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Vice President Kamala Harris has announced that the US government will award $1.5 billion to expand semiconductor production. You can read the briefing-room official statement here.
US-based GlobalFoundries (GFS.O), the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, will receive $1.5 billion to expand semiconductor production. On Monday, the Biden administration announced the decision, highlighting the need to “make progress on global supply chain challenges” and “secure domestic supply chains.”
The company will build a new semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York, while also expanding existing operations there and in Burlington, Vermont, as laid out in an initial agreement with the Commerce Department.
This is part of a long-standing push from the US government to strengthen US production of semiconductors and reduce reliance on imports from China.
“This investment will also create more than 10,000 good jobs over the next decade, including many union construction jobs that pay fair wages and offer benefits like child care services,” the Vice President said in a statement. “Additionally, the domestic production of these chips will provide more supply chain stability to the auto and aerospace industries across the United States that currently rely on the shipment of these chips from overseas.”
What do semiconductors do?
The tiny chips are primarily used in satellite and space communications and the defense industry. Everyday uses for semiconductors also include blind spot and collision detection in cars and EVs and cellular and wifi connections in smartphones and other connected devices. All in all, they are incredibly common and vital for many everyday technologies.
In addition, the new GFS.O facility in Malta will produce a specific type of chip not currently made elsewhere in the country. In Burlington, the production will focus on high-volume production of next-generation gallium nitride on silicon semiconductors to be used in electric vehicles, the power grid, and smartphones, according to a statement from Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo at a press briefing, as reported by Reuters.
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Warframe, the popular multiplayer shooter, makes its bullet-time debut on iOS starting February 20.
Publisher Digital Extremes made the announcement on the game’s site, which spans a decade of existing content for the free-to-play action title.
The series has seen a leapfrog from different platforms and devices from its early Windows PC days in 2013 to make the jump to Generation 9 consoles from 2020 to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series x|s, and the Nintendo Switch.
The launch video accompanying the wall-running, power-sliding release prompts players to “live your story. Wherever you play.”

Cross-platform and cross-save
Digital Extremes announced that the new mobile version will feature cross-platform play, meaning you can use your device profile to play on the go.
Alongside this announcement, gamers can now cross-save on the move, which makes continuing your journey through the Origin System all the more appealing for hardcore Wargame players.
As a part of the game’s iOS launch there will be a week of rewards for players participating, with the publisher saying that users can login “to claim your free Day 1 Login Rewards: a 3 Day Affinity Booster and a Bombyx Syandana.”
An exclusive Starter pack is on offer for new players, including “the powerful Aeolak Primary Weapon plus a Max Rank Serration Mod and more.”
What about Warframe on mobile?
There has been limited information about an Android release for users who don’t own an Apple device.
The site page displays a holding line that asks those interested to “opt-in with your Warframe account and device information, and you could be selected to join the upcoming Android Closed Beta. We will be sending invites to the email address on your account, so please make sure it’s up to date!”
In other mobile gaming news, NBA Infinite launched to coincide with NBA All-Star Weekend, with over 4 million players pre-registered to take to the court.
The PvP game allows players to take on 3v3, 1v1, and 5v5 duels across both Android and iOS.
Tencent’s Elden Ring was also rumored to be in development for a mobile version of the game, which would be free-to-play and feature the ever-present staple of recent portable device launches its in-app purchasing.
According to Reuters a number of developers have been set the task of possibly bringing the franchise to android and Apple devices.
Image credit: Warframe Press
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TikTok’s AI-powered Creative Assistant integrates with Adobe Express to help make the video-making process easier.
Adobe Express has long since been a valuable tool for TikTok creators, packed with plenty of templates and media elements that can help make polished videos from your phone. It’s geared towards making TikTok-first content, integrating well with the social media app.
Now, a new integration with TikTok‘s Creative Assistant means that optimizing content within Adobe Express is now easier, with brainstorming help, trends advice, and even integrated examples of successful ad campaigns.
What can TikTok’s AI Creative Assistant do in Adobe?
TikTok’s Creative Assistant doesn’t create AI-generated content but is instead an AI-fuelled chatbot, offering tips and advice for content creation. For example, you can ask it what the current trends are, what hashtags would suit your video, and even request a full script for paid content or ad campaigns.
The purpose of the Creative Assistant is to create content faster and help build creative workflows, according to TikTok. A handy tool is the brainstorming feature, which can come up with dozens of video and script ideas to help users overcome creative block.
When used alongside Adobe Express’ various TikTok-focused templates and elements, the Creative Assistant can walk users through the entire creative process, from brainstorming to scheduling and publishing. Some suggested prompts for the assistant to get started are:

Show me what’s trending on TikTok.
Give me tips for making a high-performing ad creative.
Show me some TikTok ad examples.
Write some thought starters for my ad.

