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☆ Embracing Love While Becoming Their Authentic Selves
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Jenny Block | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“I looked up and took a picture and made a joke about Jared’s, the jewelry store,” Ms. Carmichael said. He asked me to pull a few out and read them, so I did,” Ms. Carmichael said. Ms. Carmichael, 40, is a fourth and fifth grade special education teacher for Albuquerque Public Schools and was also raised in Albuquerque. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and special education from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. “A few months in, we made the realization that many of the issues were because Spencer was not able to be his true self,” Ms. Carmichael said.

Persons: “, Ms, Carmichael, ’ ” Ms, Hatcher, ”, ‘, ’, Mr, Spencer Organizations: Regis University, Albuquerque Public Schools, Grand Canyon University Locations: Jared’s, Carl’s, Albuquerque, Denver, Phoenix

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with defense chiefs from Australia and the United Kingdom at the U.S. military’s defense technology hub in Silicon Valley on Friday to forge a new agreement to increase technology cooperation and information sharing. The three nations have laid out plans for the so-called AUKUS partnership to help equip Australia with a fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines. AUKUS is an acronym for Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. He added that as an island nation, Australia has a need for improved maritime drones and precision strike capabilities.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, ” Austin, Richard Marles, Grant Shapps, Austin, Marles, Shapps, we’ve, aren’t, Adam Bry, Alex Horn, Horn Organizations: Pacific . Defense, Australian Defense, Defense Innovation Unit, Britain, U.S, Australian Navy, Solomon Islands, warfighters, Air Force, Morris Air National Guard Base Locations: California, U.S, Australia, United Kingdom, Silicon Valley, United States, Virginia, Adelaide, China, Pacific, South China, Beijing, Solomon, Taiwan, DIU, Arizona

☆ This chip stock has a ‘50% margin’ which rivals could struggle to catch up with, portfolio manager says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC has a sizeable lead in the chip industry which its competitors will struggle to catch up with, according to Kamil Dimmich, a portfolio manager at North of South Capital. Is Nvidia cheap? "Some of my colleagues think Nvidia is cheap and there's certain scenarios you could put together where Nvidia is cheap. The portfolio manager does not have holdings in Tencent , even as several investors consider it as a stock to watch out for. "If people remain negative on China [and start] selling China, like there's no tomorrow, then maybe [Chinese] stocks will go sideways.

Persons: Kamil Dimmich, Dimmich, They've, they're, TSMC, there's, —, Tencent, it's Organizations: South, Samsung, South Emerging, Equity, Technology, Nvidia, Vipshop Holdings Locations: Taiwan, TSMC, China, Tencent

Analysts say its new product launches could mark a first step in the company's come-back efforts to rival Apple. "It (Huawei) can manage the psychological expectations of the target consumer group before Apple's press conference," said Ivan Lam, an analyst at Counterpoint. Sino-U.S. friction has worsened in recent years as Washington tries to restrict China's access to key technologies including cutting-edge chip technology, and Beijing looks to reduce its reliance on American tech. The U.S. Commerce Department said late Thursday it's working to obtain more information "on the character and composition" of the new Huawei chip that may violate trade restrictions. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Air Force One the U.S. government is trying to get more information about the Huawei chip.

Persons: Ann Wang, Ivan Lam, Jake Sullivan, Rick Meckler, Taiwan's TSMC, Ben Blanchard, Jeanny Kao, Brenda Goh, Jason Xue, Yelin, Sam Nussey, Miyoung Kim, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, REUTERS, Rights, Huawei, Apple, U.S, China's, Analysts, Reuters, Bank of America, Street, Washington, U.S . Commerce Department, National, Air Force, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Texas, Cherry Lane Investments, Tokyo, ASE Technology, Luxshare Precision Industry, Semiconductor, Technology, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, Thomson Locations: Hsinchu, Taiwan, Rights TAIPEI, U.S, Beijing, China, Asia, Japanese, iPhones, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Yelin Mo, Tokyo

