TAIPEI (Reuters) -TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported on Wednesday third-quarter revenue that easily beat both the market and company’s own forecasts as it reaped the benefit from artificial intelligence (AI) demand. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, has been at the forefront of the …

It is not clear where the man intended to stage the attack, though the criminal complaint said he sought to inflict mass casualties on behalf of the Islamic State. Source link

The Boring Company’s 2.4-mile underground Loop in Las Vegas is proving anything but boring for management, with at least 67 trespassing occurrences since 2022, according to a deep dive by Fortune.   Designed for Tesla models to shuttle passengers underneath the Las Vegas Convention center, others who’ve found their way into …

There are a few simple tests I run on nonstick skillets for measuring even heating, surface flatness as well as each pan’s nonstick properties and ability to release food.  Fried and eggs and omelets: classic nonstick fare The first and arguably most important test shows us how well each pan …

Thousands of books have been publicly challenged and removed from libraries in the past couple of years. Elizabeth Harris, who covers books and the publishing industry for The New York Times, explains how books are being pulled from libraries in a quiet process called weeding. Weeding normally allows librarians to …

HONG KONG (AP) — Shares in China slumped on Wednesday as details of economic stimulus plans from officials in Beijing failed to live up to investors’ expectations, while other markets in Asia rose. Stocks in Hong Kong fluctuated between gains and losses, with the Hang Seng Index falling by 2.4% …

Germany’s largest automaker rode a wave of strong sales for years, but lagging demand and pressure from China are forcing it to consider layoffs. Source link

Brazil’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday that Elon Musk’s X could return online in the country, marking the end to a months-long battle between the social media platform and Brazilian officials. Addressing the reasons that X was banned in the first place, Musk agreed to take down some user accounts …

Apple announced on Tuesday it will add a game based on the popular TV game show Wheel of Fortune and other games to its Apple Arcade library on Nov. 7. Apple Arcade, a CNET Editors’ Choice Award pick, is filled with familiar and classic games, alongside exclusive titles, that you …

Weeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express. Source link