Biden administration bars CHIPS Act funding recipients from expanding in China

Biden administration bars CHIPS Act funding recipients from expanding in China

Chipmakers hoping to tap into the Biden administration’s $39 billion semiconductor manufacturing subsidy program will need to sign agreements promising they won’t expand production capacity in China. The requirement was among a handful of funding conditions the US Commerce Department outlined this week after announcing it would begin accepting applications for money from the CHIPS … Read more

NASA’s DART spacecraft took out over 1,000 tons of rock from its target asteroid

NASA’s DART spacecraft took out over 1,000 tons of rock from its target asteroid

Last year, NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully completed its mission: To collide with an asteroid called Dimorphos to see if it was possible to change the trajectory of any potentially planet-killing space rock. Scientists from the DART team have been analyzing the data collected from the mission since then, and they’ve now published five papers in … Read more

Hitting the Books: Could we zap our brains into leading healthier lives?

Hitting the Books: Could we zap our brains into leading healthier lives?

Deep Brain Stimulation therapies have proven an invaluable treatment option for patients suffering from otherwise debilitating diseases like Parkinson’s. However, it — and its sibling tech, brain computer interfaces — currently suffer a critical shortcoming: the electrodes that convert electron pulses into bioelectric signals don’t sit well with the surrounding brain tissue. And that’s where … Read more

Amazon is shutting down eight cashierless Go stores

Amazon is shutting down eight cashierless Go stores

Amazon is closing down two cashierless Go stores in New York City, two in Seattle and four in San Francisco on April 1st, according to GeekWire. The e-retail giant made the announcement on the same day it admitted that it’s pausing construction on its second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia as it reassesses its office needs … Read more

New Senate bill aims to better protect health data after Roe reversal

New Senate bill aims to better protect health data after Roe reversal

A new Senate bill aims to expand protections for Americans’ health and location data. It follows concerns that such information could be used to identify individuals seeking reproductive health care services after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion last year.  The Upholding Protections for Health and Online Location Data (UPHOLD) Privacy Act … Read more

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