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posted by mrpg on Monday October 11 2021, @12:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the "chip"ed-beef dept.

Intel Not Considering UK Chip Factory After Brexit

Intel not considering UK chip factory after Brexit:

The boss of Intel says the US chipmaker is no longer considering building a factory in the UK because of Brexit.

Pat Gelsinger told the BBC that before the UK left the EU, the country "would have been a site that we would have considered".

[...] Intel wants to boost its output amid a global chip shortage that has hit the supply of cars and other goods.

[...] "I have no idea whether we would have had a superior site from the UK," he said. "But we now have about 70 proposals for sites across Europe from maybe 10 different countries.

UK Public Now Eating Significantly Less Meat

UK public now eating significantly less meat:

[...] The new study, published in the journal the Lancet Planetary Health, revealed that while most people are eating less red and processed meat compared to a decade ago, they are eating more white meat.

High consumption of red and processed meat can increase the risk of health problems including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and even certain cancers.

Meat production also has a higher environmental impact - producing more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions - than other types of agriculture and food production.

Journal Reverence:
Cristina Stewart, Carmen Piernas, Brian Cook, et al. Trends in UK meat consumption: analysis of data from years 1–11 (2008–09 to 2018–19) of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme The Lancet Planet Health [Open] (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00228-X)


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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday October 13 2021, @12:21PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday October 13 2021, @12:21PM (#1186618) Journal

    IMEC was born as part of industrial policy -- it fulfills a role akin to the United States' National Laboratories. ASML, on the other hand, is not.

    Except that it was established by a region that's part of Belgium and thus, can't fulfill a role akin to a EU-level organization. As to ASML, I think it more likely that the IC producers could make their own UV lithography than ASML could make their own ICs. It's patents that keep ASML as the sole provider.

    As to poor business creation: in 2018, 2.5 million new enterprises created 3.3 million jobs (in the EU). In that same year, 1.9 million new jobs were created (by small businesses) in the US.

    Small businesses != new enterprises. There will be substantial big business in the EU total.

    As to your ideas about labor unions: that seems to be rooted in the 60-70s, and then only for big companies and government. What do you mean with the 'gig economy', by the way, and what is its relation to high-tech?

    On labor unions, I think that is more an EU phenomenon than a khallow perception. I keep running across large, nation-scale labor unions every time I look at EU country economics.

    As to the gig economy [wikipedia.org], which is that work is done something like web pages - stateless and ephemeral. In a normal job, you can't just up and quit without consequence (such as being rehired in a few days or weeks). With gig work, you can do that in five minutes after you finish your latest task without telling anyone.

    Companies like Uber by necessity have to be high tech to handle the necessary complex, real time matching of need with gig labor supply.

    ISO stands for International Standardization Organization. It was setup, if I recall correctly, to ensure parts (think screws and bolts) from Europe were compatible with those of the United States, and vice versa. I'm pretty sure the US has an extensive representation at that body. Besides, as far as I know, the ISO 9000 series of standards are voluntary. Few companies have them, but those that achieved them advertise them to prove they've reached a certain standard of excellence.

    The gimmick comes when EU countries voluntarily decide to adopt these standards, meaning that you have to voluntarily adopt them as well, if you want to do significant business with them or anyone else that voluntarily adopted the standards - they're somewhat sticky.

    Anyhow, you are trolling me once again (I think): you've carefully avoided mentioning any of the true advantages of the United States, as a business environment.

    Like? I don't think, for example, that a common language is all that advantageous.