Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s leading chipmaker, is removing Chinese-made equipment from its most advanced 2-nanometer chip production lines to avoid potential disruptions from U.S. regulations, several sources told Nikkei
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A recent report in Nature warns that reaching net zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 may be impossible without artificial intelligence (AI). As global temperatures in 2024 surpassed 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels for
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A recent feature in New Scientist highlights growing evidence that chronic inflammation can have profound effects on mental health and cognition, linking long-term immune system activation to conditions ranging from depression and
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A recent feature in New Scientist takes readers on an imaginative journey through the most remarkable events in the history—and future—of our solar system. From its violent birth to its distant, star-lit
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The arrest and remand of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has triggered a social media feeding frenzy. The propaganda brigades of the government and the Opposition are red in tooth and claw; their
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Editorial Note: This article, originally published in TomDispatch, examines humanity’s survival in the nuclear weapons era and the persistent risks posed by state policies. If some extraterrestrial species were compiling a history
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The mother of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late Wagner Group mercenary chief, has said her son appeared “doomed” in the days before his death, following his dramatic but short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military
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Britain could face a crisis reminiscent of the 1976 International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout if the government fails to get debt under control, a leading economist has warned. Jagjit Chadha, a professor
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When 55-year-old contractor Gyanchand Saw stepped out of his car on a sweltering May morning in Gaya, Bihar, he complained of the heat before collapsing. Despite desperate efforts by his son and
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BlackRock Inc. has paused fundraising for its third Asia-Pacific private credit fund as it integrates its recent acquisition of HPS Investment Partners, adding uncertainty to its ambitions in the region’s fast-growing private
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