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Amgine<p>CNN: Fear and resignation after ‘world’s most powerful company’ pays Trump a $100 billion ‘protection fee’ — <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/tech/taiwan-tsmc-us-investment-reactions-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/tec</span><span class="invisible">h/taiwan-tsmc-us-investment-reactions-intl-hnk/index.html</span></a></p><p>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (<a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/TSMC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TSMC</span></a>) is investing $100 billion USD in the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>. This is viewed by some as 'protection money" to keep the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> administration following its own law, Taiwan Relations Act, which requires them to provide <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> with means to support itself in case of attack from the PRC mainland.</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/chips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chips</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/fab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fab</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>I'd rather want a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/honest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>honest</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a> than a effectivley unavailable one.</p><ul><li>OFC I don't expect a board partner to accept a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPE95_RnL_Q&amp;t=38m49s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">margin of just $4</a>, but it would be easier to accept a 5% higher MSRP than having no stock at MSRP.</li></ul><p>And yes, I blame <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMD</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nvidia</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intel</span></a> doing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greedflation</span></a> against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> because I'm <em>very certain</em> they don't sell <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> at cost for a fixed price per unit depending on the order size, but rather charge a cut of the sold model (similar to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ARM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ARM</span></a> does nowadays for their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>licensing</span></a>)...</p><ul><li>People, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StopBuyingAboveMSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopBuyingAboveMSRP</span></a>!</li></ul>
Paul Giulan<p>Australian company Cortical Labs has launched the CL1, the world's first <a href="https://federate.social/tags/commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commercial</span></a> "biological computer" that merges <a href="https://federate.social/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> cells with <a href="https://federate.social/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> to form adaptable, energy-efficient neural networks. </p><p><a href="https://newatlas.com/brain/cortical-bioengineered-intelligence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newatlas.com/brain/cortical-bi</span><span class="invisible">oengineered-intelligence/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Barcelona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Barcelona</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/physiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physiology</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>semiconductors</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/neurology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurology</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consciousness</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/sentience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sentience</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/biotechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biotechnology</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/neurons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurons</span></a></p>
Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>Years ago, I was asked to make a print for a missing element in a gallery show of the Periodic Table Printmaking Project, which gathered prints by different artists for each element . This small linocut represents the chemical element Silicon, with its diamond cubic crystal structure shown in silver. Its symbol, atomic number and a couple of its forms are shown in lilac. Silicon is common in the Earth’s crust 🧵1/n</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/quartz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quartz</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/radiolarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radiolarian</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a></p>
Kushal Das :python: :tor: 🇵🇸<p>Anyone knows how to create a <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/virtual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtual</span></a> <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macos</span></a> on a <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> machine (M1 etc) where I can pass through an <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> device (<a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/yubikey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yubikey</span></a> specifically)? <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>testing</span></a> <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://toots.dgplug.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> </p><p>Please boost for more reach.</p>
heeb_sternis<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chrisstoecker</span></a></span></p><p>Es ist ein offenes Geheimnis. <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> nimmt <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Ketamin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ketamin</span></a> und vermutlich auch andere Drogen. Ist im <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Silicon</span></a>-Valley unter den glorifizierten tollen Tech-Unternehmern durchaus verbreitet. Von einem <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Suchtpatienten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suchtpatienten</span></a> wie Musk zu verlangen sein Verhalten zu ändern wird nicht funktionieren. Einen kalten Entzug wird er freiwillig nicht machen. Zu einem Entzug müsste er politisch gezwungen werden. Aktuell sieht es nicht danach aus als wäre das eine realistische Option.</p>
Arkadiusz Sikorski vel ArakuS<p><em>1984</em><br>CPU: DEC V-11<br>"The V-11, code-named "Scorpio", is a miniprocessor chip set implementation of the VAX instruction set architecture (ISA) developed and fabricated by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEC_V-11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DEC V-11</a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEC</span></a><br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/V11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>V11</span></a><br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ScorpioChip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScorpioChip</span></a><br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VAXArchitecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAXArchitecture</span></a><br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageTech</span></a><br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/1984Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1984Innovation</span></a><br><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Miniprocessor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Miniprocessor</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DIE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIE</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dieshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dieshot</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/siliconwafer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siliconwafer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cpu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cpu</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/oldhardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldhardware</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/microprocessor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microprocessor</span></a> #1984</p>
