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xLight, a startup developing advanced lasers for EUV machines, told investors that it is in talks to raise $350M led by Boardman Bay and Bain Capital (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/u-s-backed-chipma…

U.S.-Backed Chipmaking Startup Chaired by Former Intel CEO Is Raising $350 Million
XLight, a startup developing advanced lasers for semiconductor manufacturing, is in talks to raise $350 million in funding from a pair of investment firms just weeks after receiving substantial investment from the U.S. Department of Commerce, according to the company’s verbal and written pitch ...

All hail the spineless cowards.
☑️ Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
☑️ Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
I wonder what quid pro quo they're getting from the MAGA douchebags to bend over for Trump.
Congressional Republicans are such colossally unprincipalled losers.
☑️ Caving to Trump, 2 Republicans Change Their Votes on Iran War Powers Resolution | Truthout

Caving to Trump, 2 Republicans Change Their Votes on Iran War Powers Resolution
Tim Kaine, the lead sponsor of the blocked resolution, said the vote was held to “appease [Trump’s] temper tantrum.”…

Arm EVP Mohamed Awad says its chip architecture now accounts for 50% of the hyperscale cloud computing market, as AI demand transforms the data center industry (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks

SoftBank chipmaker Arm hits 50% share in top AI data centers: exec
AI boom drives demand for company's architecture as it also moves into physical chips

Has anyone already cross-checked how many signatories in defence of race science as important part of academic freedom have in the past supported anti-trans letters/statements?
https://johnarmstrongmaths.com/openletters/letter.php?campaign=cofnas

After weeks of searching, I think I have broken @… ->
I am looking for a fast cheapish route home from UK. Eurostar extmely expensive, so I thought, how about ferry from Harwich to Hoek and then train to Copenhagen. Railfinder routes me back from Hoek van Holland to Harwich and home via Eurostar... 😂
Same algorithm, same...

Cubans Cook With Charcoal and Wood Fires to Survive During Energy Crisis - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/americas/cuba-blackouts-fire-energy-oil.html

«Strafgerichtshof Den Haag - Ist der Chefankläger Täter oder Sündenbock?
Nicht länger dürfen die Drahtzieher von Kriegsverbrechen und Völkermord straflos davonkommen. Dafür sorgen soll der Internationale Strafgerichtshof ICC. Doch genau diese bei ihrer Gründung als wegweisend betrachtete Institution steht derzeit unter Druck wie noch nie zuvor.»
So geht Macht, indem man seine Kritiker direkt selber seiner Anschuldigungen beschuldigt.
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Der internationale Strafgerichtshof steht unter extremem Druck
Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof ICC in Den Haag steht derzeit unter Druck wie noch nie zuvor.

Chipmaker Onsemi agrees to buy Synaptics in a nearly $7B all-stock deal expected to close in the middle of 2027; ON drops 9% and SYNA jumps 11% after hours (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/on-semi-synaptics-deal-physical-ai.html
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On Semiconductor strikes $7 billion deal for Synaptics in physical AI push
On Semiconductor said the deal bumps up its total addressable market by $30 billion to $243 billion by 2030.

Japan's top five chip equipment makers posted their first-ever fall in combined China sales, down 10% in the year ended March 31, as China boosts local players (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semi…

Japan chipmaking equipment suppliers report 10% drop in China sales
Foreign companies lose market share as Beijing boosts local players