[Link] Why the chip shortage drags on and on… and on

Read: 30/11/2021 arstechnica.com

The semiconductor industry lives at the cutting edge of technological progress. So why can’t it churn out enough chips to keep the world moving?

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[Link] The Chip Shortage Is So Bad Even the Raspberry Pi Is More Expensive Now

Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com

This chip shortage crisis has spilled over to other industries and products, including auto manufacturers, who have had to let their factories sit idle in some cases while they wait for the precious transistors they need to come through.

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[Link] Around the world, the disadvantaged have been left behind by politicians of all hues

Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

Given the steep rise in economic inequality in many parts of the world since the 1980s, one might have expected to see increasing political demands for the redistribution of wealth and the return of class-based politics. This didn’t quite happen – or at least not straightforwardly.

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