You can try the Creative Assistant in Adobe Express out for yourself by heading to ‘Add-ons,’ searching for “TikTok Creative Assistant,” and clicking, add. So long as you have an Adobe Express account, it will automatically add the Creative Assistant features to your app, and you’re ready to go.
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An Amsterdam-based startup has secured $25 million in funding in its mission to transform the construction industry, led by robots laying bricks!
Monumental is working to blend human knowledge with the capability of artificial intelligence to deliver solutions to build walls for house building and other construction projects.
It is not a new concept, although it may come as news to many, with the thought of a robot squad being deployed on sites representing a challenge as much as new opportunities.
Data entry, factory work, cashier roles, and even tax driving are known to be in the firing line when it comes to robots taking over the workplace. Still, you can add construction to the list of industries gaining exposure to AI and new solutions for existing capacity. Hadrian X is already known to be a company exploring this idea in the US with its use of masonry blocks to build structures.
A Tech Crunch report indicates construction is an industry valued at around $2 trillion in the United States alone.
It was described as a field more than ripe for automation-fuelled disruption, given the pitfalls of strenuous, labor-intensive, and occasionally dangerous manual work. It is these challenges that industrial robots are designed to overcome, but can it really work?
Significant support and potential
Monumental was founded in 2021 by Salar al Khafaji (CEO) and Sebastiaan Visser (CTO). Its small, electric, agile, autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) move freely around the rough terrain of building sites to help contractors address labor shortages and rising costs, with an initial focus on bricklaying.
“At Monumental, we’re working to help the industry meet these challenges,” stated al Khafaji.
“Our agile, intelligent, and adaptable robots and software blend human expertise with robotic efficiency in a way that the industry has never seen before.”
The funding round has been secured thanks to the headline backing of Plural and Hummingbird, with Northzone, Foundamental, and NP-Hard Ventures as supplementary investors.
The finance will enable further hires, an increase in manufacturing, and progress in the type of bricks that the robots can handle to hone their AI-powered craft further.
Image: Rodolfo Quiros/Pexels.
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Former UFC world champion Michael Bisping has signed a partnership agreement with crypto casino platform Lucky Block.
The 44-year-old mixed martial arts figure has said he will become an ambassador for the company, which will be a sponsor of his, in return.
As reported by Gambling Insider, the agreement is designed to connect sports and online gaming, with a focus on fan engagement and expanding the reach and interest of both parties. A press release stated the deal would benefit Bisping and Lucky Block by “leveraging the valuable synergies present in the colliding worlds of sports and online gaming.”
It represents a similar venture to the one undertaken by Stake.com and Formula 1 to achieve mutual growth but that partnership is one strewn with obstacles further along the track for the Stake F1 Team due to restrictions on gambling advertising in certain countries.

Very excited to team up with #LuckyBlockCasino, the place for the best crypto casino action, as their new Official Ambassador Like the unforgettable thrill of a #UFC match, we’re here to bring that same energy. Get ready to experience the rush with me & @luckyblockcoin pic.twitter.com/3QWLRIXVl6
— michael (@bisping) February 16, 2024

