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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

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But, impressive as that feat is, an even more significant chip design development by the Chinese tech giant may be making available the source code to a RISC-V CPU core its own engineers designed. The Chinese government is funding a lot of startups that are designing a variety of chips. parts or technology.

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Foxconn tied up with Thailand’s PTT for making electric vehicles

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Taiwan’s Foxconn has announced a partnership with Thailand’s government, a state-run energy group PTT PCL to manufacture electric cars in Thailand. Foxconn had tied up with Chinese electric-car maker Byton and automakers Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Italian company Stellantis.

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Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles.

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Taiwan tech company Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles. the group’s subsidiary currently has two units in Tamil Nadu, which currently manufacture phones for apple and Chinese brands such as Xiaomi among others. In August it brought a chip plant in Taiwan in a move to supply future demand for auto chips.

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China’s military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban – ET Auto

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Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the U.S. Chinese vendors have previously said they snatch up excess stock that finds its way to the market after Nvidia ships large quantities to big U.S.

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Boston-Power to supply Li-ion battery systems to Beijing Electric Vehicle Company for EVs, starting with Saab 9-5 based C70

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Availability of pre-ordered vehicles begins in fourth calendar quarter 2012 with the C70 sedan, which is based on the 9-5 SAAB chassis BAIC acquired in 2009. The Chinese government is putting incentives in place to have the market grow. The company’s plant in Taiwan is still operating as well. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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That severely limits the options available.”. For example, the Chinese Navy has invested in a fishlike. submarines; those around the islands of Hainan and Taiwan, for Chinese submarines; in the Barents or Kuril Island chain, for Russian submarines; and the Straits of Juan de Fuca, for U.S. Meanwhile, the U.S.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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Combined with a Chinese manufacturing boom, that lowered the overall cost of panels by 40 percent this year, Solyndra was unable to compete. From a purely economic standpoint, there will be no reason for China to remain with silicon when better alternatives become available. Resources. [ 1 ] [link] , [link]. [ Energy Business Journal.

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