The ongoing semiconductor shortage is nailing industries across the globe. Electronic devices—from computers to can openers to cars—all need semiconductors to function properly. As a result, products like vehicles are shipping without key features, and many others aren’t even being made because foundational components simply aren’t available. A recent example is Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOG, GOOGL) Google, which had to delay a new “ultra-affordable” Android phone launch in India. Why? A… Source link

Russian internet search engine Yandex has introduced a function to connect to its smart speaker Yandex.Station via its mobile application Yandex.Music, reports Cnews.ru. Customers can now manage the device using the app. The option is now available on the speakers Yandex.Station, Yandex.Station Light, Yandex Station Max and Yandex Station Mini. Source link

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Retail traders from Reddit’s WallStreetBets flocked to uranium-mining companies on Monday amid a price rally in the radioactive material, as investors bet that the nuclear fuel would become a central tool in the decarbonization of the world’s energy systems. In Australia, Sydney-listed uranium miners Peninsula Energy, Energy Resources of Australia, and Bannerman Energy jumped by 40% over the past several days. In London, miner Aura Energy jumped more than 75% and Yellow Cake, a company… Source link

Google Chrome is now used by approximately 2.65BN users as it dominates the web browser market. The problem with such dominance, however, is Chrome has become the number one target for hackers and now Google has had to issue another serious upgrade warning.  Google Chrome’s ninth and tenth zero-day hacks in 2021 have been found, users must upgrade … [+] immediately. LightRocket via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Confirms 5 New ‘High’ Level Security… Source link

Big investors are beginning to worry about several key fundamentals that underpin the stock market.  Global growth expectations have continued to “fall markedly” in September, according to the latest survey of fund managers out of Bank of America. The survey found that economic growth expectations are at their lowest level since April 2020.  Expectations for economic growth plunged 14 percentage points from BofA’s August survey. BofA said in the report that macroeconomic optimism is… Source link

U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) promises the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill will, “both address our perilously changing climate and create new, good jobs, all while strengthening the economy and reinvigorating local communities.” But Maya MacGuineas, the president of the nonprofit Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said politicians are punting on taxes and the promise to bring the bill in on budget. “What we’re seeing coming out of the… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, September 14, 2021 A geopolitical struggle barely in the early stages, with big implications At the height of former President Donald Trump’s trade war with China in 2019, I wrote about the hydra-headed controversies that were turning Sino-American flashpoints into an epochal fight for geopolitical dominance. In short, there was a… Source link

Google has been fined 207.4 billion won (around $177 million) in South Korea for abusing its dominant market position to stop device manufacturers from using modified versions of Android, Bloomberg reports. Specifically, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) is taking issue with the anti-fragmentation agreements (AFA) Google has manufacturers like Samsung sign, which prevents it from making changes to the operating system. The ruling prohibits Google from forcing manufacturers to sign… Source link

Google Chrome is under attack, the tech giant warns, as it patches 11 security issues in its … [+] browser. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Google has revealed that two weaknesses in Chrome are under active attack, as users have been urged to update their browser to avoid becoming a victim. They were reported to Google via an anonymous party and were given a severity rating of “high.” Little more information was… Source link