Mannerisms | Electronics Weekly https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ Electronics Design & Components Tech News Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:51:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/wp-content/themes/ew/images/logo.gif Electronics Weekly https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ 125 75 Electronics Design & Components Tech News Breakthrough In Nuclear Fusion https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/memory-lane/breakthrough-in-nuclear-fusion-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/memory-lane/breakthrough-in-nuclear-fusion-2024-04/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:01:30 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=836785 To contain nuclear fusion reactions which occur at temperatures of the order of 350 million deg.F,  intense magnetic fields  are required. So, 64 years ago, started a story in Electronics ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/memory-lane/breakthrough-in-nuclear-fusion-2024-04/feed/ 0 NATO’s Front Line https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/politicians/natos-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/politicians/natos-2024-04/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:25:40 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=839119 Last week, Germany sent an advance team of 20 soldiers to Lithuania, laying the groundwork for the recently discussed establishment of a permanent brigade in the country. The brigade will ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/politicians/natos-2024-04/feed/ 1 Ed Brings AI To Whitehall https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ed-the-serial-ceo/ed-brings-ai-to-whitehall-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ed-the-serial-ceo/ed-brings-ai-to-whitehall-2024-04/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:01:28 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=839035 The running of my Department will be coming under scrutiny when the horny handed sons of toil (a.k.a. the Islington metropolitan elite) take over and I intend to make it ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ed-the-serial-ceo/ed-brings-ai-to-whitehall-2024-04/feed/ 0 436 Fabless Companies In China https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/yarns/836600-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/yarns/836600-2024-04/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:30:42 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=836600 Shanghai-based foundry SMIC has identified 463 fabless chip firms in China and says the demand for more is enormous. “We have identified 463 fabless semiconductor companies in mainland China, 120 ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/yarns/836600-2024-04/feed/ 1 Democratising Travel https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/consumer/democratising-travel-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/consumer/democratising-travel-2024-04/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:07:57 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=839123 The  price of air travel has fallen sharply since the 1950s, and the number of available seats has doubled in just 15 years between 2004 and 2019 as no-frills airlines ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/consumer/democratising-travel-2024-04/feed/ 5 Fable: The Cleverest Person Who Ever Lived https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/fable/fable-the-cleverest-person-who-ever-lived-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/fable/fable-the-cleverest-person-who-ever-lived-2024-04/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:10:44 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=836662 This may be the cleverest person ever to have lived with an IQ of 250-300 (Einstein’s was 160). He could read the New York Times when he was 18 months ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/fable/fable-the-cleverest-person-who-ever-lived-2024-04/feed/ 7 Parrots Or Prophets? https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/dilemmas/839114-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/dilemmas/839114-2024-04/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:29 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=839114 The current wave of AI investment began with the release of OpenAI‘s ChatGPT, a direct-to-consumer application based on the GPT language model. Critics see this type of artificial intelligence as ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/dilemmas/839114-2024-04/feed/ 2 AI And The Organisation https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/dilemmas/ai-and-the-organisation-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/dilemmas/ai-and-the-organisation-2024-04/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:00:55 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=839108 Bringing in AI to re-structure organisations can be a positive or a negative influence depending on the attitudes of employers. For instance it makes sense to establish a programme of ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/dilemmas/ai-and-the-organisation-2024-04/feed/ 0 Top Ten (less 5) Tablet Makers In 2023 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ten-best/top-ten-less-5-tablet-makers-in-2023-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ten-best/top-ten-less-5-tablet-makers-in-2023-2024-04/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:10:58 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=836202 Thanks to IDC for this one – the top five tablet makers last year. Top Five Tablet Companies, Worldwide Shipments, Market Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Calendar Year 2023 (Preliminary results, ...

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]]> https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/ten-best/top-ten-less-5-tablet-makers-in-2023-2024-04/feed/ 0 The Pen Is Mightier Than The Wokerati https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/chips-humans/the-pen-is-mightier-than-the-wokerati-2024-04/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/mannerisms/chips-humans/the-pen-is-mightier-than-the-wokerati-2024-04/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.electronicsweekly.com/?p=838973 Someone somewhere seems to have got an almighty rocket up the fundamental orifice. A month ago, on March 7, the Washington political news site, The Hill, published an article entitled ...

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