The U.S. government will provide TSMC with $11.6 billion in grants and loans to build three semiconductor production facilities in Arizona, with a total investment of over $65 billion. This is the largest financial package under the CHIPS and Science Act.

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Acer has launched the Nitro Shadow Knight RX 7800 XT in China, showcasing an overclocked version of the RX 7800 XT graphics card. The card was first unveiled at CES 2024 and could potentially compete with other 7800 XT cards in the market if it is priced competitively.

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YouTuber noisycarlos has successfully converted a Framework laptop into an All-In-One PC workstation, and is selling a Framework 13 Conversion kit. The conversion was done to accommodate frequent work and travel.

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The local government of Shenzhen has launched a program to boost the ecosystem of applications for Huawei's HarmonyOS, aiming to make the platform more robust and competitive against foreign peers. The move may signal a broader plan for HarmonyOS, but Huawei may have different goals for its HarmonyOS Next.

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Microsoft's Copilot image tool has been found to struggle with generating images of an Asian man with a white woman, highlighting the issue of bias in AI image generators.

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Razer has launched its Blade 18 gaming laptop, featuring top-of-the-range mobile processors from Intel and Nvidia, and a strong supporting cast of memory, storage, display components, and digital interfaces. The highest-spec model is equipped with an Intel Core i9-14900HX and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU. The laptop features an 18-inch UHD+ 200Hz display. Razer claims it to be the world's most powerful gaming laptop.

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