Researcher develop high-performance amorphous p-type oxide semiconductor

[ Superior output and transmission properties are demonstrated in tellurium oxide-based amorphous p-type thin-film transistors (Se:Te = 1:4) processed with an optimal selenium alloying ratio. The optimized thin-film transistor showcases a hole mobility of 15 cm2/Vs and an on/off current ratio of 107, closely resembling key electrical attributes of early n-type oxide thin-film transistors. Additionally, … Read more

US probes whether Tesla Autopilot recall did enough to make sure drivers pay attention

[ The logo for the Tesla Supercharger station is seen in Buford, Ga, April 22, 2021. Faced with falling global sales and a tumbling stock price, Tesla has slashed prices again on some of its electric vehicles and its “Full Self Driving” system. Tesla releases first-quarter earnings Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Chris Carlson, … Read more

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace accepts $5 bn takeover

[ Darktrace chief executive Poppy Gustafsson (L) said the group’s ‘technology has never been more relevant in a world increasingly threatened by AI-powered cyberattacks’ Cybersecurity firm Darktrace said Friday it had accepted a $5.3-billion takeover bid from US private equity firm Thoma Bravo, which highlighted the British group’s “capability in artificial intelligence”. The cash bid … Read more

Japan to levy big fines with new app rules

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Japan’s cabinet approved Friday legislation that would slap major fines on tech giants like Google or Apple if they block access to third-party smartphone apps and payment systems. Similar to the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act, behavior deemed anti-competitive could see operators fined up to 20 percent of their … Read more

Cat hides in Amazon return package—then ends up in California 700 miles from home

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A cat went missing after hiding in an Amazon return package. Then her Utah owner got a call—from hundreds of miles away—that “changed everything.” On April 10, Galena the kitty “vanished” from her home in Lehi, her owner, Carrie Stevens Clark, said in an April 21 Facebook post. Clark said … Read more

Apollo, KKR and Stonepeak to invest in JV to fund Intel’s Ireland facility, Bloomberg reports

[ (Reuters) – Apollo Global Management, KKR & Co and Stonepeak may invest billions in a joint venture to help fund Intel’s semiconductor fabrication facility in Ireland, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. (Reporting by Arsheeya Bajwa in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber) Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Genx Newz is an automatic aggregator … Read more

Custom-made catalyst leads to longer-lasting and more sustainable green hydrogen production

[ Proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzer using manganese oxide. Credit: RIKEN Researchers led by Ryuhei Nakamura at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have improved on their green and sustainable method of extracting hydrogen from water by using a custom-made catalyst for the chemical reaction. Published in Nature Catalysis, the … Read more

Google asks court to throw out US advertising case

[ WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday asked a federal court in Virginia to reject a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the advertising and search giant of anticompetitive practices in the online advertising marketplace. The Justice Department, which filed the advertising lawsuit in January 2023, accused the company of abusing its dominance of the digital … Read more

TikTok general counsel to step down, will focus on fighting US law

[ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Erich Andersen, general counsel for TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance, said on Friday he will step down from the role in June, according to a company statement. Andersen will become special counsel to the company to focus on helping lead TikTok’s effort to overturn legislation signed into law by President … Read more