Arkadiusz Sikorski vel ArakuS<p>Czochralski technique - The method is named after Polish scientist Jan Czochralski. Silicon Wafer production. Approximately 80–90% of silicon wafers used in the semiconductor industry are manufactured using the Czochralski method.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czochralski_method" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Czochralski method / Czochralski technique / Czochralski process</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52GoRYP1les" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How are BILLIONS of MICROCHIPS made from SAND? | How are SILICON WAFERS made?</a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Silicon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/wafer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wafer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/die" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>die</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CzochralskiMethod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CzochralskiMethod</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CrystalGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrystalGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SemiconductorTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SemiconductorTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MaterialScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaterialScience</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/WaferProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaferProduction</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SiliconCrystals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconCrystals</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Crystallography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crystallography</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FluidDynamics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FluidDynamics</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MaterialPurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaterialPurity</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Doping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doping</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Semiconductors</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Optics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Optics</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Love how this is all happening before silicon chips become everywhere, whole other angle for invasion now!</p><p>I am learning so much about Silicon tonight </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monsterdon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Silicon</span></a></p>
Olly 👾<p>I’ve waited Years for Apple to give a Damn about Gaming — with Cyberpunk 2077 coming to the Mac, it’s finally happening.</p><p>Apple silicon Macs will get their ultimate gaming test. One of the most graphically demanding and visually impressive games in recent years, will soon get a Mac release, according to CD Projekt Red.</p><p><a href="https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/50947/just-announced-cyberpunk-2077-ultimate-edition-coming-to-mac" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cyberpunk.net/en/news/50947/ju</span><span class="invisible">st-announced-cyberpunk-2077-ultimate-edition-coming-to-mac</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mac</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/cyberpunk2077" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk2077</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineer</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/it" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>it</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Italian News by RSS<p>corriere.it by Federico Fubini <br>James A. Robinson, premio Nobel per l’economia: «L’egoismo della Silicon Valley rischia di danneggiare gli americani»</p><p>L’economista:&nbsp;«Gli Stati Uniti non sono un sistema chiuso alla stregua del Messico. Ma certo anche Bill Gates o Mark Zuckerberg possono aver provato o stanno provando a rendere le istituzioni più estrattive. Più favorevoli a loro e non alla gran parte degli americani»<br> <br>Translated:<br>James A. Robinson, Nobel laureate in Economics: "The egoism of Silicon Valley risks harming Americans." </p><p>The Economist: "The United States is not a closed system like Mexico. But certainly even Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg may have tried or are trying to make institutions more extractive. More favorable to them and not to the majority of Americans." </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/billgate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billgate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/markzuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markzuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/JamesARobinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesARobinson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Nobel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nobel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/economist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/american" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>american</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Nobellaureate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nobellaureate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Silicon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Valley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Valley</span></a><br><a href="https://www.corriere.it/economia/finanza/24_ottobre_14/james-a-robinson-premio-nobel-per-l-economia-l-egoismo-della-silicon-valley-rischia-di-danneggiare-gli-americani-fa722d28-1fc1-4b0f-843c-1fc16cd1bxlk.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">corriere.it/economia/finanza/2</span><span class="invisible">4_ottobre_14/james-a-robinson-premio-nobel-per-l-economia-l-egoismo-della-silicon-valley-rischia-di-danneggiare-gli-americani-fa722d28-1fc1-4b0f-843c-1fc16cd1bxlk.shtml</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@marcan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>marcan</span></a></span> <em>nodds in agreement</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> doesn't need to have backdoors in Hardware when their entire <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iCould" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iCould</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev9_oDHNf-4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">is</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r38Epj6ldKU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">backdoored</a> and can be <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifOifNBgyRg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weaponized</a> to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzS2vwDUO9U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">brick devices</a>.