Intel has announced a massive investment in US manufacturing and in the state of Ohio.
Chip giant Intel plans to officially announce Friday that it will invest $20 billion to build two computer chip plants in Jersey Township in Licking County in what will be Ohio’s largest economic development project to date. State and local officials are set to gather in Newark this afternoon to celebrate the news.
The factories, called fabs, will employ 3,000 workers at an average salary of $135,000 per year. On top of that, the project is expected to create 7,000 construction jobs and 10,000 indirect jobs. And that’s just the start.
This is big news in so many ways. First, it’s a big step in bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to the United States. This is welcome news for the long-term health of U.S. manufacturing, but also due to the current chip shortage being experienced in many industries.
The artificial intelligence revolution may just be getting started, but it’s having a real impact, particularly in large companies as you can see from this video. Deloitte is using artificial intelligence to automate more routine tasks, freeing up their employees to focus on tasks that leverage their skills as opposed to eating up time.
This makes them much more productive, with better results that take less time. Yet it’s also a trend that will threaten many jobs, which will be a challenge for society even if companies draw large benefits.
In the interview above Meg Whitman explains the strategy that led HP to decide to break up. Her main point revolves around the concept of the need for companies to be nimble to react quickly to the fast-changing tech marketplace.
Her company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has just spun off its services business as well and is now focused on growth areas like the “Internet of Things.”
After the Windows 8 debacle, Microsoft needed to clean up Windows. If you watch the video above outlining the history of Windows, you’ll recall (or learn) that this is familiar territory for Microsoft. After each successful version like XP or Windows 7, Microsoft has had a knack for coming out with garbage like Vista or Windows 8.
Fortunately they usually end of cleaning up their mess, which seems to be the case again based on the initial reviews of Windows 10. Based on our own limited experience today, if you’re currently stuck with Windows 8 you should definitely upgrade as soon as possible, particularly since it’s free!
With Apple’s announcement that it will start manufacturing high end sapphire glass in Arizona, we have some good news on the domestic job front. The impact will be 2,000 jobs, though it’s important to note that 1,300 of those jobs will apply to the construction phase, so the permanent jobs number is 700. Still, it’s a start for high-end glass manufacturing in the United States and that could have a long-term effect. Hopefully Apple continues on this path to bring more jobs home to the US.
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