Chinese-owned companies in Myanmar are allegedly responsible for illegal mining operations that are destroying the natural landscape of Myanmar’s border region with China, local miners of dysprosium and terbium — two heavy rare earth minerals used in clean energy products and smart electronics — told the organization Global Witness for a report published on Tuesday. Global Witness revealed on August 9 how illicit rare earth mining allegedly supported by Chinese businessmen in Myanmar has ravaged a mountainous border region called Kachin Special Region 1, writing: For Zau*, a local worker, the mining boom is a rare chance to make money. He is paid 3,800 yuan ($600) in cash every month, around twice the average salary in Myanmar. He works in the shadows, at a mine near the Chinese border, for a company that has no permits. On paper, Sin Kyaing Company is owned by a local militia leader called Lagwi Bawm Lang. But like other Burmese [from Myanmar] companies in the rare earth … [Read more...] about Report: China Destroying Myanmar with Rare Earth Mining for ‘Green’ Energy
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What has Broadcom become?
Editor's take: Broadcom was once a leading semiconductor company, and then it started buying enterprise software companies. The finance people recognize Broadcom for it is, and while the technology people recognize it as well, they just do not want to accept it. And we cannot blame them for that sentiment. Broadcom began its existence as a spin-off of a spin-off. Twenty years or so ago, Hewlett Packard began its process of miniaturization. First spinning off Agilent which contained a hodgepodge of businesses that were not related to PCs or printers. Agilent in turn split itself into several more pieces, one of which was HP's one-time internal chip business, rechristened as Avago. We followed Avago closely for many years as sell-side analysts. Buried deep inside HP, we knew it sold filters that went into mobile phones and would occasionally provide some really interesting, but obscure piece of information. Then the spin-off happened. Editor's Note: Jonathan Goldberg is the … [Read more...] about What has Broadcom become?
De beste prisene på Apple Watch
Er du på jakt etter de beste tilbudene på Apple Watch? Etter at Apple slapp Apple Watch 7 (opens in new tab) har du fått enda flere klokker å velge mellom. Dette betyr også at eldre enheter blir tilgjengelige til lavere priser. Apple Watch Series 7 har en veiledende pris på kr. 5890,- for den 41-millimeters GPS+Cellular-modellen. Den rimeligste varianten koster 4690 kroner. Velger du Apple Watch SE, har den en veiledende pris på 3290 kroner for den rimeligste modellen. SE er dermed den lavest prisede enheten. Men hvis du ikke absolutt må ha en av de nyeste modellene, kan du slå kloa i en Apple Watch Series 3 for langt mindre. Her er den veiledende prisen på 2290 kroner, og du finner den ofte enda noen hundrelapper billigere. Om tilbudene Tilbudene på denne siden var gyldige da artikkelen sist ble oppdatert. Merk deg at de kan ha utløpt eller blitt endret i ettertid. Etter lanseringen av Apple Watch 7 sank prisene på Apple Watch 6 og Apple Watch SE synker. … [Read more...] about De beste prisene på Apple Watch
«Stranger Things» sesong 4 volume 2 fikk Netflix-serverne ned i knestående
Lanseringen av andre del av fjerde sesong av «Stranger Things» slo lufta ut av hele Netflix-nettverket. Downdetector (opens in new tab) , nettstedet som viser hvilke sider og tjenester som fungerer som normalt, at det hadde kommet inn en rekke rapporter om at folk hadde problemer med å få tilgang til Netflix. Netflix skal ha skryt for det, tjenesten klarte å få bukt med problemene relativt raskt. 15 minutter senere var klagemengden nede i under 1 500 enkelttilfeller, og etter ytterligere 15 minutter var det bare snakk om noen få hundre som hadde problemer – det er normalnivået for en tjeneste på størrelse med Netflix. vecna laughing at us bc netflix crashed #StrangerThings #Netflix pic.twitter.com/a3WbOPDFtY July 1, 2022 See more Dette er ikke første gang avslutningen av en serie har gitt strømmeplattformer trøbbel. HBO Max har hatt lignende problemer to ganger tidligere. Første bommert inntraff da siste episode av «Mare of Easttown» ble lansert, og nå sist … [Read more...] about «Stranger Things» sesong 4 volume 2 fikk Netflix-serverne ned i knestående
