industry in the United States, part of an effort that lawmakers have characterized as protecting the country from supply shortages such as those that struck during the coronavirus pandemic. The bill, called the

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Twitter Suffers Widespread Outage
07/14/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Twitter appeared to be working again after a widespread outage earlier Thursday. The site Downdetector.com, which logs service outages, reported it was the first such outage since February and impacted people in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, Italy and others. Starting around 8 a.m. on the U.S. East Coast, many users received

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Governments Weigh Benefits, Climate Threat of Crypto Mining
07/13/2022 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Cryptocurrencies use an enormous amount of energy, and as the industry grows rapidly, so do concerns about its impact on the climate. Matt Dibble has the story. …

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