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AMD, Intel, TSMC, and More Suspend Tech Supplies/Support to Russia!
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, rather than choosing to escalate the situation through the direct deployment of armed forces, most Western countries have instead chosen the economic sanctions path in order to attempt to bring some sanity back to the situation. Primarily driven by America, Europe, and Asia,…
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Economists Find Investing in Lego Could Earn you More Than Gold!
Presuming you have more money than you really know what to do with (which I sadly don’t), it’s generally never bad advice to try and find something you can invest in. For most though, this generally tends to revolve around either stocks, precious metals, or in more recent years, perhaps…
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China Wants to Completely Ban Cryptocurrency Mining
Is This the End of China’s Cryptomining Dominance? China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently proposed amendments to its guidance for adjustments to the nation’s industrial structure. It just so happens that this includes a proposal to eliminate the cryptocurrency mining sector immediately. Considering China is home to the…
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High-End Case Manufacturer CaseLabs Closes Permanently
Casualty of the Ongoing US Trade War The on-going trade war and tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump‘s US administration has claimed another business. High-end case manufacturer CaseLabs and their parent company have now permanently shut down. According to a statement on their website, tariffs have played “a major role…
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How Rapper 50 Cent Became an Accidental Bitcoin Millionaire
Rapper 50 cent is a very successful businessman with many projects outside of the music business. At one time Forbes estimated his net worth to be around $155 million. 50 Cent whose real name is Curtis Jackson also has made inroads and success as a movie/television producer. In fact he…
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NASA Wants to Cut Fuel Emmisions with Bug Repellant Coating
I wouldn’t have thought of bugs when thinking of how to improve commercial airplane travel, but then again I don’t work at NASA. They did think of just that and are currently testing five different coatings together with Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 757 aircraft. The new coatings are said to improve fuel…
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Russian Apple Online Store Reopens
Bloomberg says that Apple has reopened its online store in Russia after those insane fluctuation in the country’s currency. The store now lists products at prices 35% higher. “An iPhone 6 with 16 gigabytes of memory now costs 53,990 rubles ($956), Apple said today on its Russia website. The previous official…
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Russian Apple Online Store Closed Over Ruble Fluctuations
A certain number of economic sanctions have been placed on Russia in the past year following its decision to annex Crimea. This has of course led to a number of issues with the Russian economy, such as the recent and “extreme” fluctuations in the country’s currency. As a result, Apple…
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Fox Scraps Time Warner Purchase Plans
We all know of 20th Century Fox right? The famous intro with the spotlights and big 3D text, you know the one. Anyway, Fox recently wanted to purchase Time Warner but it seems now they have changed there mind and damaged Time Warner in the process. The decision to back…
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British Intelligence Agecy Accredits UK Master’s Degree in Cyber Spying
British Intelligence Agency, GCHQ, is said to have started accrediting six UK universities, which can now teach people the art of ‘cyber spying’. The degree initiative comes from part of the UK’s cyber security strategy published back in 2011. The strategy itself is said to recognize that education is a…
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First Robot Olympics To be Hosted by Tokyo in 2020
Japan has high hopes of bringing a new type of Olympics in 2020, alongside the actual summer games. Shimzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, said that he hopes to bring the world’s first Robot Olympics, having discussed the creation of ‘robotic revolution’. He apparently wants to gather all robots around the…
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UK Tech Sector is Booming. Reported to be Growing Faster than Silicon Valley
Said to contribute £12bn to the English economy over the next decade, London alone is becoming a massive player in the worldwide technology industry at a massive growth rate of 5.1 percent per annum as quoted by London Mayor Boris Johnson. This information was let loose at London Tech Week – showing…
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Intel’s 14nm “Fab 42” Plant Stays Closed, Rumored To Be Dedicated To 10nm Later On
Intel reportedly announced that its Fab 42 plant has been halted and will not open up anytime soon. This is the same plant, based in Arizona, which Intel was going to use in order to produce the 14nm chips. And no, Intel will not scrap the 14nm chips because of…
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Amazon Raises Shipping Charges
Amazon has announced that they have made slight change, recently they upped their shipping charges. These changes are only to the FREE Super Saver Shipping, all of the other services will stay the same. If you still want to use the free shipping from using FREE Super Saver Shipping from…
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