Disruptive power
Lucky Block’s community and growth manager, Damian Jacobs was brimming with confidence on the link-up.
“We are pleased to announce our sponsorship of UFC icon Michael Bisping. We believe this deal will be a powerful catalyst as we embark on the next leg of our journey to lead crypto gaming’s conquest of the online sports entertainment and betting industry,” he said.
“This partnership shows that Lucky Block can mix it up with the other industry leaders. Our sponsorship of Michael Bisping shows we understand the importance of developing and exploiting the brand projection potential at the intersection between the sports domain and the disruptive power of crypto betting.”
Lucky Block will seek to utilize the popularity and prominence of Bisping, who now appears as a commentator and analyst on UFC shows, to bring their gambling platform to his massive fan base, potentially opening up a new, rewarding audience for the brand.
With his 1.9 million followers on Instagram, almost 1 million on X, and a subscriber base of more than 600,000 on YouTube, it is clear to see why the numbers work for Lucky Block.
Image: Michael Bisping/X/Lucky Block
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Reddit is allowing access to an “unnamed” artificial intelligence (AI) company ahead of the social platform’s initial public offering (IPO).
The deal, reported by Bloomberg is worth “about $60 million on an annualized basis” for AI models to be given access to Reddit’s material.
The move to allow an AI company into the nuts and bolts of content could be seen as a way to hook in more investors ahead of the platform making moves to enter the public trading domain, as we reported last month.
Bloomberg’s insider has said the “San Francisco-based firm told prospective investors in its IPO that it had signed the deal, worth about $60 million on an annualized basis, earlier this year.”
The move is an example of how important content licensing is becoming to AI companies that use source material to essentially feed the algorithms that create their outputs.
Due to several high-profile arguments about the validity of source materials of AI’s outputs, more and more companies are seeking official partnerships with registered businesses that AI algorithms hope to provide expertise on.
What is happening with Reddit’s IPO?
Steve Huffman, the Reddit CEO spoke about the possibility of an IPO late last year and mentioned that people attempting to use the platform to launch businesses could be a core part of the need to expand.
“People are trying to start businesses on Reddit, but it wasn’t built for that,” said Huffman to Fast Company in an interview last year, “So just trying to flesh out that ecosystem, I think that’ll be very powerful.”
Bloomberg has reported that 16 banks are involved in the Reddit IPO that is led by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc and also include “JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc.”
An IPO is the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public after the company meets the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is where the phrase “going public” originates from.
This stage of a company’s life cycle is where the early investors and shareholders agree that more money is needed to expand. So they lean on the expertise of banking institutions to take the share prices of a company into the public domain and the competitive seas of the stock market.
It helps these companies get better exposure and deals with loans and investments, but this also comes with increased transparency into accounting that must be disclosed publicly.
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A Wyze executive has confirmed that at least a dozen users were able to see thumbnails taken from other users’ cameras, due to an outage with their partner network.
David Crosby wrote in a Wyze forum post on Friday that access to the Events tab was being restricted while the company investigated a potential security issue with its Amazon Web Services servers. He said that the servers “got overloaded and it corrupted some user data,” confirming there had been 14 reports of such an incident.

2/16/2024 7:24 AM PT – We are aware of an issue with our AWS partner which has impacted device connection and caused login difficulties. We are taking steps to mitigate the problem on our end as we work with AWS to resolve the issue.https://t.co/jMQZrPQ8tg
— Wyze  (@WyzeCam) February 16, 2024

