Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Jason Wang

Scientists spot 'unprecedented celestial event' around the 'Eye of Sauron' star just 25 light-years from Earth

Scientists watching the nearby Fomalhaut star system have directly seen two protoplanets smash together for the first time. Then, they saw it happen again.

LiveScience

Astronomers discover images of rare Tatooine-like exoplanet with a strange 300-year orbit: 'Exactly how it works is still uncertain'

The planet formed 50 million years after the dinosaurs died, making it incredibly young in cosmic terms.

Space

United Microelectronics Exec Says Growth On Track Despite Margins Cooling Off

Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC), a prominent global semiconductor foundry, reported fiscal third-quarter results on Wednesday.

Benzinga

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

In the shadow of China, Taiwan is building a drone army to stop an invasion

Taipei sees homegrown drones as key to its defence, but analysts say its plans do not go far enough.

Al Jazeera

United Microelectronics Chief Cautions Currency, Trade Policy Could Dampen Gains

Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC), a prominent global semiconductor foundry, saw its stock price fall on Wednesday after reporting fiscal second-quarter results that largely disappointed market expectations.

Benzinga

China has debuted its new landing barges – what does this mean for Taiwan?

Sighting of Shuqiao ships provides insight into China’s integration of its military, paramilitary and civilian operations – and its plans for a potential invasion

The Guardian - AU

This baby exoplanet is made of different stuff than its birth cloud

Investigating a young exoplanet called PDS 70b in its cocoon of natal gas and dust has shown that planets don't always resemble the environments they form in.

Space

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Taiwan to have satellite internet service as protection in case of Chinese attack

Coverage with UK-European provider will be in place by end of month, says island’s main telecoms company

The Guardian - AU

Apple 'Aunties' Greeted With Cheers At Shanghai Store Opening

Chinese Apple superfans jostled to enter the smartphone maker's newest store in Shanghai as it opened on Thursday night -- but they were upstaged by dozens of retirees eager to nab commemorative freebies.

International Business Times

Intel Teams Up with UMC for 12nm Fab Node at IFS

Intel and UMC on Thursday said they had entered into an agreement to jointly to develop a 12 nm photolithography process for high-growth markets such as mobile, communication infrastructure, and networking. Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will co-design a 12 nm-class foundry node that Intel Foundry…

AnandTech

Hit Chinese TV Series Rekindles Sidelined Shanghainese Dialect

A hit Chinese television series set in gritty but glamorous 1990s Shanghai has sparked a wave of nostalgia for the megacity's boom years, and reignited interest in its declining dialect.

International Business Times

Look! Astronomers Release Time-Lapse Footage of an Exoplanet Circling Its Star

Gas giant Beta Pictoris B was the first exoplanet to be directly imaged. Now we have footage stitched together of it (nearly) completing its 25 year orbit.

Inverse

Stunning time-lapse video captures 17-year journey of exoplanet around its star

An incredible time-lapse video tracks the 17-year journey of a distant and massive exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, around its parent star between 2003 and 2020.

Space

Chinese restaurant's brutal warning to diners thinking of getting food to take away

New-York based Chinese fast food restaurant Xi'an Famous Foods posted a flier in the windows of one of its stores informing diners of the best way to eat their noodle dishes

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

StockNews.com

The Cheapest Chip Stock to Buy in 2023

Taiwan-based chipmaker United Microelectronics is trading at a discount to its peers. Although the current uncertain macroeconomic environment means that the company will continue to face soft consumer demand, the demand for chips is expected to remain strong in the long run due to their increasing applicability. Therefore, it could…

Reuters

Record numbers of Chinese graduates enter worst job market in decades

Jenny Bai was among 10 high-performing computer science students from different Chinese universities selected by a Beijing-based internet firm for a job upon graduation, following four rounds of arduous interviews.

Benzinga

United Microelectronics Clocks 35% Revenue Growth In Q1; Wafer Shipments Decline 1.3% Sequentially

United Microelectronics Corp (NYSE:UMC) reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 34.7% year-on-year to $2.22 billion, missing the consensus of $2.26 billion. Revenue contribution from 40nm and below technologies represented 38% of wafer revenue. Wafer shipments declined 1.3% Q/Q to 2,513K, while quarterly capacity grew to 2,420K 8-inch equivalent wafers. The overall utilization rate…

Salon

How long does it take to master a dish?

“Getting it right will bring you something — give you meaning, connect you to someone, grow roots."

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Benzinga

United Microelectronics Tops Q4 Consensus; Sees Market Demand To Exceed Supply

United Microelectronics Corp (NYSE:UMC) reported fourth-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 30.5% year-on-year to $2.14 billion, beating the consensus of $2.08 billion. "In the fourth quarter, strong demand continued to drive full loading across our fabs, while overall wafer shipments grew 1.7% QoQ to 2.55 million 8-inch equivalents," Co-President Jason Wang said. Margin: The gross…

People

Dipanjan BanchurSince

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Northwestern University

United Microelectronics Corporation

Intel Foundry Services

29 stories

GPI

26 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.