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John Hooks | Montana Public RadioMontana tech hub receives $40 million in federal fundingMontana’s tech industry received an infusion of more than $40 million in federal grants this week.The Headwaters Tech Hub is a partnership between universities, private companies and government agencies in western Montana. It is one of 31 federally designated tech hubs nationwide.The Federal Economic Development Administration has designated and funded clusters to expand domestic electronics research and manufacturing.Montana’s tech hub focuses on “photonic sensors,” advanced computer chips that help operate drones and other unmanned vehicles. One of the projects resulting from the new funding will test those…
LINCOLN, NE – In just over a week, Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly will lead a trade delegation of more than 20 members to Indonesia. The week-and-a-half visit will include representatives from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), the University of Nebraska, and several representatives from Nebraska agricultural producers. “Indonesia is growing rapidly and is a major market for Nebraska agricultural exports,” said Lt. Governor Kelly. “We are excited to explore this dynamic market and build new partnerships that will directly benefit the Nebraska economy.” The first day of operations, July 15, will include…
Image source, OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFPImage caption, French lawyers protest after an extremist network publishes a list of “lawyers to be eliminated”Article informationAuthor, Paul KirbyRole, BBC News in Paris2 hours agoFrance’s rushed and sometimes violent election campaign is over, brought to an end with stark appeals from political leaders ahead of Sunday’s pivotal vote.Centrist Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Friday night that a far-right government would “unleash hatred and violence”.But the leader of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, accused his rivals of immoral, anti-democratic behaviour, and he urged voters to mobilise and give him an outright majority.One in three French voters…
A defiant President Joe Biden called out fellow Democrats pushing him to withdraw from the 2024 election, saying at a campaign rally Friday afternoon that he will remain in the race.Biden, speaking to supporters from a middle school gymnasium in Madison, Wisconsin, said: “I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party,” adding that “millions of Democrats just like you just voted for me in primaries all across America.””You voted for me to be your nominee. No one else. The voters did that,” Biden said. “And despite that, some folks don’t seem to care who you voted for. Well, guess what? They’re…
Delta Air Lines resumed normal catering operations for international flights Friday after reports of spoiled meals on a flight this week forced a diversion, emergency medical care and a change in catering service for more than 100 flights.The ordeal began early Wednesday morning when a flight from Detroit to Amsterdam with 277 passengers on board was diverted to New York after crew members learned that some of the meals served to economy class passengers were spoiled. Although CBS shared photos of allegedly moldy food from the flight, the airline has not confirmed the photos and said it is investigating what…
CBR Anime Week is brought to you by HULU ANIMAYHEM The popular series inspired by the anime RWBY has found a new home at North America’s largest manga licensor. The series is currently in exciting talks with VIZ Media for a highly anticipated sequel. Via RWBYKerry Shawcross, showrunner and co-creator of X (formerly Twitter), along with voice actress Barbara Dunkelman (Yang Xiao Long), revealed that the franchise is alive and well at VIZ Media. VIZ will be responsible for production, distribution, licensing and consumer products for the series, and it was revealed that the series could return for future stories.…
European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager warned of a “huge bottleneck” in the supply of Nvidia Corp.’s AI chips, but said watchdogs were still deciding what, if anything, to do about it. “We have asked them questions, but this is just the beginning,” she told Bloomberg during a trip to Singapore. For now, it does not “meet the criteria of a regulatory measure.” Nvidia has drawn scrutiny from regulators since it became the biggest beneficiary of the surge in spending on artificial intelligence. Its graphics processing units, or GPUs, are prized by data center operators for their ability to process…
lkunl/iStock via Getty Images Overview of opportunities Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (New York Stock Exchange: TLK) is a leading telecommunications company in Indonesia with global operations. It has a market share of over 60% in one of the most populous countries in the world and has an extensive distribution network. The group has significant growth potential this decade if it can gain market share and raise prices. It also operates about 38,000 towers, making it the largest tower supplier in Southeast Asia. The stock has fallen sharply this year, largely due to pricing concerns, but the company’s…
Little Tech is our term for tech startups, as opposed to the legacy Big Tech players. Little Tech has always been independent of politics. But, as the old Soviet joke goes: “You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.” We believe that bad government policies are now the number one threat to small tech. We believe that American technological supremacy and the essential role that small technology startups play in ensuring that supremacy is as much a political issue as any other. It’s time to stand up for Little Tech. Our political efforts as a…
Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party suffered a monumental, era-defining defeat at Thursday’s general election. Here in the U.K., we all knew it was coming. The polls in the run-up to the day itself suggested that the Tories were as much as 20 points behind Labour. But even so, the scale of what happened last night is eye-popping. The Tories won the smallest number of seats since the Tory Party came into being in 1832, a truly staggering failure to drum up enthusiasm for any more Conservative rule. They hold just 121 seats, having lost 252 since the last general election, compared…