From now on, every country or group of countries must ask itself whether it produces the technologies it needs or has guaranteed, unfettered, long-term access to them. A country that answers no is vulnerable to technological coercion that is no less severe than the military coercion of yesteryear.
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Objections mount to Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm
Big names are urging antitrust officials to intervene in Nvidia s $40 billion bit to buy Arm. pixtum / Getty Images
It was probably inevitable, but companies are urging federal regulators to intervene or even block Nvidia’s planned $40 billion purchase of Arm Holdings.
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are among a number of companies concerned about whether they will continue to have equal access to Arm technology after the acquisition closes, according to both Bloomberg and CNBC. And CNBC goes so far as to ask regulators around the world to scuttle the deal altogether.
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Media Moment of the Week: A jumbo jab mix-up
When Liam Thorp received a text inviting him for his first Covid jab he was confused, given the healthy 32-year-old is pretty low down the priority list. After calling his GP for clarification, it was soon established that doctors had Thorp’s height down as 6.2cm instead of 6”2, giving him a rather unflattering BMI of 28,000.
Had it been anyone else, this would likely have been nothing more than an amusing anecdote for whenever we’re allowed back in pubs. As luck would have it, though, Thorp is the political editor of the Liverpool Echo, so what ensued was this highly amusing write-up.
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