Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), the world’s third largest chip-foundry after Taiwan’s TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung, is reportedly struggling to increase the production yield of an artificial intelligence (AI) chip for Huawei Technologies. Since last
President Biden on Friday condemned the decision by Iowa’s Supreme Court to uphold the state's six-week abortion ban, saying it puts women’s health in jeopardy. The court, in a 4-3 ruling, overturned a lower court’s temporary block on the state’s six-week ban on abortion,
Sarnoski answers all our burning questions about Frodo the cat (like why he never hisses at the aliens), plus teases a potential sequel.
The Biden administration will host digital creators at the White House for the first-ever Creator Economy Conference in August, the director of digital strategy announced Friday. The conference, which will be held on Aug. 14, will bring together creators, industry
The world's largest athletic apparel retailer is aiming to compete with its more affordable rivals to counteract a sales slump.
There's plenty of excitement for the newly-announced Alkahest, but also some doubt.
FX’s The Bear has returned with its third season, dropped in its entirety on the streamer on June 27. The stunning cooking drama starring Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri has been one of the best things on television in recent years, an indulgent feast of spectacular camera
SPOILER ALERT: This list contains spoilers for Season 3 of “The Bear.” “The Bear” wowed audiences in Season 2 with a head-spinning number of guest stars, most of them appearing in one episode as members of the extended Berzatto family. Many of those guest stars — Jamie Lee
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty Images Since the New Deal era , the bulk of the functioning US government is the administrative state — think the acronym soup of agencies like the EPA, FCC, FTC, FDA, and so on. Even when Capitol Hill is not mired in deep
US Under Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma, who heads his country's delegation before the Organization of American States (OAS) 54th General Assembly in Asunción, met Thursday afternoon with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, with whom he discussed
Overwatch 2’s tank role has been in an awkward spot since the sequel took one of them out of the mix. Where once the role prioritized team-wide defense, Overwatch 2 has built and reworked tanks to be frontline brawlers. Since then, the role has been in constant flux as Blizzard
Kapai and her herd were “rewilded” this month after years in an innovative Kenyan sanctuary, where keepers restored their health and prepared them to live free.
The UAE will cut sermon times at mosques to protect worshippers from the summer months' sweltering heat.
The Pentagon has sent the Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp with Marines aboard to the eastern Mediterranean amid rising tensions between Hezbollah and Israel along Lebanon’s border, U.S. European Command confirmed Friday. The Wasp and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit —
The FATF had previously found Turkish sectors like banking and property vulnerable to illicit financing of groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaeda.
According to early Nielsen figures, approximately 47.9 million viewers tuned in to the debate on Thursday night.
Their sixth album finds the band piloting some musical and personal transitions
Article URL: https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/04/21/microsoft_national_security_risk/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40824324 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Denis Villeneuve’s next feature is getting a holiday release, though it’s uncertain what that project will ultimately be. Warner Bros. announced Friday that the filmmaker’s next “event film” will hit theaters Dec. 18, 2026, and that it hails from Legendary Entertainment, home
You need a gaming PC, and Lenovo has you covered. The Lenovo Legion line of gaming PCs are designed for hardcore gamers who want the power of Intel without breaking the bank.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Friday lamented President Biden's debate performance but defended his continued candidacy in the 2024 race. “It wasn’t the debate I would have loved for us to have,” Buttigieg said on MSNBC. “I know what it's like, to have a night on
The indictments – and in some cases, the convictions – of hundreds of people charged with participating in the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, will have to be reconsidered and possibly dropped because of a ruling by the US Supreme Court on June 28, 2024. Among those
Warner Bros. has announced a slew of changes to their release schedule, most notably slotting an untitled event film from Legendary and “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve for Dec. 18, 2026 in IMAX. Following the massive success of “Dune: Part Two,” Villeneuve entered into talks
Just hours after the Supreme Court narrowed an obstruction charge used to prosecute scores of Jan. 6 rioters, trial-level judges have started to reopen some cases tied to the 2021 Capitol attack. The federal judge who oversaw the case against Guy Reffitt — the first rioter
A man from New Jersey was charged with attempted second-degree murder over the weekend after he flew to Florida and attacked another gamer with a hammer allegedly over a dispute in an MMORPG, according to police. Read more...
A total of 21 people both military or civilians have been arrested so far in connection with Wednesday's failed coup d'état against the administration of President Luis Arce Catacora, Government Minister Eduardo del Castillo confirmed Friday in La Paz. "So far there is a total
Democratic officials, political operatives and people close to the president paint a picture of an anxious party after the debate.
Gamers can return to the “Cozy Grove” universe this week with the launch of sequel game, “Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit.” The new titled, which launched Tuesday, is a mobile-only game exclusive to Netflix, which acquired “Cozy Grove” developer Spry Fox as an in-house studio in
Viggo Mortenson, jury member Geoffrey Rush and jury president and independent film veteran Christine Vachon were among the big names strutting down the red carpet on Friday evening for the gala opening ceremony of the 58th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The US aid pier built off the Gaza coast has again been removed due to high seas and relocated to the Israeli port of Ashdod.
Pete Arredondo, the former police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, was indicted this week over his response to the 2022 mass shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The indictment argues Arredondo failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his
For the first time a politician from the south of the European Union will take over the presidency of the European Council.
Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded
With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations show that time is ever so slightly faster on the lunar surface, which can affect navigation
Megan Thee Stallion's new album, Megan, features many stars, including a notable verse from the late Pimp C on the UGK and Juicy J collab 'Paper Together.'
Fifty years after scientists identified the cause of Pierce's disease, which damages vineyards, there still isn't a cure.
Former President Obama urged voters Friday to back President Biden in November despite a poor showing by the president in the previous night's debate. "Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know," Obama posted on the social platform X. "But this election is still a choice
National Streaming Day is over but Peacock is continuing to churn out deals. The streamer is currently offering a limited-time promo that gets you a full year of Peacock for only $59.99. The monthly plan is normally $5.99/year so by snagging the annual plan, you get 12 months
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj774nxrpy7o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40823850 Points: 22 # Comments: 5
Texas’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, dealing a blow to a group of medical providers, national LGBTQ organizations and families with transgender children that sued to block it. The 8-1 ruling leaves in place a law that has
The rapper's latest is all about brushing off haters and living your best life
DHS extended temporary protected status for Haitians, making an additional 309,000 Haitians eligible for that protection.