I love stories like this When the results of a new drug that prevented 100% of HIV cases were announced at the 2024 AIDS conference, the room burst into spontaneous applause

Sundance returns to Taiwan. The five-day festival brings together independent filmmakers from around the world.

Aug 25: 🇵🇭 Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Sanday (MMOV 3002) encountered aggressive and dangerous maneuvers from 8 🇨🇳 maritime vessels while operating from Hasa-Hasa Shoal to Escoda Shoal. The actions of the 🇨🇳 vessels were aimed at obstructing

It’s up to you Kind of ... Subscribers are welcome to take this Musk Poll open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/…

hard to argue with that

Argh, I just wish some Asian Americans weren't so (willfully?) naïve about the transnational activity of authoritarian regimes. Like please consider why so many of our parents left their homelands in the first place?

The Death of LCDs Means New Life for Chips As one epoch ends, a new one is beginning. Read on to understand how the future of chips will spring from the ashes of the most-enduring display technology of our time... open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/…

Intel v TSMC in Two Charts Intel is facing financial and technical challenges. It's firing 15,000 staff. Yet, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger's compensation last year was equivalent to 18% of the company's operating profit. open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/…

This shot 💉 in your butt is supposed to boost your brain 🧠... ...I took a cognitive test 📝 before and after to find out

Why Winning iPhone Orders No Longer Matters I explain the trend, and foreshadow what may come next for those trying to muscle in on the contracts which Foxconn has held for 18 years. open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/…

This is an amazing scoop by Financial Times and Demetri. It is sure to get under Beijing's skin. US Navy Seal unit that killed bin Laden trains for Chinese invasion of Taiwan ft.com/content/0a535b… via @ft

In support of it's real world aggression China has been hacking into countries around the Pacific. Australia sent a team to Fiji to help them repel an attack. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-1… via ABC Australia

Apple v The World in Two Charts How Apple's success with its iPhone 16 launch should really be measured. open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/…

EXCLUSIVE: Apple’s mobile processors are now in production at TSMC Arizona. A major milestone for the US & the CHIPS act. Details inside: open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/…

Apple Mobile Processors Are Now Made in America. By TSMC open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/…

I see Samsung managed to finally offload its pile of Galaxy Note 7 phones.

There’s just something totally inconsistent about accepting a title at a China state funded university institution and then criticizing Australia’s relationship with Israel on the grounds our level of value alignment.

This exploding-pager story is truly horrifying, bizarre, fascinating ... and eye opening. Weirdly, it relates directly to the news earlier this week of developments at TSMC Arizona. Let me explain … timculpan.substack.com/p/what-supply-…

Truly exciting. This from tae kim will be a must-read.

Huawei has boosted R&D immensely over the past decade to a quarter of sales. But it has received considerable help. open.substack.com/pub/timculpan/…