TSMC to use GlobalFoundries Malta fab for AI packaging
TSMC will begin producing silicon interposers at GlobalFoundries' Malta fab in 2028, a $2 billion move that expands US packaging capacity.
Cars9 October 202610 min readSources 12
Nio sets daily record with 183,664 swaps as LGES posts record profit
Cars9 October 20264 min read
Toyota, BMW, and Refinyx expand US and global battery recycling and production
Cars9 October 20263 min read
Autonomous Yard Trucks and Freight Trains Enter Commercial Operations in 2026
Cars8 October 202611 min read
EU AI Act enforcement: Deepfake ban targets parliament members
On 5 October, a report by Agora Digitale Transformation revealed that 50 European Parliament members were targeted by deepfake pornography, prompting a cross-party demand for strict enforcement of the EU's AI Act ban on nudifier apps, which takes effect on 2 December.
Health9 October 20264 min readSources 10
UKHSA expands wastewater surveillance to catch pandemic threats early
Health3 October 20265 min read
A 20-person study links ultra-processed food to depression, as Science turns to women's health
Health2 October 20267 min read
Hospital robotics adoption slows as evidence and costs come under scrutiny
Health2 October 20268 min read
Türkiye opens 153 km rail line to EU border as Europe debates high-speed network
Türkiye inaugurated a 153 km high-speed rail line to the Bulgarian border on Friday, cutting travel time to 1.5 hours and linking directly to the European network. The move coincides with a week of intense activity across the continent, from new cross-Channel services to billions in contracts for the continent's long-term rail expansion.
Travel10 October 202615 min readSources 25
MEPs push for faster EU rail rollout as funding gaps widen
Travel8 October 20263 min read
Europe's truck makers want softer CO2 rules. Fleet operators say no
Travel2 October 20264 min read
Booking.com's AI Agent Lola and a Wave of Travel Assistants Arrive in One Week
Travel2 October 20266 min read
748 Project: Wang Xuan and the laser typesetting of Chinese characters that began in 1974
In August 1974, China approved a project to let computers typeset Chinese print. Five years later, the first newspaper page proof came off the system, and the technology was called "the second invention of Chinese printing."
History23 September 20267 min readSources 2
The Konstantynów mast: 646 metres, 2 megawatts and the collapse of 8 August 1991
History22 September 20266 min read
From 2016 to FIPS 203: How NIST Picked Post-Quantum Cryptography
History20 September 20267 min read
Niagara 1895: the first large AC power plant and the 32-kilometre line to Buffalo
History19 September 20267 min read