Samsung is building another chip plant in the US

Samsung Electronics is reportedly doubling its investment in the US to build and package advanced semiconductor chips. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Samsung has decided to increase its investment to a whopping $44 billion. That’s $22 billion on top of what the company has already invested. Samsung will build a chip […]

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Samsung is building its own US factory for electric vehicle batteries

Electric vehicles need batteries and as consumer demand for these vehicles grows, so does the need for carmakers to source a lot more batteries. Samsung SDI has been investing heavily to become one of the leading players in the market, and its latest plans involve setting up its own factory in the United States to […]

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Countries Are Building Giant ‘Sand Motors’ to Protect Their Coasts From Erosion

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When governments find themselves fighting the threat of coastal erosion, their default response tends to be pretty simple: If sand is disappearing from a beach, they pump in more sand to replace it. This strategy, known as “beach nourishment,” has become […]

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Apple is building at least two flip-style foldable iPhone prototypes, report says

Apple is currently building two foldable iPhone prototypes, according to a new report sourced from “a person with direct knowledge of the situation”. These are flip-style devices, like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and the Oppo Find N3 Flip, and not larger devices like Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold5 or the OnePlus Open. This doesn’t mean […]

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MAINGEAR is trying to make building gaming PCs better for all of us, and I’m here for it

What you need to know PC builder MAINGEAR has revealed its attempts to standardize rear-facing motherboard connections to make building gaming PCs much easier and cleaner looking.  MG-RC is the company’s patented design to move cabled connections to the rear of the motherboard.  MAINGEAR has partnered with MSI to use its Project Zero motherboard in […]

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Huawei to start building factory in France next year

In 2020, Huawei announced that it would build a factory in France where the company would manufacture cellular network equipment. Since then, there has been no word from Huawei on the matter and no news around the topic, which suggests that the plan was dead. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Citing sources […]

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“I like to see new ideas. When we partnered with Microsoft, that’s what we saw …” ARA: History Untold’s devs spoke with us about building the next great PC strategy game

A short while ago, I was able to go hands-on with another upcoming Xbox-published Windows PC, which in a sense is a bit of an outlier. ARA: History Untold is a 4X strategy game built by Oxide, known for Ashes of the Singularity published under Stardock. Oxide Games shares a lot of its DNA with […]

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Samsung building ‘digital health ecosystem’ with universities, academic hospitals

Samsung’s ninth annual developer conference (SDC) is underway in San Francisco, where the Korean giant is showing developers how they can take advantage of Samsung’s massive ecosystem of smart devices. The event kicked off with a keynote that was streamed live on YouTube, and among other things, Samsung revealed that is partnering with leading universities […]

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OnePlus Open hype building campaign officially starts with a first look video

If rumors have been correct, then OnePlus will launch its first ever foldable smartphone, the Open, at some point this month. Today, the company is officially starting its teaser / hype-building campaign for the upcoming device, following the soft start from a few days ago when an Indian actress was spotted rocking the Open in […]

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Micron starts building semiconductor plant in India

Micron laid the foundation for a new semiconductor plant in India, which will cost the company $2.75 billion (INR 22,500 crore). The investment will be for a chip assembly and test facility and will be in Sanand, Gujarat. The complex is being built by Tata Projects. The facility will focus on transforming wafers into Ball […]

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AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans Can’t Even Imagine

James Field, founder and CEO of LabGenius. Photograph: LabGenius The tests are almost fully automated, with an array of high-end equipment involved in preparing samples and running them through the various stages of the testing process: Antibodies are grown based on their genetic sequence and then put to the test on biological assays—samples of the […]

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Samsung SDI and GM are building a $3 billion EV battery plant in the US

Samsung SDI, one of the biggest names in the global battery market, is building a massive EV battery plant in the US in partnership with GM (General Motors). The companies have chosen St. Joseph County, Indiana, to build their joint EV battery plant, the state’s governor Eric Holcomb announced today. Samsung SDI is building an […]

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Samsung is building a generative AI, and you won’t be able to use it

A new report citing anonymous sources says Samsung’s Kye Hyun Kyung confirmed on Friday that the company is indeed developing a service based on advanced artificial intelligence, similar to ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Bing Chat. However, you won’t be able to use this service unless you are a Samsung employee, and even then, it won’t […]

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Stop being ridiculous: Microsoft is NOT building its own processor for Surface

The internet is full of brilliant people, 99% smarter than me. But occasionally, I come across something so bafflingly stupid that it sends me into a (mild) rage. That’s the case with a recent report titled “Microsoft to take on Apple M MacBook with new ARM chips & Windows 12.” Bold claim. Sounds tantalizing! It’s […]

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Samsung is building a $222 million chip development facility in Japan

Samsung, the world’s biggest memory chip maker, is reportedly building a new chip development facility in Yokohama, Japan. This highly symbolic initiative will bring together Japanese and South Korean chip firms to combat competition from the Chinese and Taiwanese markets. This new chip development facility will cost over JPY 300 billion (around $222 million) and […]

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Google reminds us it is building an immersive XR headset with Samsung

Earlier this year, during the launch of the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung announced that it was working with Google and Qualcomm to create new immersive XR (Extended Reality) experiences for consumers. During the Google I/O 2023 keynote event last night, Google reminded us again that it is working on the XR experience with Samsung. On […]

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BeaglePlay From BeagleBoard.org Brings Fun to Building With Computers

The BeagleBoard.org Foundation recently announces the global availability of BeaglePlay®, the most adaptable open-source performance platform available. Built on our proven open source Linux approach, BeaglePlay® has a feature set that includes built-in wired and wireless connectivity and ability to connect to a wide selection of sensor and prototyping systems with thousands of options, as […]

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Apple Continues Building Out Rapid Security Response Feature in iOS 16.4 Beta

Apple is continuing to improve the Rapid Security Response (RSR) feature that’s built into iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura, according to code found in the latest iOS 16.4 beta. New Rapid Security Response code in iOS 16.4 beta 3 adds wording about apps that could be incompatible with security updates. “Some apps may […]

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LG Reportedly Building Production Line for MicroLED Apple Watch

LG is constructing a small production line to supply Apple with microLED displays destined for a future Apple Watch model, according to display analyst Ross Young. In a tweet, Young explained that the LG production line will supply microLED backplanes and assemble displays for the Apple Watch. The facility is said to open in the […]

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Microsoft Considering Building All-In-One App for Search, Shopping, Messaging, and More

Microsoft is looking to build a “super app” that incorporates a messaging platform, shopping, web search, and news into a single app, an apparent attempt to go after Apple and Google’s app store platforms. According to a report today by The Information, Microsoft has been in the early stages of building a “super app” at […]

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