Intel ticks another box in quest to fab mil-spec chips

theregister.com Intel's Foundry division is one step closer to manufacturing chips for military applications using its forthcoming 18A process node. On Monday the x86 giant turned foundry…

As LA Bids Farewell To AFM, “New Film Market” American Film Convention Hopes To Take Root This Fall

deadline.com With the AFM heading to Las Vegas, a group of indie filmmakers are aiming to launch a “new film market and entertainment industry convention” in LA this October. Organizers…

Kroger, Albertsons to Sell 166 More Grocery Stores to Appease FTC, Get Merger Approved

entrepreneur.com The proposed merger is expected to be worth an estimated $25 billion. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is challenging Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons and Kroger, and…

Toll Brothers Arizona Wins 13 MAME Awards for Architecture and Interior Design

benzinga.com SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. TOL, the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, today announced the company's Arizona Division…

Interviews with 20+ current and former TSMC staff at its Arizona plant finds struggles over bridging Taiwanese and US norms, rigid hierarchies, and other issues

restofworld.org Bruce thought he’d landed his dream job. The young American engineer had been eager for a stable, high-paying job in the semiconductor industry. Then, in late 2020, he…

The Richest Town In Every US State

247wallst.com Wealth inequality in the United States is continuing to grow. The average income of the wealthiest 0.01 percent of households grew 17 times as fast as the income of the…

Too many cubicles, too few homes spur incentives to convert offices to housing

siliconvalley.com Tim Henderson | Stateline.org (TNS) HERNDON, Va. — Juan Ramirez, watching his dog play in Chandon Park here in suburban Virginia on a Saturday morning, tries to imagine the…

Amazon’s New Drone Delivery Push Seeks to Soar Beyond Past Woes

inc.com The giant retailer's recurring aerial delivery failures are a sharp contrast to its wider dominance and success. Management hopes the new Arizona pilot project will propel…

Amazon drone delivery leaves California and heads for Arizona

qz.com Amazon is bringing its same-day drone delivery to customers in Phoenix, Arizona and shuttering the service for customers in Northern California. Prime Air drone deliveries…

Officials warn 70,000 Medicaid users they're losing health insurance

newsweek.com Tens of thousands of Medicaid recipients in Nevada will be without health insurance now that the pandemic-era continuous coverage policy for the program has ended. Nevada…

TFTC

tftc.io This episode of TFTC dives into a compelling and multifaceted discussion about the intersection of journalism, public health, and the influence of fiat currency on the food…

TSMC is having more luck building in Japan than in America

economist.com On the Japanese island of Kyushu, the fruits of the country’s industrial policy are about to go on show. On February 24th tsmc, the world’s most advanced chip producer, will…

Column: FDA shoots itself in the foot by settling a groundless lawsuit over its ivermectin warnings

latimes.com “You are not a horse”: The FDA’s 2021 consumer warning about not treating COVID with ivermectin, best known as a horse dewormer, was the most successful social media post in…

America’s economy is booming. So why are bosses worried?

economist.com America’s stockmarket is on a tear. Over the past three months the S&p 500 index of large companies has soared by nearly 15%, reaching a record high (see chart 1). Recent…

Joe Biden’s weakness among Latinos threatens his re-election

economist.com In Arizona, a growing Hispanic electorate should help Democrats. Yet Donald Trump is gaining ground

Florida too may have an abortion referendum in November

economist.com AS A PROTEST slogan, “Stop Political Interference” does not trip lightly off the tongue. But to abortion-rights activists brandishing signs with the phrase on the steps of…

Trump’s lead over Biden may be smaller than it looks

economist.com IF AMERICA were to hold its presidential election tomorrow, Donald Trump would be picking out curtains for the Oval Office. The Economist’s polling average puts him up by…

The world is in the midst of a city-building boom

economist.com Africa’s tallest building is rising under empty skies. Beneath the Iconic Tower in northern Egypt sits a city that officials expect to one day house 6.5m people. For now,…

Supreme Court rejects Kari Lake appeal in her latest legal setback

msnbc.com Arizona’s Kari Lake has found herself at the center of several court cases in recent years, and none has gone her way. In the wake of her defeat in a 2022 gubernatorial…

