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TSMC temporarily shuttered
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Massive quake could have minor impact on supply chains

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked Taiwan on Wednesday morning led to TSMC, the world’s largest manufacturer of computer chips, temporarily shutting its doors.

Microsoft and Quantinuum's quantum leap
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The cat in the PC case is both dead and alive

Microsoft and Quantinuum have won significantly in the battle against quantum error correction. Using Quantinuum's ion-trap hardware and Microsoft's fresh-off-the-press qubit visualisation system, the team ran a whopping 14,000 experiments without the cat upsetting anything.

EU and Yanks want forever chemicals out of their chips
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Brits want more vinegar and HP sauce in theirs

The European Union and the Yanks plan to deploy artificial intelligence to find alternatives to the so-called 'forever chemicals' that are rife in semiconductor manufacturing.

Apple looking at home robots after ditching cars
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We are super cool beings; you will be exterminated

The Tame Apple Press is allowing itself to get all moist about a rumour that their favourite company is about to build robots.

Largest digital camera built
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Selfies of the universe

After nine years and 3.2 billion pixels, the LSST Camera, the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy, is ready to take centre stage at the Vera Rubin Observatory and begin exploring the southern skies.