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The US wants to fix the semiconductor supply chain, and it will require a big budget. But $52 billion might not be enough to tackle every challenge.

Google is making it easier to run your Windows apps on Chromebooks ZDNet 6 hrs ago © SUNDRY PHOTOGRAPHY / Getty Images June 8, 2019 Mountain View / CA / USA - Google office building in the Companys campus in Silicon Valley; The "double os" of the logo are decorated in rainbow colors in honor of LGBTQ Rights If your organization is stuck with Windows because of legacy business apps, an update to Parallels Desktop for Chrome OS opens the door to introducing a greater range of Chromebooks with...

Worlds best headphones? The Cold War story behind these high-end products ZDNet 3/1/2021 Andrada Fiscutean © Provided by ZDNet Rinaro Isodynamics engineers have developed sophisticated headphones using technology that dates back to the 1970s. Image: Rinaro Isodynamics Meze Empyrean headphones bring together Romanian craftsmanship, Ukrainian innovation – and technology acquired by Soviet spies during the Cold War. Popular Searches Innovation © ZDNet Empyrean is the...

The all-digital CES 2021 wont be your average online event Watch Now Each year, CES runs an extensive programme of innovation awards, calling out a subset of the thousands of products on show for excellence in engineering, aesthetics and design, uniqueness, the innovation they bring to the consumer market, and more.  There are two levels of recognition: Honorees are products that score above the threshold for a given category, while Best of Innovation is reserved for the highest-...

"Any Arch Linux users should feel right at home," Martin said.  SEE: (TechRepublic Premium) Martin announced the crowdfunding project in December and officially launched the project this week after reaching the $4,000 per month target he wanted to begin serious work on the Linux port for Apples M1 – the first release of Apples Arm-based silicon system-on-chips (SoC) for Macs.   The project is being developed in the open with contributions regularly pushed to GitHub.  The Asahi project t...

SEE: (TechRepublic Premium)     But a big chunk of its sales are destined for industrial applications. Raspberry Pi estimates 44% of the computers are sold to the industrial market each year. It bases this figure on the observation that large numbers of older models continue being bought after sales of the latest Raspberry Pi decline.  "Typically sales of a consumer product drop off once a new product is released, but we still see incredible sales of older models of Raspberry Pi. Our infe...