ISSA vs. NASM: Which personal trainer certification will pump up your career?

fortune.com Personal trainers looking to get their foot in the door at a gym or fitness center or even benefit from professional development may look at certifications as a way to raise…

Amazon to close Prime Air delivery service in California

ktla.com Amazon announced Monday that it would close its drone delivery site in California as it plans to expand the program to other cities. Lockeford, a city near Stockton and…

Moment grandpa surprises family with first visit after "miracle" transplant

newsweek.com After years of living with a blood disease, one granddad was forced to stay away from his family when he underwent a stem cell transplant last year. However, as soon as he…

"Let Me Go Home, Okay?": Mistrial Declared For Arizona Rancher Accused Of Killing Illegal Immigrant On His Property

zerohedge.com "Let Me Go Home, Okay?": Mistrial Declared For Arizona Rancher Accused Of Killing Illegal Immigrant On His Property A mistrial was declared in the case of an Arizona rancher…

See one of the world's biggest aircraft 'graveyards' where planes go to die

aol.com None Pinal Air Park in Arizona is one of the largest aircraft storage facilities in the world. • None The multi-million business boomed during the pandemic as airlines…

UPDATE 2-Miner Freeport-McMoRan beats quarterly profit estimates on strong production

finance.yahoo.com Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by higher production and easing costs. The mining giant said its…

Mundo Hispano Digital Launches Latino CTV MundoNow Connect

benzinga.com Enhanced AI driven CTV Channel Using MundoNow's Hispanic First-Party Data to Connect Advertisers with Quality Inventory in a Cookie-Less World ATLANTA, April 23, 2024…

Miner Freeport-McMoRan beats quarterly profit estimates on strong production

theglobeandmail.com Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan FCX-N beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by higher production and easing costs. The mining giant said its…

Companies like Qantas want to salvage parts from aircraft 'graveyards' to help with decarbonization. Take a look at one of the world's biggest

businessinsider.com An aircraft in reclamation at the Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona. Taylor Rains/Insider Pinal Air Park in Arizona is one of the largest aircraft storage facilities in the…

General Motors beats quarterly results targets, raises forecast

theglobeandmail.com General Motors GM-N on Tuesday posted quarterly results that topped Wall Street targets and raised its annual forecast, citing stable pricing and demand for its gas-engine…

Major Texas lake hits lowest water level in decades

newsweek.com Drought conditions have sunk a major Texas lake to its lowest water level since it was created in the 1960s. Canyon Lake, in Comal County, has plunged to a mean water level…

Column: More than just a store, 99 Cents Only gave a fair shake to all who entered

latimes.com Axel Madrid, 5, rests his head on a shopping cart as his father, David Madrid, makes purchases at a 99 Cents Only store in Glendale. The discount chain has announced that it…

H1-B visas are the lifeblood of U.S. tech innovation

fortune.com In December, Samsung delayed a Texas-based chip manufacturing facility’s start date. In January, the Taiwanese chip manufacturing company TSMC pushed back one of its planned…

Amazon is shutting down its drone delivery service in California as it looks to other markets

theverge.com Amazon is winding down its Prime Air drone delivery program in Lockeford, California — an early testing zone for a service that allowed local residents to order products…

How 2 participants in Houston's basic-income program plan to spend the $500 a month: 'When you live paycheck to paycheck, it's horrible'

businessinsider.com Uplift Harris will give $500 a month to participants around Houston, Texas, with payments set to begin in April. John Coletti / Getty Images Houston's basic-income program…

Taylor Swift's 1830s lyrics spark backlash from African Americans

newsweek.com Taylor Swift has divided music lovers with a lyric on her new album that says she would like to have lived in the 1830s. Swift, 34, released her new album, The Tortured…

Trump says RFK Jr. will hurt Biden. In private, he’s not so sure

nbcnews.com Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he’s confident that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will pull more votes away from President Joe…

Rivian targets gas-powered Ford and Toyota trucks and SUVs with $5,000 ‘electric upgrade’ discount

techcrunch.com Rivian is offering discounts up to $5,000 on its EVs — and a year of free charging — to customers willing to trade in their gas-powered trucks and SUVs. The deal, which…

