manufacturing

Semiconductors

New York State Gets Tapped for New Chip War Offensive

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The center of gravity in the US-China battle for semiconductor supremacy is shifting to an unlikely part of the country: Upstate New York.

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Autos

GM Sets Out to Soothe Shareholders with Spending Cuts, Dividend Boost

America’s largest auto manufacturer is trying to regain Wall Street’s favor with buybacks and spending cuts on less promising projects.

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International Economics

Germany Freezes Public Spending After Court Ruling

Berlin has imposed a freeze on virtually all new federal spending commitments for the rest of the year, or the next 40 days.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft is Creating an AI-Powered Factory Floor

Microsoft wants to patent a system that tests if factory tools can go the distance. But the tool itself may be more powerful than the patent lets…

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Patent Drop

Nvidia is Making Safer Robots for the Factory Floor

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Nvidia’s interest could help bring AI onto the factory floor for more than just maintenance purposes.

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Electric Vehicles

Stellantis Eyes a Strategic EV Partner in China

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Patent Drop

Boeing Predicts Wear and Tear in the Air

Boeing may be using AI to predict when it’s planes need a face lift.

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Industrials

Telecom Billionaire Merging Dish, EchoStar

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Semiconductors

Chipmaker Giant TSMC Warns of a Rough Road

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Industries

Lordstown Motors Finally Sputters into Bankruptcy

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Patent Drop

Amazon Takes to the Sky

Amazon may be working on drones that are cheaper, simpler and stronger.

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Semiconductors

A Surge in Chip Stocks Puts NVIDIA Near $1 Trillion Market Cap

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Healthcare

FTC Overturns Approval of $7 Billion Illumina-Grail Deal

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Patent Drop

Pinterest’s blockchain interests

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Technology

Peloton Shows Signs of Life

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Healthcare

Dwindling Vaccine Sales Makes Big Pharma Switch Gears

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