Author: Shilpi Gupta

The Biden administration is planning to broaden the curbs on US shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, as several people familiar with the matter said. 

The commerce department also intends to publish the new regulations based on the restrictions communicated in the letters earlier to the three US companies, including KLA Corp, Lam Research Corp, and Applied Material Inc. The people said they speaking on the condition of anonymity. The plans for the new rules have not been previously reported as well. 

The letters forbade them from exporting the chipmaking equipment to the Chinese factories that produce the advanced semiconductors. It will be with the sub-14 nanometer processes unless the sellers obtain the commerce department licenses. The rules will also codify the restrictions in commerce department letters sent to Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices. Last month, they instructed them to halt the shipments of several artificial; intelligence computing chips to China unless they obtained the licenses. 

Some sources also said that the regulations will likely include additional actions against China, the restrictions will also be changed, and the rules will be published later than expected.  

The letter’s introduction rules will also broaden the reach, and it could subject the other US companies that produce similar technology to the restrictions. The regulations can also apply to the companies that try to challenge Nvidia and AMD’s dominance in artificial intelligence chips. 

FAQ

• Who is planning to broaden the curbs on US shipment to china of semiconductors?

Ans. Biden administration 

• List three US Companies.

Ans. KLA Corp, Lam Research Corp, and Applied Material Inc.

• What type of semiconductor do they prefer?

Ans. 14 nanometer 

Local reports say that Japanese officials may further relax border controls for foreign travelers as it is a way to boost their economy. Seiji Kihara, the deputy chief cabinet secretary, said that the weak yen was the most effective and attractive for inbound tourism. 

The yen slid to the lowest point against the US dollar in 24 years last week. It dropped about 1.7 percent. He said that this situation will lead to a cap on daily entries that could be lifted in the “not so distant future”.

Japan had barred foreign visitors because of the measures to slow the spread of COVID in the last two years. Overseas, the visitors were even banned from the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic games last year by Japan. The country now has about 50,000 foreigners, up from 20,000, and they are no longer required to travel with a guide. 

A few reports suggest the government may scrap the daily cap on tourist arrivals altogether. The US dollar will gain strength against other currencies as investors keep a watchful eye on the Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. 

FAQ

• Which currency is gaining strength against the other currencies?

Ans. US dollar

• How many tourists can go to Japan after the tourist limit increment?

Ans. 50,000

• Who is the chief cabinet secretary of Japan?

Ans. Seiji Kihara

Kamala Harris’s words at a NASA event:

Space remains a place of undiscovered and unrealized opportunity, and it is our responsibility to work together to guide humanity forward into this new frontier and to realize the incredible potential of space for all people. Space can and must be protected for the benefit of all people. There is so much we still don’t know and so much we still haven’t done. 

There was a national space council meeting held at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday. The Vice President also underscored the important research conducted on the international space station that will enable long-duration stays on the moon and future human missions. 

For more than 50 years, NASA satellites have provided open-source and publicly available data on the earth’s land, temperature, and weather. Let us tell you that Bill Nelson, the administrator of NASA, said that the new earth information will allow the public to see the way the earth moves and also guide decision makers to mitigate and adapt. 

Nelson’s words:

Just like we use mission control to monitor operations during spaceflight, we’re embarking on this effort to monitor conditions here on our home planet, and it will be available to everyone in an easy-to-access format. 

The planning of the Earth information center is or we can say that in the initial phase, it will provide you with an interactive visual display of imagery and data from NASA. 

FAQ

• Who is the administrator of NASA?

Ans. Bill Nelson 

• When did Kamala Harris deliver words at NASA?

Ans. Friday 

• Where does NASA’s national space council meeting take place?

Ans. Johnson space center in Houston 

The telecom carriers of India are expected to invest about $19.5 billion in the development of advanced infrastructure for 5G by 2025. The reports show that 5G will benefit the Indian economy by $455 billion between 2023 and 2040. It is more than 0.6% of the GDP forecast for 2040. Let us tell you that the benefit is about 0.6% of the GDP forecast for 2040 and reflects the large number of 5G use cases that could be implemented in the main sectors of India’s economy. 

The finding shows that the 5G benefits are expected to be realized in the new applications in the manufacturing sector as well as the retail, ICT, and agricultural sectors. The Indian government also assigned two carriers of 250 MHz each in the E-band to address the current need, which supports the 5G rollout. It may not be enough in the 5G era given the requirement for high capacity and also increased data traffic. 

The report also said that clear policy guidelines on the allocation of the backhaul spectrum are necessary. 5G will be a key to enabling the enterprise digital transformation process across manufacturing, energy, utilities, banking, transportation, healthcare, and retail in the country. Both the consumer and the enterprise segment present significant opportunities for 5G services in India. 

FAQ

• How much money are the telcos ready to spend on 5G infrastructure by 2025?

Ans. $19.5 

• What will benefit the Indian economy from 5G?

Ans. $455 billion 

• Does 5G bring new changes to lease communication?

Ans. Of course, it will 

There are almost 47 counties in the constitution of Kenya. The new governors were elected there. The interesting part is that almost 30 of them are first-timers on the job without having much experience. 

By 2010, Kenya had promulgated a new constitution and it demarcated the nation into 47 devolves. These units are run by the country’s government-headed governors. Most of them were new, and they hit the ground running when they were sworn in on the 25th of August. People are hoping that they will give strong directives, especially on the anti-corruption and cost-cutting agendas. 

Some of the discoveries found that they have made since taking over seem to lend credence to a suspicion harbored. Most of the corruption was simply devolved to the countries after Kenya had moved away from a centralized system of government. 

Let’s take an example. The governor of Kissi, Simba Arati, revealed that the nation had only 82 vehicles and an estimated 256 drivers on its payroll. Many of them even did not have valid driving licenses. 

On September 3rd, Mr. Arati told Citizen TV that there were about 861 individuals on his payroll whose job descriptions were not clear yet. And he is not alone, other governors are also ordering the financial audit and staff headcounts. 

Wavinya Ndeti of Machakos, another governor, revealed that some government vehicles don’t even have number plates and yet the budget has been set aside just for the transport department. 

FAQ

• When did the election take place in Kenya?

Ans. 9th August 

• How many countries makeup Kenya?

Ans. 47 countries 

• When did the new constitution demarcate the country?

Ans. 2010