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Chip Industry Week in Review

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  The U.S. Commerce Department is tightening  controls on EDA  software sold to China by imposing additional  license requirements . EDA companies are assessing the  impact . Details on how broad the restrictions will be are still pending. Read more....

Audi Implementing AI Technologies To Improve Vehicle Manufacturing Efficiency And Quality

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Artificial intelligence  is not just a hot, new 21st century catchphrase, rather, this cutting-edge technology is a shockingly powerful tool that is becoming more and more useful each day. Right now, AI can generate all kinds of images, create video clips that are almost indistinguishable from real life, and analyze mountains of data in just seconds. Taking full advantage of AI’s capabilities,  Audi  is using the technology in myriad impactful ways. Read more....

Opportunities and challenges unveiled: How AI revolutionizes education and mental health support

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In today's rapidly evolving world, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept, it is a part of everyday life, transforming how we learn, teach, and even manage our mental health.  Read more....

Business degrees for an AI era

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  IN an era of rapid technological change, global disruption and evolving industries, business education is undergoing a profound transformation. Employers—from start-ups to multinational corporations—increasingly find that while many university graduates have solid academic backgrounds, they often lack the practical skills, industry exposure and digital fluency needed to navigate today’s complex global business environment. Read more....

NASA Interns Conduct Aerospace Research in Microgravity

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The NASA Science Activation program's  STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Summer Intern Program , hosted by the University of Texas Center for Space Research, continues to expand opportunities for high school students to engage in authentic spaceflight research. As part of the SEES Microgravity Research initiative, four interns were selected to fly with their experiments in microgravity aboard the ZERO-G parabolic aircraft. Read more...

ETH Zurich’s robot smashes badminton game with impressive agility, AI precision

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Ateam at ETH Zurich has demonstrated an AI-powered legged robot capable of autonomously playing badminton against human opponents. Using a control system based on reinforcement learning, the robot can accurately track the shuttlecock’s flight, predict its trajectory, and move across the court to intercept and return shots. Read more....

Intel wins jury trial over patent licenses in $3 billion VLSI fight

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A Texas federal jury determined on Thursday that Intel  may have a license to patents owned by VLSI Technology, boosting Intel's efforts to overturn patent infringement verdicts that awarded VLSI more than $3 billion in damages. Read more....

Dirk Stans on strengthening Europe’s electronics industry

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  Over the past few months, Dirk Stans, Managing Partner at Eurocircuits, has been a vocal advocate for strengthening Europe’s electronics industry. In a series of articles, published by Evertiq, he has addressed critical structural challenges – and proposed pragmatic, actionable reforms. At Evertiq Expo Berlin on June 5, he will bring these ideas together in a comprehensive presentation. Read more....

Google is working on theme packs for Pixels

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Google is apparently working on bringing theme packs to its Pixel smartphones, according to a new report based on some code strings and a button in the latest Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1. Read more....

Google Pixel 10 series will keep this important connectivity feature despite modem swap

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Google's upcoming  Pixel 10 family  will be using the Tensor G5 chipset,  manufactured by TSMC , and since it's switching from Samsung's foundry, it will also switch modems. No more Exynos, the Pixel 10 devices are due to get the MediaTek T900. Read more....