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China reportedly paying big bonuses for semiconductor expertise

24-08-2023 22:27

In an apparent effort to broaden the country’s semiconductor manufacturing, the Chinese government is paying sizeable signing bonuses and offering housing subsidies for qualified experts in the field, according to a report from Reuters.The incentives are said to be a follow-on effort to the Chinese government’s Thousand Talents Plan, which was apparently shuttered in 2018 when the US began investigating scientists involved in it. Dubbed Qiming, the new program has not been widely pu

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Now that Apple supports Right to Repair, everyone else should, too

24-08-2023 17:40

In a move with implications for consumers and for large iPhone, iPad, and/or Mac deployments in business and education, Apple is backing a new California law that aims to make it easier for people to fix their own devices.Apple supports SB 244
In a nutshell, Apple has officially endorsed a proposed Right to Repair Bill that’s moving toward approval in California. The company’s support for the bill may hint at a change in its attitude to self-repair.Traditionally, Apple didn’t

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UK government confirms November global AI summit

24-08-2023 14:06

The UK government has confirmed it will host a global AI summit on November 1 and 2, bringing together government officials, AI companies, and researchers at Bletchley Park to consider the risks and development of AI technologies and discuss how they can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action.Bletchley Park is a site in Milton Keynes that became the home of code breakers during World War II and saw the development of Colossus, the world’s first programmable digital e

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18 Microsoft Teams apps for content collaboration and management

24-08-2023 12:00

Hundreds of apps are available for Microsoft Teams that make it easier for you and your co-workers to get work done without leaving the Teams interface. You can add an app as a tab at the top of a Teams channel or group chat so it’s always available to you and your colleagues with a single click.There are Teams apps for every business purpose, and even some tailored for specific industries. Some are Microsoft apps, but many are third-party apps that integrate popular services into Teams.I

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