☆ Shares of Apple suppliers fall on reports of China iPhone curbs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW), the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple supplier, dropped about 0.7%, outpacing a fall of about 0.3% in the benchmark index (.TWII). China could well expand its curbs on officials' use of iPhones, said Allen Huang, executive director of Mega International Investment Services Corp in Taipei. In China, Luxshare Precision Industry (002475.SZ), maker of connector cables for the iPhone and MacBook as well as AirPods, which also owns factories capable of making iPhones, fell 1.5%. Japanese chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron (8035.T) dropped 4% on Friday. Nearly a fifth of Apple's revenue is generated in China, where thousands of workers are employed by the company and its suppliers.

Persons: Ann Wang, Taiwan's TSMC, Allen Huang, Huang, Tim Cook, Ben Blanchard, Jeanny Kao, Brenda Goh, Sam Nussey, Edmund Klamann, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, REUTERS, Rights, Apple, company's, Staff, Reuters, ASE Technology, Co, Largan, Mega International Investment Services Corp, Huawei Technologies, Luxshare Precision Industry, Huawei, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Hsinchu, Taiwan, Rights TAIPEI, China, outpacing, Taipei, iPhones, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo

☆ India can aim lower in its chip dreams
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Pranav Kiran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BENGALURU, July 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) - India’s semiconductor dreams are facing a harsh reality. After struggling to woo cutting-edge chipmakers like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (2330.TW) to set up operations in the country, the government may now have to settle for producing less-advanced chips instead. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to “usher in a new era of electronics manufacturing” by turning India into a chipmaking powerhouse. Mining conglomerate Vedanta’s $19.5 billion joint venture with iPhone supplier Foxconn (2317.TW) has stalled; plans for a separate $3 billion manufacturing facility appear to be in limbo, Reuters reported in May. Aiming lower could be just what India’s chip ambitions need.

Persons: Narendra Modi, China's, It’s, Ashwini, Robyn Mak, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Micron Technology, Micron, Taiwan’s, Zion Market Research, Semiconductor Industry Association, Financial, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, China, India, U.S, Gujarat, Zion, , New Delhi, Taiwan, Washington, Beijing

May 10 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday began unveiling more artificial intelligence in its products to answer the latest competition from Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), which has threatened its perch atop the nearly $300 billion search advertising market. He said Google is integrating generative AI into search. For years the top portal to the internet, Google has found its position in question since rivals began exploiting generative AI as an alternative way to present content from the web. That has represented a technological affront and a business one: Microsoft said every percentage point of share it gained in search advertising could draw another $2 billion in revenue. Pichai said earlier this year that generative AI to distill complex queries would come to Google Search, as would more perspectives, "like blogs from people who play both piano and guitar."

May 10 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday is expected to unveil more artificial intelligence in its products to answer the latest competition from Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), which has threatened its perch atop the nearly $300-billion search advertising market. For years the top portal to the internet, Google has found its position in question since rivals began exploiting generative AI as an alternative way to present content from the web. That has represented a technological affront and a business one: Microsoft said every percentage point of share it gained in search advertising could draw another $2 billion in revenue. Sundar Pichai, Alphabet's chief executive, this year said generative AI to distill complex queries would come to Google Search, as would more perspectives, "like blogs from people who play both piano and guitar." At Wednesday's conference, it is expected to announce a more powerful AI model known as PaLM 2, CNBC reported.

☆ Do digital transformations drive or destroy market value?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Deloitte With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Tim Smith, Deloitte Consulting's US leader for technology strategy & business transformationWhat digital actions drive the most market value? Digital Strategy adds value: Businesses that are making digital bets in line with enterprise strategy see market value gains, according to Deloitte's Unleashing Digital Transformation value analysis of over 4,500 publicly listed companies. Compared with digital strategy value gains, this action drove double the market value, according to our analysis. "While challenges may be ample across digital initiatives, our research revealed two risks to market value — both relate to digital change capability in unexpected ways." Digital strategy and strategy-aligned tech investments together — without a digital change capability — destroy the most value: Our analysis made it clear that digital change capability is a wild card.