BlackRock Triples Larry Fink's Home Security As Anti-Woke Backlash Accelerates

zerohedge.com BlackRock Triples Larry Fink's Home Security As Anti-Woke Backlash Accelerates BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink's efforts to push 'wokesim' or environmental, social, and…

Amazon ends California drone deliveries

techcrunch.com Amazon confirmed it is ending Prime Air drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California. The Central California town of 3,500 was the company’s second U.S. drone delivery…

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on U.S. microchip production, blocking of sales to China, Russia

cbsnews.com What does the secretary of commerce do? Until now, mainly promote U.S. businesses abroad. It had not been a high-profile job til Gina Raimondo turned the second-tier agency…

Kroger, Albertsons agree to sell more stores in merger plans, affecting Arizona Safeway locations

azfamily.com PHOENIX (AP/AZFamily) — Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said Monday they will sell more of their stores in an effort to quell the federal government’s concerns…

Planned Parenthood Abortions Among 'Top Four Leading Causes Of Death' In America

zerohedge.com Planned Parenthood Abortions Among 'Top Four Leading Causes Of Death' In America Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Abortions conducted by…

Amazon drone delivery is coming to Arizona

aboutamazon.com Since starting drone delivery in College Station, Texas and Lockeford, California in 2022, we’ve delivered thousands of items to customers in less than an hour. Last year we…

Amazon ends drone program in California, plans to start deliveries in Arizona later this year

cnbc.com An Amazon delivery drone is on display at Amazon's BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, on Nov. 10, 2022. Amazon is shuttering its drone delivery…

91 Colorado Safeway stores to be sold if the Kroger-Albertsons merger goes through

denver7.com DENVER — A total of 91 Safeway locations in Colorado will be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers under a new agreement in the ongoing saga of the proposed merger of Kroger and…

TSMC Lands Up to $11.6 Billion to Expand Arizona Chip Hub

thedailyupside.com Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company — the largest chipmaker in the world — was already building a pair of new fabrication plants in Arizona when the Biden…

Nancy Pelosi says she respects Mike Johnson and hopes Trump isn't 'his puppeteer'

aol.com None The former House speaker said Johnson is "a person of integrity." • None Pelosi had a famously fraught relationship with fellow Californian and former Speaker Kevin…

Kroger and Albertsons update divestiture plan with C&S

grocerydive.com Kroger and Albertsons said Monday that they have increased by more than a third the number of stores they plan to divest to C&S Wholesale Grocers in connection with the…

The Top 3 Consumer Stocks to Buy in April 2024

investorplace.com When the economy goes through a downturn, people must be more careful about spending their money. Budgets get tighter and luxuries get downgraded or skipped altogether.…

Consumers may soon get access to a share of $8.8 billion in Inflation Reduction Act home energy rebates

cnbc.com Eleven other states have also applied for funding: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. Many…

Kroger, Albertsons to sell more Illinois stores in merger plan

chicagotribune.com Under federal scrutiny over their plans to merge, supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons said they will sell off about 20 more Illinois grocery stores than originally…

Albertsons, Kroger will sell more stores to pacify regulators

washingtonpost.com Kroger and Albertsons will sell an additional 166 stores, the supermarket giants announced Monday in an effort to appease federal antitrust regulators trying to block their…

Supreme Court deals blow to effort to kick Donald Trump off ballot

newsweek.com The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow on Monday to efforts to have former President Donald Trump removed from ballots in different states. The Court denied a writ of…

THEN AND NOW: Taylor Swift's star-studded 'squad' of friends

aol.com None Taylor Swift has a lot of famous friendships who have been referred to as members of her "squad." • None Selena Gomez, Martha Hunt, Abigail Anderson Lucier, and Gigi…

Why Trump’s hush money trial may not be the political win he’s betting on

msnbc.com The hush money trial of former President Donald Trump kicked off this week with several days of jury selection. We don’t know yet how this proceeding will impact the…

The Subsidy Gold Rush: How Green Energy Firms Profit from Your Pocket

tftc.io An article by the Wall Street Journal casts a spotlight on the burgeoning green energy sector, highlighting how companies such as First Solar are reaping substantial…