Since then, Crosby stated that additional verification has been added for each user before they can view thumbnails. On top of this, all users who used the Wyze app on February 16 are now being logged out to reset tokens.
Wyze’s digital community manager has subsequently reassured users that “over 99.75% of all Wyze accounts were not affected by the security event,” but added that around 13,000 users received thumbnails from cameras that were not their own and 1,504 users had access to it.
“Most taps enlarged the thumbnail, but in some cases an Event Video was able to be viewed,” he said.
What Wyze users have said
Several social media users took to Reddit to share that they had been able to access someone else’s camera. One person wrote: “One of my cameras notified me of an event from inside someone else home with them in it walking around. Absolutely no security with wyze whatsoever.” Another stated, “I just got a motion detection notification with a picture for someone else’s house that isn’t mine!”
Wyze security breaches
It is not the first time Wyze has faced issues with data protection. In 2019, the company admitted to leaving data gathered from two million people exposed on the Internet where criminals could freely harvest it. This data included email addresses as well as health information.
Wirecutter, a product review website owned by The New York Times Company, also cut ties with Wyze last year after it reported a similar breach, saying “We believe Wyze is acting irresponsibly to its customers,” for reportedly not reaching out to customers with “meaningful details.”
Wyze and Amazon have been approached for further comment.
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A senior Google executive has warned of the “very serious” threat posed to democracy by artificial intelligence (AI) powered deepfakes, in a year of crucial national elections across the world.
The concerns have resulted in the heavyweights of the tech industry coming together to thwart the rise of disinformation and malicious actors online. Google has joined forces with more than 15 other companies, including Meta, X, Amazon, and TikTok to conduct a scheme to instantly identify and label suspected fake content which has a specific malicious intent.
Kent Walker, Google’s president for global affairs, has spoken of the need to be alert against the speed of AI development and its use to influence voters through deepfakes. He specifically mentioned “micro-targeted” content aimed to unduly influence small but crucial communities among the electorate.
“We have learned a lot over the last decade and we take the risk of misinformation or disinformation very seriously,” he said.
“For the elections that we have seen around the world, we have established 24/7 war rooms to identify potential misinformation.”
Post-truth problems for Google
The initiative from big tech known as the Munich Accord will aim to safeguard authentic online content by utilizing AI and algorithms to create ‘watermarks’ for legitimate videos and audio, whilst detecting the fakes from bad actors.
Estonia’s former President, Kersti Kaljulaid, was one of several diplomatic voices to herald the collaborative project, stressing its importance in avoiding a dystopian situation of no trust or authority in media.
“The real risk is that by the end of the year, no one will believe anything that they see, because everything can be a lie,” said Kaljulaid.
“Actually, I think the tech companies are the only ones that can help, because imagine a government telling people that ‘deepfaking’ is forbidden in its country in an electoral year – what will the opposition say?”
In recent times, AI-powered content has gone viral for the wrong reasons, with impacts made on minds as well as attacking the democratic process.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan blasted a deepfake audio file which had the potential to cause “serious disorder” and on the other side of the Atlantic, AI developers mulled a ban on images of Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the lead-up to the US presidential election later this year.
The Indonesian electorate was presented with deepfake electioneering in the form of a video message from its former dictator and feared ruler, Suharto, in an address to influence support for the preferred candidate of the Golkar political party.
Deepfake content isn’t going away, its sophistication and proliferation will only increase further so democracy must find a way to cut through the noise and influence to retain control and authority.
Image: Midjourney
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We have spent a lot of time in Infinite Craft making people and celebrities, but today we are going for something a little more cerebral in the shape of crafting religions. One of the first pages we wrote on IC has us creating Adam and Eve which were the building blocks for a lot of the Humans we have since created, and while that touched on religious beliefs, we didn’t use it for such at the time.
Now we are going to craft religion itself and then spin that off to create a couple of faiths. There are plenty more in the game, but this is the core of how to get to many of them. Also, the further you try to develop from the faith itself, you can start to get a couple of more fringe items that might be offensive to some. You have been warned.
How to make Religion

Now, weirdly, but roll with us, the way we are going to get to religion, and one of the easiest ways involves us already having Barrack Obama in our inventory. We have covered how to get him on our presidents page with Donald Trump, so if you haven’t got him yet, quickly refer over to that one and craft him up – and Trump if you don’t have him yet.
We need Obama to get Hope and from Hope, we can quickly craft religion. Here’s what we do. You can also follow the workflow on the image.

Earth + Fire = Lava
Lava + Earth = Stone
Stone + Lava = Obsidian
Water + Fire = Steam
Obsidian + Steam = Glass
Glass + Fire = Lens
Lens + Fire = Magnifying Glass
Steam + Water = Cloud
Cloud + Water = Rain
Rain + Magnifying Glass = Rainbow
Rainbow + Obama = Hope
Hope + Hope = Faith
Faith + Faith = Belief
Belief + Faith = Religion

Now we can easily get Islam from here and all we have to do is mix

Obama + Religion = Islam

Even though Obama is a practicing Christian, there was fake news for a while that he was Muslim. You will have to let that slide.
Now we have Islam we can add a couple more new items.

Religion + islam = Muslim
Muslim + Islam = Mosque

As we have Religion we can start to craft some other denominations.

Religion + Man = Priest
Priest + Man = Pope
Pope + Religion = Catholic
Religion + Time Travel = Jesus
Jesus + Man = Christ
Christ + Man = Christian

We will add further religions to this page as we unlock them.
Featured Image: AI-Generated in Ideogram
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