</p><ul><li>OFC similar functionality can be achieved with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CompuTrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompuTrace</span></a> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/amd64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amd64</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Laptops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laptops</span></a> (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinkPads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThinkPads</span></a>) and compared to that, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMT</span></a> + <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ManagmentEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManagmentEngine</span></a> is trivial to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/exploit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploit</span></a> and should be considered real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backdoors</span></a> (abeit <em>"well meaning"</em> in the sense of remote provisioning of entire fleets of devices)...</li></ul><p>Either way, these are not inherent to the used <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Silicon</span></a>, but entirely <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Firmware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firmware</span></a>-based.</p><ul><li>AMT for example requires a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/vPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vPro</span></a>"</em> configuration with Intel-made Ethernet NICs (i.e. i2xx &amp; i3xx - Series) with a Q- or C-series Chipset &amp; supporting <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UEFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UEFI</span></a>, so most Systems with cheap <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Realtek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Realtek</span></a>-NICs aren't exploitable straight-away, and even then it requires certain settings to work, so not an easy <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pwn2Own" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pwn2Own</span></a>"</em> style exploitability...</li></ul>
The-14<p>New solar cells break efficiency record – they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the&nbsp;Sun<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Silicon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Perovskite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perovskite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GreenTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SolarInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarInnovation</span></a> <br><a href="https://the-14.com/new-solar-cells-break-efficiency-record-they-could-eventually-supercharge-how-we-get-energy-from-the-sun/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-14.com/new-solar-cells-bre</span><span class="invisible">ak-efficiency-record-they-could-eventually-supercharge-how-we-get-energy-from-the-sun/</span></a></p>
Michael Fauscette<p>Qualcomm wants to buy Intel / The Wall Street Journal reports Qualcomm approached Intel about a possible takeover<br><a href="https://zurl.co/z7nz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zurl.co/z7nz</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/acquisition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquisition</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/m" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>m</span></a>&amp;a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a></p>
Billiglarper<p>There are no hazardous materials in crystaline <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> modules. Well, there's tin from soldering, but that's it.</p><p>Your standard solar module consists of:<br>- A glass panel and aluminium frame (80%-90% of weight)<br>- A plastic sheet on the back, or another glass panel<br>- Rows of solar cells glued onto the back panel, soldered together and connected to a junction box.</p><p><a href="https://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/research-projects/eol.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ise.fraunhofer.de/en/research-</span><span class="invisible">projects/eol.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/Energiewende" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energiewende</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/photovoltaics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photovoltaics</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recycling</span></a> <a href="https://rollenspiel.social/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a></p>
Ricardo Harvin<p>Boosting the efficiency of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SolarPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPanels</span></a> beyond the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/technological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technological</span></a> limitations of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> is another Everything, Everywhere, All at Once <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> mitigation solution that may be achieved by using <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Perovskites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perovskites</span></a>.</p><p>"<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Perovskites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perovskites</span></a> are yet another example of old <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> that's just starting to gain some traction in the world of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a>...it was discovered...in 1839 and is a family of materials with the same <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/crystal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crystal</span></a> structure as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CalciumTitaniumOxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalciumTitaniumOxide</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CaTiO3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaTiO3</span></a>)."</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/OYzCq8YWAHw?si=Ql9hjmwlWaW57uT9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/OYzCq8YWAHw?si=Ql9hjm</span><span class="invisible">wlWaW57uT9</span></a></p>
Free Silicon Foundation<p><a href="https://mastodon.f-si.org/tags/introductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introductions</span></a></p><p>We are proud to announce the birth of the Free Silicon Foundation (<a href="https://f-si.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">f-si.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)!</p><p>We organize a conference in Paris, March 14-16 2019, to promote:</p><p>1. Free and Open Source (FOS) CAD tools for designing <a href="https://mastodon.f-si.org/tags/vlsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLSI</span></a> circuits<br>2. the sharing of hardware designs<br>3. common standards<br>4. the freedom of users in the context of <a href="https://mastodon.f-si.org/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> technology<br> <br>Program and submissions: <br><a href="https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2019" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC20</span><span class="invisible">19</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.f-si.org/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.f-si.org/tags/fsic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSiC</span></a></p>