☆ NYPD asks people to put Apple AirTags in their cars to help find stolen vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his police department have asked residents to help fight vehicle theft in the city by placing Apple AirTags in their cars. The New York City Police Department shared a video Sunday demonstrating how residents can use an AirTag to protect their vehicles. "AirTags in your car will help us recover your vehicle if it's stolen," the NYPD tweet said. "We'll use our drones, our StarChase technology & good old fashion police work to safely recover your stolen car. Adams said Sunday that AirTags are an "excellent" tracking device that he believes will help slow rates of car theft in the city.

☆ The ChatGPT King Isn’t Worried, but He Knows You Might Be
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Cade Metz | More About Cade Metz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Many in the field have criticized the decision, arguing that this set off a race to release technology that gets things wrong, makes things up and could soon be used to rapidly spread disinformation. On Friday, the Italian government temporarily banned ChatGPT in the country, citing privacy concerns and worries over minors being exposed to explicit material. This allowed him to pursue billions of dollars in financing by promising a profit to investors like Microsoft. His grand idea is that OpenAI will capture much of the world’s wealth through the creation of A.G.I. In Napa, as we sat chatting beside the lake at the heart of his ranch, he tossed out several figures — $100 billion, $1 trillion, $100 trillion.

Persons: Altman, Mr Organizations: Microsoft Locations: Italian, Napa

☆ AI bot that lets you chat with Jesus, Hitler is latest GPT-3 controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Covers Tech For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

But this week, it sparked viral controversy online over its inclusion of Hitler, his Nazi lieutenants and other dictators from the past. Historical Figures, which also uses GPT-3, launched the first week of January, and as of Wednesday, it had about 9,000 signups, app creator Sidhant Chadda said in a phone interview. “People expect these historical figures to be truthful, but in reality, people are not always 100% honest,” he said. Asking a question costs one coin, and the app charges extra to get access to high-profile historical figures. The possibility of digitally re-animating historical figures has been gaining ground ever since, from the “The Simpsons” to holograms of dead idols such as Buddy Holly and Whitney Houston.

☆ Startups Want to Help Airlines Prevent Tech Meltdowns
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Belle Lin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Airlines should take advantage of new cloud-based tools, industry consultants said, to help prevent the recent snafus brought on by the use of antiquated and siloed technology at Southwest Airlines Co. and the Federal Aviation Administration. Photo: JIM VONDRUSKA/REUTERSSanta Clara, Calif.-based Couchbase Inc., founded in 2011, said it helped United Airlines Holdings Inc. modernize its operations by providing a cloud-based database for its crew-scheduling software. United declined to comment on its operations technology. Airlines generate a massive amount of data every year from their aircraft, passengers, suppliers and internal operations. Gurobi Optimization LLC, a company that develops mathematical-optimization software for industries including aviation, said it provides optimization technology for airlines such as Air France-KLM.

☆ Facing talent shortage, Taiwanese chip test firm ASE boosts automation
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Sarah Wu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Apple Inc supplier ASE, which began investing in automated factories in 2015, told Reuters it plans to build 10 smart factories this year, reaching a total of 37 smart factories in Taiwan by the end of the year. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"To counter the talent crunch and adapt to diverse customer requirements, ASE is accelerating its adoption of smart manufacturing technologies including automation," the company said in a statement. The talent shortage in the semiconductor industry remains a top concern, executives from companies throughout the chip supply chain from design to manufacturing have told Reuters. Chip companies in Taiwan have been rapidly expanding in recent years, spurred in part by a pandemic-induced surge in demand for chips, and face fierce competition from local and foreign companies recruiting from a shrinking pool of engineers. "We hope to lead by example and inspire more industry players to contribute to building a resilient global smart manufacturing and equipment cluster," ASE Chief Executive Tien Wu said in a statement.

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