In this article QCOM NVDA TXN MU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Atop a newly-completed, 3.5-million-square-foot building that stands on 1,100 acres in the Arizona desert north of Phoenix is a giant logo of a microchip wafer and the letters TSMC. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s first Arizona chip fabrication plant, or fab, is making
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Research indicates that Earth’s solid inner core, a metal sphere encased within the molten outer core, could be undergoing changes in both rotation and surface structure. Studies involving seismic waves from earthquakes have revealed that the core’s rotation may have slowed, paused or even reversed relative to Earth’s surface approximately 15 years ago. New findings
A decade of observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled significant changes in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, as per reports. These findings, gathered as part of NASA’s Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) programme, were presented at the American Geophysical Union’s December meeting in Washington, D.C. The OPAL initiative has tracked
A major glacial lake outburst flood, among the largest ever recorded, has been documented in East Greenland, releasing more than 3,000 billion litres of meltwater, as per reports. The event, observed by researchers from the University of Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute, took place between September 23 and October 11 and was caused by the sudden
SEC Chair Gary Gensler participates in a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., July 28, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | etty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a “settlement demand” to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire disclosed in a social media post on Thursday. The post
The private equity firm circling Boots the Chemist’s parent company is lining up financing from a syndicate of banks for a prospective $10bn-plus takeover deal. Sky News has learnt that Sycamore Partners is arranging debt funding for a deal to buy Walgreens Boots Alliance, with Bank of America, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo among those
The wife of former England rugby player Tom Voyce has said she is “absolutely devastated and heartbroken” by his death. Anna Voyce paid tribute to the 43-year-old after his body was found on Thursday. The former international went missing on Saturday after attempting to drive across a flood-swollen river in Northumberland. Mrs Voyce said: “Absolutely
A 52-year-old pedestrian has died after she and her daughter were hit by a car that had reportedly mounted the pavement in Essex. Police were called to reports of a collision between a car and two pedestrians at the junction of Hamlet Court Road and St John’s Road in Westcliff just before 5.30pm on Thursday.
Over the past three months, vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 has been detected in wastewater across multiple European countries, raising concerns among public health experts. According to reports, samples from Spain, Poland, Germany, the United Kingdom and Finland have tested positive for the virus. Despite no reported cases of paralysis, health authorities remain on high alert.
Tube and rail fares in London will go up by 4.6% from next March, the capital’s mayor has said. The hike matches the rise in regulated train fares for England’s mainline railway. From 2 March, Transport for London’s (TfL) daily caps will increase by 40p-70p, depending on what zones are travelled through. Labour mayor Sadiq
NASA has commenced its annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign from the Ross Ice Shelf near McMurdo Station, according to recent reports. This season, two large balloons will carry nine scientific missions to near space, with launches set to begin mid-December. This programme, led by NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program Office at the Wallops Flight Facility, is
An international charity which has rescued thousands of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea says it will stop using its rescue boat because new Italian laws “have made it impossible to continue”. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) – also known as Doctors Without Borders – has been using the Geo Barents vessel since June 2021 on a
A recent study has proposed a potential solution to the long-debated black hole information paradox, with researchers suggesting that the information lost to black holes may actually be preserved through subtle space-time disturbances. The theory indicates that gravitational waves, generated during black hole mergers, could carry signatures of this preserved information, providing a pathway to
Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California and AeroVironment are conducting an extensive investigation into the final flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which occurred on January 18, 2024. According to reports, the rotorcraft, initially designed for a short demonstration of aerial flight on Mars, exceeded expectations by completing 72 flights over
Dozens of massive planet-like objects, observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in the Orion Nebula, are believed to hold clues about stellar formation and disruption. These objects, referred to as Jupiter-mass binary objects (JuMBOs), comprise pairs of rogue gas giants, with masses between 0.7 and 30 times that of Jupiter, orbiting each other
A certified B Corporation company which repurposes electronic equipment to benefit schools and charities has landed more than £3m in funding from a leading start-up investment group. Sky News understands that Reconome, which partners with major companies including Netflix and O2, has secured the new money from IW Capital, an investment firm specialising in growth
Fourteen North Korean nationals have been accused of using false identities to get IT jobs with US companies and siphon money back to their communist country. The practice, if proven, is in violation of US sanctions against the restrictive nation. An indictment filed in a federal court in Missouri alleges that $88m (£70m) was generated
Actor Jonathan Bailey has said he “really struggled” with fame after starring in the hit Netflix show Bridgerton. The 36-year-old, who plays Antony Bridgerton in the Regency-era drama, said after the series first aired in 2020 he found dealing with stardom “quite hard-hitting”. “I really struggled initially; I was overwhelmed by it,” he told British
Children are among the dead after an Israeli airstrike on a block of flats in a Gaza refugee camp killed at least 33 people, according to Hamas-run health authorities. The attack – which Israel said targeted a “senior terrorist” but may have caused a secondary blast – came hours after the US national security adviser
Francois Bayrou is the new prime minister of France following Michel Barnier’s resignation. The centrist politician met President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace early this morning. The 73-year-old is a crucial partner in Macron’s centrist alliance and has been a well-known figure in French politics for decades. Image: Emmanuel Macron and Francois Bayrou. Pic:
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