Netflix hjelper Johnny Depp tilbake til skjermen
Netflix kommer til å være vert for Johnny Depps første nye film på over to år. Bloomberg (opens in new tab) -artikkel ymtet om at Netflix kommer til å delfinansiere og strømme den kommende Depp-filmen. «La Favorite» er et prosjekt i regi av det franske selskapet Why Not Productions. Filmen forventes lansert i 2023, på franske kinoer, mens Netflix tar over stafettpinnen 15 måneder etter premieren. Det er verdt å merke seg at filmen ikke vil være å finne i alle land, det vil kun være franske Netflix-abonnenter som får tilgang til historien som involverer den sagnomsuste kongen. Le Figaro (opens in new tab) publiserte nylig en del informasjon om innspillingen, som planlegges gjennomført i sommer, og som delvis vil bli filmet ved slottet i Versailles. Stjernespekket er også resten av besetningen, kanskje spesielt Maïwenn Le Besco, kjent som kun Maïwenn i Frankrike, som vil fungere både som skuespiller og regissør i biografi-filmen om Jeanne Bécu. Kommentar: Et … [Read more...] about Netflix hjelper Johnny Depp tilbake til skjermen
You can finally play Sony’s
In two days, the 2018 hit game Marvel's Spider-Man will break out of its console exclusivity and land on Windows ( Steam , EGS ) as arguably Sony's biggest PC port yet. We knew Sony was bullish about selling more games on PC in the current fiscal year , but we didn't expect a critically acclaimed gem like Spider-Man , which previously drove console sales as a PlayStation exclusive, to make the transition. The thing about PC ports, of course, is that they have to work on a wide range of machines. As of press time, the Spider-Man version we tested doesn't necessarily surpass the mix of stability and impressive technical performance that developer Insomniac delivered on dated PlayStation 4 architecture. Such complaints might be moot when Spider-Man launches on Friday, August 12 —and we sure hope so. At its best, this game does whatever a PC rig can, delivering ultra-wide ratios, super-charged graphical settings, higher frame rates, and increased ray tracing depth. But … [Read more...] about You can finally play Sony’s
SpaceX breathes fire in South Texas for the first time in 2022
SpaceX ignited engines on both the first and second stages of its Starship launch system on Wednesday, signaling that it is getting closer to a test flight of the massive rocket later this year. On Monday evening at 5:20 pm local time in South Texas, engineers ignited a single Raptor engine on the Super Heavy booster that serves as the rocket's first stage. This is the first time the company has conducted a static fire test of the booster, which will ultimately be powered by 33 Raptor rocket engines. About three hours later, on a separate mount at its "Starbase" facility in Texas, SpaceX ignited two engines on the Starship upper stage of the rocket. The company later shared a short video on Twitter of the evidently successful test. These two static firings, which are intended to test the plumbing of the rocket's liquid oxygen and methane propellant systems, are significant. They are the first static fire tests of 2022 at the South Texas launch site. Moreover, these … [Read more...] about SpaceX breathes fire in South Texas for the first time in 2022
Astound Broadband/RCN Home Internet Review: Great Starting Price, but Beware a Steep Increase
7.0 Astound/RCN home internet service Like Low first-year pricing No data caps No contracts Don't Like Limited availability to metro areas Sharp price increase in the second year of service Confusing equipment fees This week, Astound Broadband announced a nationwide launch of a new internet speed tier featuring download speeds up to 1,200 megabits per second. That puts it right in a dead heat with Xfinity for the fastest cable broadband plan available nationally. Not too shabby. But I have to be honest. I nearly titled this review "Confusion in Cable Land." Why? Because my eyes glazed as I pored over the differences in offerings for the six metro markets covered by Astound Broadband Powered by RCN (whoa, that's a mouthful!). But that hardly matters for most of you unless you're planning to relocate from one Astound Broadband market to another . What matters most is what Astound/RCN offers in … [Read more...] about Astound Broadband/RCN Home Internet Review: Great Starting Price, but Beware a Steep Increase