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In addition to its GPU production, AMD is planning to also outsource CPU production to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in the second half of this year, according to industry sources. Although Hector Ruiz, CEO of AMD did not mention any plans to outsource production during the company’s recent investors conference, the industry sources revealed that TSMC has already started testing procedures for a SOI manufacturing process in order to land manufacturing orders for AMD’s Fusion CPUs.

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Cambridge (MA) - Time to start the finger-pointing again. A class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has begun to track the carbon footprint of different lifestyle in different nations. And the picture painted for the U.S. isn’t pretty: Even the most power conscious people in this country use more than twice the energy of the average person around the world. If you are looking for people with the worst carbon footprint, look among the super-rich such as Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey, MIT says.

It is common knowledge that energy use in the U.S. has been at obscene levels for decades and that nations around the world aren’t happy with the fact that less than 5% of the world’s population is consuming almost one quarter of the energy available worldwide. A new study published by the MIT sheds additional light on this scenario and claims that no matter who you are, you are estimated to contribute at least twice and as much as five times as much greenhouse gas to the atmosphere as those living in the rest of the world.

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With Microsoft recently going behind Yahoo’s back and straight to their investors, and Yahoo repeatedly blowing Microsoft off, it seemed unlikely that a friendly get together was in the works. And yet, it has been reported that recently executives from both companies managed to get together, signs that they may be coming to a peaceful arrangement.

Does that necessarily mean Yahoo is ready to sell? Of course not, but if it is Yahoo’s intention to get more money out of Redmond it’s better off playing nice. Still, Yahoo has been looking for alternatives. Last week, Microsoft sweetened the deal they initially offered by making it an all-cash deal instead of a cash and stock mix. What will Microsoft do if Yahoo continues to stonewall, sell to another company or decide to do nothing altogether? I hope they have a better business plan for taking on Google than buying up other companies.

Source: techspot.com