Jobs eviscerated at Chinese Arm chip design firm in wake of restrictions from TSMC — lack of access to 7nm node could cause 150 employees to be laid off

Half of Hongjun Microelectronics Technology’s 300 workers might be fired after the server CPU firm lost access to TSMC’s 7nm node. Source

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Scientists develop the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery, offering a 5,000-year lifespan — the device uses radioactive decay to generate low power levels

A UK research team built carbon-14 diamond batteries that could potentially deliver power for thousands of years. Source

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Inflection, a Seattle startup that automates marketing for B2B companies, raises $7.6M

Aaron Bird. Seattle-based startup Inflection confirmed that it raised $7.6 million in new funding from existing investors to supercharge its software that helps B2B companies automate marketing tasks. GeekWire previously…

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O.MG USB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontroller

Lumafield CT scanned the O.MG USB-C cable and discovered hidden advanced electronics with a sinister purpose. Source

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AWS building ExaFLOPS-class supercomputer for AI with hundreds of thousands homegrown Trainium2 processors — AWS forges a path without Nvidia GPUs

Amazon to quadruple performance of its AI processors by late 2025 as it readies giant ExaFLOPS supercomputer for AI. Source

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Unreal Engine 5.4 Stunning Slavic-inspired Medieval Village Tech Demo Hints at How The Witcher 4 Could Look

A stunning Unreal Engine 5.4 Slavic-inspired Medieval Village tech demo is now available for download, hinting at how The Witcher 4 could look. The demo, whose regular version can be…

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A taste of space on Earth: Astronaut training startup raises $4M to market way-out experiences

Brienna Rommes, Orbite’s chief astronaut trainer, guides participants in the Astronaut Orientation program through a presentation on spaceflight. (Photo Courtesy of Magali Maricot) Seattle-based Orbite says that it’s completed a…

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Time4 is a new Daphni-backed fund dedicated to French entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds

France’s startup ecosystem has grown significantly over the last decade, thanks to public support and private investment. However, capital isn’t evenly distributed. Most venture-backed startups are Paris-based, with founders who…

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