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Malaysia aluminum disruption adds to global chip shortage

TechSpot

Digitimes Asia reports that Japanese suppliers Chemi-Con and Nichicon had to close their facilities in Malaysia because of Covid lockdowns in July and August. Even after ending the lockdowns, they've reportedly only returned to around 60 percent of their workforce, which has forced them to cap their manufacturing capacity.

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Intel set to spend $7 billion on new chip facility in Malaysia

TechSpot

The statement said more of Intel’s Malaysia plans would be revealed in a press briefing on Wednesday (December 15), an event that coincides with. The Malaysian Investment Development Authority states in a media invitation that Intel will invest 30 billion ringgit on the facility in the island state of Penang.

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Malaysia Party

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

After the opening show, we were treated to a short video extolling the virtues of investing in Malaysia. Countries vie to sponsor the main event, throwing a big show and serving up their best food. Of course, the reason is economic development. I was surprised how attentive the audience was to this commercial.

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Malaysia-based Poladrone raises $4.29M seed round to protect crops

TechCrunch

million seed round led by Wavemaker Partners, which it says is the largest seed round ever raised in Malaysia, based on data from Crunchbase. Founded in 2016 by Cheong Jin Xi, Poladrone now operates in Malaysia and Thailand and plans to expand into Indonesia, the world’s largest oil palm producer. He added that oil palm farms cover 18.7

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Malaysia-based Respond.io helps businesses juggle multiple messaging apps

TechCrunch

The Malaysia-based company said today it has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Headline, with participation from AltaIR Capital, Smart Partnership Capital, Sterling Oak Group and Calendula Ventures. Malaysia-based Respond.io We see the huge potential behind the Respond.io

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Why were doomscrolling about plane crashes even though air travel is relatively safe

Mashable Tech

If you look at Google Trends for searches about aviation accidents and incidents, we're searching for them nearly 50 times more often now than we were at any point since Google started collecting data — including when the infamous lost Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that took over our breaking news banners in 2014.

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Drones are being made out of pineapple leaves in Malaysia

Digital Trends

Keen to reduce agricultural waste, researchers in Malaysia have found a way to transform pineapple leaves into durable frames for drones.