These chips were mentioned above: Have they been independently tested to meet their claims? Considering they have just been released only in China, the answer is probably no.

And they have reviewed these Longsoon chips?

No. According to the Chinese they are catching up. Until someone actually tests these chips, I would be skeptical. Both AMD and Intel have been caught exaggerating performance of their CPUs at times.

There is still execution and implementation that remains to be seen. Remember when China announced they had 7nm chips to rival TSMC and Samsung? It was proof that China had surpassed the West some said. That is until people look at the details. First of which is that TSMC is now on 3nm. Second, it was done using older DUV not the new EUV.

But by using DUV, China was able to do what TSMC could not do according to some. That is not the situation. TSMC could have done 7nm with DUV if they wanted; however, it would have been costly as it would have taken longer, required more steps, and the yields would have been much lower. Also the transition to 5nm and 3nm would been even harder. It was easier to use EUV than DUV. China does not have that option as they have only and handful of EUV machines that are no longer serviced.

25% is not a small amount. If you were missing 25% of groceries/pay check/whatever, you would consider it meaningful. The fact of the matter remains that Tesla is heavier than a Camry by a meaningful amount.

lightest Model 3 curb weight: 1760 kg (3880 lbs). The OP is still factually wrong. The lightest Model 3 still outweighs a Camry even if Camry is fully fueled.

Their kids didn't. Treating everyone like an island is ultimately the purest form of the cancer that infects the US.

"those goals seem to be nearly impossible to attain"

Is it impossible to obtain - the national ethos sees absolutely no problem with the unbounded consolidation of wealth and power, so long as it is in the private sector.

The joke is the private sector is so powerful at this point, your public sector is just a sock with the private sector's hand up its ass.

That'll never change as long as the concept of even moderate, reasonable redistribution of wealth is a national non-starter. It's impressive watching the way the US twists itself this way and that, where everybody is just a temporarily embarrassed billionaire voting for less taxes, less spending to make their supposed future rich selves happy for when they finally join the billionaire class.

The background on the $900M error. Citibank was supposed to make a payment on a loan on behalf of their customer. They accidentally paid off the loan. The problem for Citibank (and their client) was the client did not have $900M in the account to pay off the loan.

They sued to get the money back; however, a judge ruled against them. Part of the judge's reasoning was the $900M was supposed to paid off eventually so the recipients were not gifted money they were not entitled to get. If they accidentally deposited $900M in my bank account, they probably could get it back. I do not know internally what Citibank had to do to make up the shortfall themselves but it was clear it was all on Citibank to fix.

Please. Apple has not done 2 panels; they are still stuck on one panel.

To me AI is still a work in progress. The best uses of AI is in discovering unknown patterns. However in some fields like science, results are checked. In other areas, I feel that validating results is lacking or non-existent. For example there have been a few lawyers that have been caught with using AI to generate filings. The filings themselves looked fine on the surface; however, AI fabricated the cases cited in the filings. It would be one thing to use AI write a brief or filing: Not checking the work is just lazy and stupid.

it depends. I think people forget what it was like in the old days without IT. For example, if you wanted a record before digitization:
"Hey I need this document."
"Here's a flashlight and some bug spray. All the files are in the basement."
"There are bugs in the basement?"
"No. The bug spray is for the rats. Mean little varmints"

Describe "tiny". According to worldwide estimates, 2024 computer shipments:

• Lenovo: 61.8M
• HP: 53.0M
• Dell: 39.1M
• Apple: 23.8M

While 23 M is less than half of what Lenovo shipped last year, I would not call 23M units "tiny"

Describe "huge amount of money." The cheapest Mac mini is $599. The cheapest Mac laptop is $999. Yes other OEMs like Dell and Lenovo have cheaper options but it has been my experience when it comes OEM computers that cheaper means it will need to be replaced sooner. When friends and family ask advice on buying a sub $500 laptop, I advise them to look at laptops $500 or higher .

Your perchant for strawman arguments is not surprising. 1) I never said I did. 2) How would you possibly know if I did or not? 3) For anything safety critical, GOOD DOCUMENTATION is vital. You should know that. The Boeing 737 door incident happened because no one documented the door had been removed and reinstalled. That is important as it did not trigger a check of the reinstall.

You, you, you again.

You would not hire those people. You probably do not speak for HR and the company. You, you, you again.

Again with the absolutes. 1) A person who does not like wasting time with in-person meetings for things that could have been an email is "antisocial" according to you. 2) I do not know where you work, but for internal projects our engineers and programmers typically DO NOT MEET WITH CLIENTS. You do realize some projects are internal right?

BahHahaha. Dude, EVERY SINGLE of your posts is about how you want everyone else to do it your way. But you said I have no clue. You have no realization of anyone beside YOU, YOU, YOU.

1) And who said that was the ONLY alternative? You seem to deal in absolutes. 2) It's all about you isn't it? How other people work does not fit into your world, does it? 3) Have you ever worked with engineers and programmers? They are the people that despise in-person meetings the most ESPECIALLY for anything that could be accomplished via email or message or detailed documentation. For most of my work, people who meet in person to work on details and do not document the requirements in writing is always a constant issue. Again, my point is in-person meetings is not a substitute for good documentation like requirements.

And when did I say teamwork did not matter. I did not. You still do not understand that teamwork consists of MORE than in-person meetings. We have email, messaging, and other forms of collaboration. You are still stuck on the mindset that everything and everyone should attend meetings in person because it is what YOU want. You do not represent everyone.

No what we have is you using false equivalence fallacy

So rather than stick to the original topic, you are trying to make points by using a false equivalence scenario. None of your points are relevant to the discussion.