
Our world runs on semiconductors. The silicon slivers are the brains of our phones, computers, cars, data centres, and stock markets. They’re also the digital backbone of modern militaries. Some of the first chips ever made were used in missile guidance systems. Today, they power countless military devices, from fighter jets and howitzers to radios and radar. In the Russia-Ukraine war

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially closed its investigation into the inaugural launch of SpaceX’s in-development megarocket, Starship. The company must now implement 63 corrective measures to secure its next Starship launch license from the FAA.

Hot weather is poised to kill many more Americans every year if current trends hold, recent research suggests. It estimates that the U.S. could see 200,000 temperature-related deaths annually by the end of the century in a bad but possible climate scenario—about five times the number of deaths seen today. We might…
It’s one thing to build a LEGO replica of the Millennium Falcon or something, but rival Mega Bloks just kicked it up a notch. The company’s releasing a 3:4 scale replica of the Xbox 360, complete with the console itself, a controller, and copy of Halo 3. That’s right. You can actually build your own version of Master Chief’s 2007 adventure, as originally spotted by Twitter/X user Wario 64.
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Lee has intensified into a dangerous Category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean, the first storm to reach that strength in this year’s hurricane season.
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- In mid-2023, Justice Samuel Alito met twice with a lawyer who later wrote two op-eds defending him.
- The attorney, David Rivkin Jr., is closely connected to a case the court agreed to hear in June.
- On Friday, Alito said he's refusing to recuse himself from the upcoming case.
In an official court statement published Friday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alitodeclined to
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- It's highly unlikely that China will implement large-scale stimulus, Mohamed El-Erian said.
- Without it, markets shouldn't expect China's previous rate of growth to come back, he wrote in the Financial Times.
- "Despite what many may continue to tell you, it is no longer a given that China will become the world's largest economy."
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- You can connect your iPhone to a TV using an AV cable, AirPlay, or screen mirroring.
- To AirPlay or screen mirror your iPhone, you also need to have an Apple TV or AirPlay 2-compatible smart TV.
- With AirPlay, you can stream content directly from video apps like Hulu and HBO Max.
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Apple’s latest fall iPhone event — “Wonderlust” — is nearly here. Four new iPhones and a couple of Apple Watch models are expected to take center stage when the company showcases its latest products. USB-C should be in the spotlight as Apple changes its charging ports in response to new EU regulations. Although nothing is set in stone until Tim Cook takes the stage on Tuesday, we’ve gathered the