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TAIWAN CHIPMAKER TSMC SAYS PROFIT UP 11.2% AS DEMAND RISES

TSMC, the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for Apple Inc. and other global brands, said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 11.2% over a year earlier to $4.8 billion as demand for smartphones and consumer electronics increased.

‘FOREVER PURGE' GETS POLITICAL ON SOUTHERN BORDER

“The Forever Purge” is set along the U.S.-Mexican border and it’s perhaps the most overtly political of the series, portraying a ragtag group of Americans trying to flee the anarchy and white supremacy of Texas for the safety of Mexico as the annual U.S. bloodlust event turns into an everyday abomination.

THAT WAS FLEETING: TWITTER KILLS OFF EPHEMERAL MESSAGES

Twitter is disappearing its disappearing tweets, called fleets, after they didn’t catch on.

US UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FALL TO 360,000, A NEW PANDEMIC LOW

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the U.S. economy and job market are quickly rebounding from the pandemic recession.

GM WARNS SOME BOLT OWNERS TO PARK OUTDOORS DUE TO FIRE RISK

General Motors is telling owners of some older Chevrolet Bolts to park them outdoors and not to charge them overnight because two of the electric cars caught fire after recall repairs were made.

U.S. FACTORY OUTPUT DIPS 0.1% IN JUNE ON AUTO CHIP SHORTAGE

U.S. factory output slid last month as a shortage of computer chips disrupted auto production.

REGULATOR SUES AMAZON TO FORCE RECALL OF HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS

Safety regulators are suing Amazon to force it to recall hazardous products sold on its site, including flammable children’s pajamas, faulty carbon monoxide detectors and hair dryers that don’t protect users from getting electrocuted.

TOYOTA REVS UP ITS DIGITAL MAPPING SUBSIDIARY WOVEN PLANET

Toyota plans to hire more people and invest heavily in its subsidiary Woven Planet to work on mobility technology so the Japanese automaker stays competitive amid the global shift to using artificial intelligence and robotics in everyday driving.

DEVICE TAPS BRAIN WAVES TO HELP PARALYZED MAN COMMUNICATE

In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak — and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen.

MUSK ON TRIAL: DEFENDS SOLARCITY, CALLS LAWYER ‘BAD HUMAN'

Tesla founder Elon Musk took to a witness stand to defend his company’s 2016 acquisition of a troubled company called SolarCity against a lawsuit that claims he’s to blame for a deal that was rife with conflicts of interest and never delivered the profits he’d promised.

BILLIONAIRE RICHARD BRANSON REACHES SPACE IN HIS OWN SHIP

Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship last Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival JeffBezos.

‘THE CROWN,' ‘MANDALORIAN' TOP EMMY NOMINATIONS WITH 24 EACH

“The Crown” tied with “The Mandalorian” for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday with 24 apiece, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up “WandaVision.”

UN CALLS FOR GLOBAL DATABASE OF HUMAN GENE EDITING RESEARCH

The World Health Organization issued new recommendations on human genome editing, calling for a global registry to track “any form of genetic manipulation” and proposing a whistleblowing mechanism to raise concerns about unethical or unsafe research.

SPORTS THE DIVERSIFICATION & EXPANSION OF APPLE TV+

With Apple reportedly expressing an interest in streaming rights for the National Football League’s “Sunday Ticket” package, there’s never been a better time to sign up for Apple’s streaming service.

FIRM HACKED TO SPREAD RANSOMWARE HAD PREVIOUS SECURITY FLAWS

For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive ransomware attack that snarled businesses around the world and escalated U.S.Russia diplomatic tensions.

ONE TRICK TO TRAVELING CHEAPLY: FLEXIBILITY

So you want to travel on a budget.

FAA: NEW TOOL LIMITS DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY SPACE OPERATIONS

Federal regulators said they now can better track rocket launches and space vehicles returning to Earth, which could cut the amount of time that airplanes must be routed around space operations.

ELECTRIFY AMERICA TO DOUBLE EV CHARGING STATIONS BY 2025

Electrify America, an electric vehicle charging network funded with money paid by Volkswagen as punishment for its emissions cheating scandal, says it plans to more than double its number of charging stations throughout the United States and Canada.

BEZOS' BLUE ORIGIN GETS OK TO SEND HIM, 3 OTHERS TO SPACE

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has gotten government approval to launch people into space, himself included.

MAKING HISTORY

The story of 1997’s QUAKE AFT—the first-ever all-female professional gaming tournament.

ROGUETRITE

A universe has its PC debut in WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR: STORM GROUND

LONE STRANGER

STRANGELAND lives up to its name, if not its promise

ROLLING IN THE DEEP

Get tactical in authentic D&D roll-player SOLASTA: CROWN OF THE MAGISTER

CATACLYSM

BIOMUTANT is a dull RPG that treads water with beauty and charm

KING'S BOUNTY II

Mutiny on the bounty

RAINBOW SIX EXTRACTION

We played Ubisoft’s slower, more methodical take on Left 4 Dead

GLACIAL DRIFT

SUBNAUTICA: BELOW ZERO is a survival game with depth.

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

Battle in TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III isn’t just about winning or losing—it’s a fight for survival

Windracers Mail Delivery

With its partner Windracers Ltd., Royal Mail has become the first UK parcel carrier to deliver mail to a UK island in a 70-mile, beyond-line-of-sight, autonomous flight to the Scilly Isles. Tasked to better connect the islands’ remote communities, a consortium including Royal Mail, Windracers Ltd., DronePrep, University of Southampton, Excalibur Healthcare Services, and Consortiq Limited is funded by UK Research and Innovation.

Counting Penguins

Counting penguins is harder than it sounds. With freezing rain, snow, and chilling winds that limit the flight windows for the surveys, it takes scientists using three full days to map the location of 300,000 nesting pairs of Adélie penguins on Antarctica’s Cape Crozier.