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Thursday, 25 April 2024

Reports: Is New York GlobalFoundries looking for an exit?

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

This posting clarifys an error in the second paragraph of an earlier story that incorrectly identified the wafers produced at GF’s fabs in New York as 200mm. They are in fact 300mm in diameter, as noted by a sharp reader…

Jobs and New York’s Green New Deal

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Clean Tech, and New York’s Green New Deal, have common objectives: cleaner air, fewer emissions, more efficient fuel use. If that mix leads to the development of new technology, new products, a new factory, and new jobs, all the better.…

IBM’s AI Hot Spot: Tech Valley New York

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Tech Valley is the next Artificial Intelligence Hot Spot, a designation that follows recent reports that IBM Research will build a cutting-edge technology center for AI hardware in New York’s Capital Region. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the news, noting…

Where tech thrives beyond Silicon Valley’s shadow

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

The quest to clone the DNA of Silicon Valley and spawn new metropolitan tech centers around the U.S. – and the world – is not without challenges. What high-profile corporate site searches like Amazon’s HQ2 competition highlight above all else…

Five cities on Earth that rival Silicon Valley

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Richard Wallace |

Now feeling the bite of rivals, Silicon Valley is located in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is home to many start-up and global technology companies. Apple, Facebook and Google are among the most prominent. It’s also…