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GlobalFoundries agrees to acquire MIPS, a developer of RISC-V-based solutions and IP, with the deal expected to close in H2 2025 (Anton Shilov/Tom's Hardware)
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components…

GlobalFoundries to make RISC-V CPUs — fab acquires MIPS, will integrate RISC-V and AI IP into its portfolio
For an unknown sum.

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 11, injure 75 over past day: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/07/russian-attacks-across-ukraine-kill.html

Mini-Gehirne im Weltall: Deutsche Forschung für Langzeitmissionen
Wie sich Schwerelosigkeit auf die zentrale Schaltstelle im Gehirn auswirkt, wollen Forscher im All anhand von Hippocampus-Organoiden ermitteln.

OpenStore is scaling back its e-commerce aggregation efforts, closing nearly all of its 40 Shopify stores and rebranding under its Jack Archer menswear label (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/openstore-demise-endga…

OpenStore’s demise marks endgame for once-booming e-commerce aggregator market
OpenStore is rebranding under its Jack Archer menswear label after shuttering many of the Shopify storefronts it acquired and laying off staffers.

Russian attacks kill 6, injure 21 across Ukraine, target energy infrastructure: https://benborges.xyz/2025/09/08/russian-attacks-kill-injure-across.html

A research paper published by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), though not yet peer-reviewed,
has found nearly all bee colonies suffering collapse had contracted a bee virus spread by
parasitic mites that appear to have developed resistance to the main chemicals used to control them.
Varroa mites
– equivalent in size to a dinner plate on a human body
– crawl and jump between worker bees.
If there are no infections present, they do not typically dama…

Source: Meta has acquired WaveForms AI, which is working on AI that understands and mimics emotion in audio and debuted in December with a $40M seed led by a16z (Kalley Huang/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-acquires-ai-audio-star…

Meta Acquires AI Audio Startup WaveForms
Meta Platforms has acquired WaveForms AI, a small startup working on artificial intelligence capable of understanding emotion and mimicking it in audio form, according to a person with direct knowledge. The acquisition comes as Meta continues to overhaul its efforts in AI, after stumbles earlier ...

Außergerichtliche Einigung: Epic lässt Vorwürfe gegen Samsung fallen
Epic Games hat sich im Streit um den "Auto Blocker" auf Handys außergerichtlich mit Samsung geeinigt – nur worauf, ist unklar.

Ukraine submits multi-billion euro weapons wish list to Germany amid ongoing Russian aggression: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/07/ukraine-submits-multibillion-euro-weapons.html