A year ago, President Joe Biden launched a new era of US industrial policy, signing into law the Inflation Reduction Act and the Chips and Science Act. Passed within days of each other last August, the two laws offered more than $400 billion in tax credits, loans, and subsidies, all […]
Étiquette : infrastructure
Energy costs and supply shortages hit European research infrastructure
Rising energy costs, supply shortages and extended delivery times triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia–Ukraine war have had a ‘profound effect’ on science facilities across Europe, according to a key body that advises European policymakers on research infrastructure. The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure (Esfri) notes in its […]
Multiple Chinese APTs establish major beachheads inside US infrastructure
Hacking teams working for the Chinese government are intent on burrowing into the farthest reaches of US infrastructure and establishing permanent presences there if possible. In the past two years, they have scored some wins that could seriously threaten national security. If that wasn’t clear before, three reports released in […]
Grain Infrastructure: Pope urges Russian ‘brothers’ to restore Black Sea grain deal
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to abandon the Black Sea grain deal, under which it had allowed Ukraine to export grain from its seaports despite the ongoing war. Russia walked out of the Black Sea deal on July 17 after saying its […]
À 58 milliards de dollars, le chemin de fer chinois CPEC vers le Pakistan sera son infrastructure de transport la plus coûteuse: étude
BEIJING (Crumpa) – Le projet de la Chine de construire une liaison ferroviaire avec le Pakistan à travers la région contestée du Cachemire occupé par le Pakistan (POK) pourrait coûter environ 57 dollars. 7 milliards, selon une étude de faisabilité officielle, qui a recommandé au gouvernement d’aller de l’avant avec […]
Un nouvel outil aide à déterminer où développer une infrastructure d’énergie propre
Le Geospatial Energy Mapper est un outil de cartographie en ligne interactif qui peut aider à identifier les zones à travers le pays qui conviennent aux projets d’infrastructure éolienne, solaire et autres énergies propres. Il peut être difficile de se rappeler, ou même pour certains d’imaginer, à quoi ressemblait la […]
US Senate scrambles to finish infrastructure bill ahead of vote
WASHINGTON: The US Senate majority leader pressed lawmakers on Thursday to make progress on President Joe Biden’s agenda, setting up a vote on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and demanding Democrats back a larger $3.5 trillion budget blueprint. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who like Biden is a Democrat, told […]
US Senate panel passes climate measure likely to shape infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON: A US Senate committee on Wednesday passed a bill on climate and energy initiatives that are expected to be debated as part of the wider bipartisan infrastructure bill. The Senate energy panel voted 13 to 7 to pass the bill, which includes funding to help the power grid handle […]
PowerDVD 21 completes Cyberlink’s online media-sharing infrastructure
The latest iteration of PowerDVD, version 21, features only a few very minor improvements. Its release, however, coincides with the introduction of additional PowerPlayer clients for CyberLink’s share-your-media-across-every-device infrastructure; specifically, Apple TV and Fire TV. The company has also added browser-based playback so you can stream your media on platforms […]