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Technology US Technological Dominance Is Not What It Used to Be Kevin Colleran Mar 2, 2023 With everyone so mesmerized by silver-tongued AI chatbots, it’s easy to forget that most flashy breakthroughs in science… Read More...
Technology John Palmour Changed Recipe for Making Microchips Kevin Colleran Dec 3, 2022 As a graduate student in materials science in the early 1980s, John Palmour took a chance… Read More...
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Technology The FTC Sues Nvidia to Block Its Historic Deal With Arm Kevin Colleran Dec 4, 2021 The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm, the semiconductor design firm, saying that… Read More...
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