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California’s Missed Opportunity to Regulate Tesla
William H. Widen of the University of Miami School of Law argues legislation passed this week in California targeting Tesla fails to make public roads safer
Digi-Key Plays the Darwin Card
Digi-Key demonstrates how to successfully navigate the vicissitudes of the rapidly evolving electronic component distribution market.
A Reborn Intel Enters the RISC-V Ecosystem
Aspiring to become a facilitator in the open source RISC-V community, Intel is decidedly humble in its approach to enabling SoC designers who use RISC-V cores.
Undefined, Unregulated Hands-Free Driving Means Unsafe Roads
Calling their vehicles “Level 2” gives automakers a free pass to blame drivers for crashes since Level 2, by definition, means human drivers are responsible for all driving — with or without hands. A recent crash raises concerns that BMW might be practicing unsafe testing of a iX test vehicle, using Level 2 designation as a security blanket.
Startups Seek to Crash the Metaverse Party
Entrepreneurs are focusing on smart eyeglasses, audio, touch and the wireless connections needed to create an alternate reality.
Look, Kids! No Hands!
What the hands-free driving ads miss is the primordial urge to grab the steering wheel.
Metaverse, Omniverse–How Versed Can We Get?
The promise of Infinite communications in 3D worlds.
Proposed ‘Reverse CFIUS’ Would Curb China Investments
If enacted, outbound investments by U.S. companies could be scrutinized by a proposed interagency review panel.
What Caught Our Eye This Week
Huawei sends shivers, Ford cuts workforce
Intel Seeks to Lessen Cash Squeeze With Brookfield Deal
Intel’s new funding partnership highlights capex pressures facing the chipmaker as it seeks to expand fab capacity.
Untether AI Aims to Become Nvidia of AI Inference
Startup goes after a fragmented inference AI market where there are no general-purpose inference accelerators capable of processing AI workloads across different applications.
BMW iX Crash: Getting at the Cause
Many reporters covering the crash glommed onto one issue: Was BMW’s iX ‘test car’ a self-driving vehicle? That question misses the point.
Chiplets Are a Second Path to Higher Integration
An emerging infrastructure supporting multiple dies in a package could reorder the global semiconductor industry.
Unanswered Questions in the Aftermath of Fatal BMW Crash
The Aug. 15 iX ‘test vehicle’ crash raises more questions about the advisability of AV’s traversing public roads.
Finwave Looks to Disrupt RF Markets With First FinFETs on GaN
Startup is developing key devices aimed at breaking through 5G millimeter-wave challenges.
What Caught Our Eye This Week
Philips shakeup, China’s CATL to make EV batteries in Hungary.
Intel Foundry Future Explained
Will Intel have to divide itself to conquer the foundry business?
Following the Money: How CHIPS Act Subsidies Will Be Spent
The Commerce Department is scrambling to develop a framework for determining eligibility, investments and oversight.
What Can U.S. Learn From China’s ‘Big Fund’ Fiasco?
Don’t assume things that happened in China would never happen in the United States. Big funding attracts many players scheming to leverage it.
Road Test Using ‘Live’ Kids Exposes AV Absurdity
Silicon Valley’s tech culture, Detroit’s insistence on vehicle self-certification, and regulatory inaction have created a trifecta that places safety testing in the hands of amateurs.
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