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• UK’s biggest chip plant sold by Chinese-owned firm after government order

  08-11-2023 17:38 via thenextweb.com
  
  Britain’s biggest chip plant has been bought by US semiconductor firm Vishay for $177mn. The Newport Wafer Fab in Wales was previously owned by Nexperia, which acquired the business in 2021. Nexperia is headquartered in the Netherlands, but the company is a subsidiary of China’s Wingtech. This ownership structure attracted intervention from UK lawmakers. Last year, the British government ordered Nexperia to sell the majority of its stake in Newport Wafer Fab. The move was expla
  
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• A third of GDPR fines for social media platforms linked to child data protection

  08-11-2023 16:33 via thenextweb.com
  
  It’s been a little over five years since the GDPR came into effect and fines keep amassing — especially for social media platforms. New research by Dutch VPN company Surfshark has found that, since 2018, five of the most popular social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp, and X/Twitter) have been fined over €2.9bn for violating the EU’s data protection law. Facebook alone accounts for nearly 60% of the total amount, with €1.7bn in penalties. Adding to Zucker
  
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• 30 Amazing Chrome Extensions for Designers and Developers

  08-11-2023 14:30 via webdesignerdepot.com
  
  Searching for a tool to make cross-platform design a breeze? Desperate for an extension that helps you figure out the HTML code of that fantastic color palette? Looking for a trick that will supercharge your productivity this year? We’ve got you covered.
  
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• German satellite will use AI to detect anomalies on asteroids and planets

  08-11-2023 13:47 via thenextweb.com
  
  A German satellite that will test new AI technologies in orbit for automatic detection of anomalies on planets and asteroids is set for launch. Despite its ambitious mission, the so-called SONATE-2 is a six-unit cubesat, a type of nanosatellite that’s no bigger than a shoebox. It was designed and built by a team led by aerospace engineer Professor Hakan Kayal from Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg in Germany. According to Kayal, projects of this sort are quite uncomm
  
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• 5 new EU restrictions for online political advertising

  08-11-2023 12:06 via thenextweb.com
  
  As the European Union prepares for elections next year, the bloc is developing new measures to protect the democratic process.  The latest rules focus on advertising. On Tuesday, EU officials unveiled new regulations for online political ads, which aim to make campaigns more transparent and safe from interference. These are the five new measures that are being implemented: 1. New transparency To enhance transparency and accountability, the EU will make it easier to find out
  
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• Close doesn’t cut it: What we can learn from Iceland’s pay parity strike

  08-11-2023 11:57 via thenextweb.com
  
  For 14 years running, Iceland has topped the charts on gender balance. That’s not to say the Nordic nation has achieved full gender parity but that, by measure of the World Economic Forum, its gender gap is more than 90% closed. And it’s the only country in the Global Gender Gap Index to have achieved as much. The first Kvennafri or ‘Women’s Day Off’ was held in 1975. This year, on the anniversary of that original event, women across Iceland went on strike, includi
  
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