looorg writes:https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/07/bosch-opens-1-2-billion-chip-plant-in-germany/Bosch, one of the worlds largest engineering companies, is trying to cash in on the global chip shortage by starting production in Germany, even though it's apparently mostly a wafer plant and they are sending those to Asia for packaging and assembly.A large chunk of it is probably for their own needs as they make everything from power tools to medical equipment.But why not just do the assembly in Germany to? This shipping things back and forth — isn't this one of the points of failure that has been experienced during COVID-19?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
Justice Dept. Claws Back $2.3M Paid by Colonial Pipeline to Ransomware Gangupstart writes:Justice Dept. Claws Back $2.3M Paid by Colonial Pipeline to Ransomware Gang:
martyb writes:I first happened upon this marvel of engineering on this recent CNN Travel video story. Digging around the internet, I then found this late April story on CNN.London's new see-through Sky Pool is first of its kind:
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for RunawayXXXX:Never Say Never AgainNASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity set for 7th Red Planet flight on Sunday:
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for raxas:China maintains 'artificial sun' at 120 million Celsius for over 100 seconds, setting new world record:
looorg writes:NASA is launching 100 baby squids — and thousands of other organisms — into space for testing. Lets just hope it doesn't end like the classic NROL-39 badge.[*]SpaceX’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Mission to Space Station Launches Water Bears, Squid, Solar Panels:
DECbot writes:Wyoming has selected billionaire Bill Gates's company TerraPower LLC and Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway's owned power company PacifiCorp to build the nation's first Natrium reactor. As reported by Reuters:
upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Runaway1956:Girl, 9, and sister, 4, walk away from crash with truck after taking parents’ car to drive to beach – My Blog: