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| Bloom and bust at North Dakota refinery |
7/23/2020 |
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Meridian Energy Group first proposed the refinery just 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the park in 2016, with the goal of having it operating by next year. However, the project has been beset by funding and legal setbacks. Last year, CEO William Prentice told The Associated Press that the company had delayed the refinery's startup until 2022.
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| China flooding causes delay in medical supply shipments |
7/22/2020 |
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The reported noted that China typically sees Yangtze River flooding each summer, but this year’s has exacerbated supply chain issues for various products, including PPE, and that the timing could be a considerable setback for U.S. firms and health care operations
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| Covid push the tendency for automations |
7/22/2020 |
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Seamless integration with ordering and social distancing in the workplace are driving the need for increased automation and the related efficiencies.
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| Samsung Foundry experience low yields on its 5nm process |
7/21/2020 |
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It had not been thought that Samsung would be in volume production on 5nm until the end of this year and Qualcomm’s latest mobile chip-sets Snapdragon 875G and the Snapdragon 735G chipsets aren’t due on the market till 2021.
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| TSMC denies rumors of setting fab in Japan |
7/21/2020 |
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Japan is planning to invite Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to jointly build an advanced chip manufacturing plant, however, TSMC said Monday (July 20) that no plans are currently in place.
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| GM CEO anticipates economy to recover by early 2021 |
7/21/2020 |
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A: We are seeing a recovery. We think it’s going to be a relatively short-lived recession. But we have a long way to go because we went to a pretty low base. The new outbreaks do pose potential setbacks, but we’re hopeful that the U.S. economy will be back to 90% of pre-pandemic levels early next year. There’s a lot of uncertainty.
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| Russian hackers been trying hard to steal vaccine formula |
7/20/2020 |
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It was unclear whether any useful information was stolen. But British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, “It is completely unacceptable that the Russian Intelligence Services are targeting those working to combat the coronavirus pandemic.”
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| 3M filed 18 law suit on N95 mask infringements |
7/20/2020 |
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“The schemes we shut down were not only unlawful, they also endangered lives and wasted precious time and resources by diverting buyers from legitimate sources of much-needed respirators. We will continue to partner with law enforcement and online retailers to take action against profiteers.”
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| Production at America's factories up 5.4% in June |
7/16/2020 |
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U.S. industrial production rose 5.4% in June, the second straight monthly gain after a 1.4% uptick in May. But it was still 10.9% below the level in February before the economy virtually shut down in the face of the coroanavirus.
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| Tyson to develope Robo Butchers |
7/16/2020 |
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Tyson is developing an automated deboning system for processing meats as a way of avoiding spreading diseases like COVID-19, along with maintaining productivity during staff shortages and avoiding bottlenecks.
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