Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc is set to raise $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering on Thursday, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business, according to two sources close to the deal. The offering, which included bonds with maturities ranging from five years to 40 years, received over $30 […]
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NASA and the White House have since late last year quietly drawn up contingency plans for the International Space Station in light of tensions with Moscow that began building before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to nine people with knowledge of the plans. The U.S. space agency’s game planning shows how the U.S. is juggling […]
The phrases development and operations are combined to produce the term “DevOps,” which refers to a cooperative or shared approach to the duties carried out by a company’s application development and IT operations teams. With the ubiquitous use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) nowadays, how can a DevOps team take advantage of […]
Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) on Wednesday announced new memory chip technology, 232-layer chip, that would help it catch up with rivals Micron and SK Hynix, just as Washington considers steeper curbs on Chinese semiconductor companies. The company unveiled its fourth-generation 3D NAND chip, the X3-9070, and its first to feature 232-layer […]
The development of fifth generation (5G) networks sparked anticipation across the globe. But, with rollout slower than initially forecast, whether-or-not 5G is all service providers hoped it would be is being thrown into question. Is 5G a worthwhile investment? Here, Hamish White, CEO of telecom solution provider Mobilise discusses, is 5G really worth it? Compared […]
General Motors Co said on Wednesday owners of certain vehicles equipped with its Super Cruise technology assisted driving system will now be able to use it on 400,000 miles (643,740 km) of North American roads, doubling the current operating area as Tesla and other automakers race to deploy hands-free cruising technology. GM’s Super Cruise system, […]
The last few years have seen the words blockchain, web 3, and decentralization thrown around like potatoes in a food fight. Everywhere on the internet, you go, people are touting the merits of decentralized finance, business, and information infrastructure. The future is decentralized in the eyes of many entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts, but what does […]
The European Union’s securities watchdog has begun preparations for increased scrutiny of crypto transactions after the bloc agreed groundbreaking rules to regulate what it called a “Wild West” sector, a public tender document showed. While cryptoasset firms will be licensed by national regulators in the 27-country bloc, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will […]
Researchers have found that decay of tissues after death can be halted and cell functions restored based on early experiments in pigs that may eventually help increase the number of transplantable human organs. Sixty minutes after stopping the heart in the anesthetized animals, Yale researchers were able to restart the circulation using a specialized machine […]
Export restrictions being considered by Washington to halt China’s advances in semiconductor manufacturing could come at a substantial cost, experts say, potentially disrupting fragile global chip supply chains – and hurting U.S. businesses. Reuters reported on Monday that the United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip producers in China […]