Dutch chip giant NXP plans $7.8B plant in Singapore amid tensions with China

Dutch semiconductor company NXP has teamed up with TSMC-backed Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) to build a $7.8bn (€7.2bn) chipmaking plant in Singapore. The new factory will make 300mm silicon wafers…

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Europe’s ‘unprecedented’ space crisis to end on July 9 with Ariane 6 launch

Europe’s space sector is set to end an “unprecedented crisis” on July 9 when the Ariane 6 satellite launcher flies for the first time. The journey would finally restore the…

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‘Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded’ Revealed, “rebuilt from the ground up” Exclusively for Quest 3

IO Interactive and UK-based studio XR Games announced they’re bringing a new version of stealth-action game Hitman 3 exclusively to Meta Quest 3 this summer. Hitman 3 came along with VR support…

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Watch 9 Minutes of ‘Behemoth’ Gameplay, Including New Look at Combat, Enemies, Locomotion & More

Skydance Games, the studio behind The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners franchise, is getting the hype train fueled for its next big single-player VR game, Skydance’s BEHEMOTH, which promises to bring a bevy of…

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Meta Connect 2024 Developer Conference Announced for Late September: What We’re Hoping For

Meta announced its annual Connect developer conference is set to kick off this year on September 25th-26th, which we’re hoping comes with a few key reveals and info drops we’ve…

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Sports tech startup targets ‘100% AI automation’ in streaming and analytics

A Swedish startup plans to bring automated sports streaming to the masses after raising $20mn to enhance its AI camera system. The Malmö-based Spiideo produces a suite of tools for…

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Nearing Launch, Somnium Headset Partners With Maker of Unique Finger-sensing VR Controllers

Somnium Space, makers of the upcoming Somnium VR1 PC VR headset, announced it’s partnering with TG0, the team behind the unique finger-tracking motion ‘etee controller’ that launched out of Kickstarter in 2020. The…

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