China to build, not buy, AI chips; bypass lithography

Chinese scientists are reportedly considering constructing massive facilities to manufacture the technology necessary to create AI semiconductor chips locally. Under the plan, particle accelerators would replace the role of the lithography machine in the steps to produce semiconductor chips for…
AI? “I am become death?”

By Richard K Wallace Is Artificial Intelligence at its Oppenheimer-esque “I am become death” phase of evolution, as in : “Artificial intelligence researchers refer to the present moment as an ‘Oppenheimer moment’. Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan Or, as some think,…
Taiwan: Blowin’ in the Wind?

How many  ‘Silicon Shields’ will it take to save Taiwan – and the global semiconductor industry – from destruction? The answer is blowing in the wind. Citadel’s founder Ken Griffin warns the US economy will enter an immediate ‘great depression’…
The Great Energy Harvest: Power From Thin Air

Energy harvesting, the process of tapping into micro-power sources in the environment, now spans a number of ambient sources and “has matured through the use of a variety of environmental sources” according to technology expert R. Colin Johnson, writing in…