New €5bn semiconductor plant to be built in Italy

The Italian city of Catania is set to be the venue of a new manufacturing facility for semiconductor major STMicroelectronics. The plant, which should start production in 2026, will be for the mass production of 200mm silicon carbide wafers. The plant …

Mihambo leads German team of 114 for athletics Euros

Germany is sending a big team of 114 athletes to the upcoming European athletics championships, led by Olympic long jump champion Malaika Mihambo and defending 100 metres champion Gina Lückenkemper. The ruling body DLV said on Friday that 59 men ad 55 …

NATO wraps up largest military exercise in decades

The NATO military alliance on Friday concluded a four-month military exercise called Steadfast Defender 2024, the largest live exercise it has conducted for decades. “More than 90,000 forces, more than 50 ships, more than 80 aircraft flying hundreds of…

Review: An Anime Murder Mystery With an AI Twist

In Pluto, a sci-fi murder-mystery anime streaming on Netflix, a serial killer targets the world’s most advanced robots. The mystery deepens as the killer starts pursuing human activists advocating robot rights. The investigation falls into the hands of…