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Beleaguered Japanese chip maker Renesas Electronics Corporation said today that it will tie up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company according to reports from Reuters. The tie-up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) in the microchip business as it struggles to keep up with ag

Facebook’s executive staff showed its genius yet again this week with its IPO strategy. Pundits have been less-than-impressed by the lackluster performance of the stock on its first day of trading (it gained just 23 cents by the closing bell), but there’s quite a lot of upside to be noted. 1. At $38

A report surfaced earlier today that the Republican-controlled House Armed Services Committee ordered the Department of Defense to cease using biofuels in its warships, planes and other vehicles.  Ostensibly, the reason for the cease and desist was because biofuels are still considerably more expens

SecurityWeek today said that the Industrial Control Systems-Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) issue three successive confidential “amber” alerts at the end of March warning of an active phishing campaign targeting the U.S. natural gas infrastructure. The warnings, requested by the U.S. Depart

Sixty years ago today the integrated circuit was first described Geoffrey Dummer. Who? Yeah, that’s what we said. But a quick look into history shows that by all rights, Dummer likely had more practical knowledge that would lead to this world-changing event than probably anyone else of his time. Dum

If you are over 40 years old and you haven’t gathered a significant nest-egg (which most people think they will spend on their later years but will likely be spent on your parents, your kids and your health), it’s time to get into action. Working for others has gotten you this far. But as many [...]

If you’ve ever engaged in a political discussion online, you’re probably familiar with the situation where your opponent makes a claim about your candidate or subject, causing you to Google up a response…only to find that they appear to be right. Have no fear, there is a simple solution. Just turn t

Everyone knows by now that Ted Nugent is publicly whining about getting slapped with fines for a 2009 hunting trip to Alaska where he wounded a bear with a compound bow and then bagged another bear at a bait station with the same hunting license. While Nugent plead guilty to the charge, he continues

Hello fans, just dropping in to let you know that I’ve embarked on an exciting new gig as a writer at SV411, a hyperlocal Silicon Valley tech and juice blog published by Metro. My first contribution, “How to make a quick $20,000 from Google,” was published yesterday and there will be many more to co