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Japanese Scientists to Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite for Test Mission

November 03 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Japanese scientists have developed the world’s first wooden satellite, set to launch on a test mission next Tuesday. Named “LignoSat,” this innovative satellite was created by a team of researchers from Kyoto University in partnership with Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese home construction firm.

Professor Koji Murata from Kyoto University’s Department of Forest...
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Exclusive: Chinese researchers develop AI model for military use on back of Meta's Llama

November 02 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Top Chinese research institutions linked to the People's Liberation Army have used Meta's publicly available Llama model to develop an AI tool for potential military applications, according to three academic papers and analysts.

In a June paper reviewed by Reuters, six Chinese researchers from three institutions, includ...
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A year on, Intel's touted AI-chip deals have fallen short

November 02 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Intel's (INTC.O), opens new tab upbeat revenue projections on Thursday masked a sore point for the embattled company: chips touted for artificial intelligence have not lived up to sales expectations.

The chipmaker scrapped its recent forecast that in 2024 it would sell more than $500 million worth of Gaudi accelerator chips, so called because they speed up the performance of AI applications.

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Results from Alphabet and Snap lift shares of online ad sellers

October 30 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Online ad sellers added over $100 billion stock market value late on Tuesday after upbeat quarterly results from Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab, Reddit (RDDT.N), opens new tab and Snap (SNAP.N), opens new tab lifted investor optimism ahead of reports from Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab and Meta Platforms (META.O)READ MORE

Special Report: Inside Intel, CEO Pat Gelsinger fumbled the revival of an American icon

October 30 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Pat Gelsinger took the reins as Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab CEO three years ago with hopes of reviving the American industrial icon. He soon made a big mistake.

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Intel set for big drop in quarterly revenue as chipmaker struggles to bounce back

October 29 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab is expected to report its biggest quarterly revenue drop in five quarters on Thursday, potentially signaling more erosion of data center and personal computer market share for the once iconic American chipmaker.

Sha...
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Apple set for biggest revenue jump in two years on iPhone demand in China

October 29 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab is expected to report its biggest quarterly revenue jump in two years on Thursday, with iPhone demand faring better than recent years toward the end of the company's annual release cycle, especially in China.<...
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Apple supplier TDK partners with McLaren Racing in EV push

October 29 2024 | TW News Correspondent

Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab supplier TDK (6762.T), opens new tab has partnered with McLaren Racing in Formula E electric motor racing as the Japanese components manufacturer targets expansion in the electric vehicle sector.

TDK, once well known to...
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Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance jumps to top of China's rich list

October 29 2024 | TW News Correspondent

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday, although counterparts in real estate and renewables have fared less well.

Zhang, 41, who stepped down as chief executive of ByteDance in 2021, becomes the 18th individual to be crowned...
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