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Technology News 19.02.2026
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Technology News 19.02.2026

Intel shares fell after Nvidia invested $5 billion to support an AI-focused foundry overhaul. The partnership targets improved manufacturing and third-party foundry business, but Intel’s near-term outlook remains weak with ongoing losses and data-center competition.
February 19, 2026
ultraviolet lithography
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The Ultraviolet Revolution: Inside the Invisible $150M Machines Shaping the Future of Microchips

ASML remains the only supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, which cost $150–$180 million each and draw over 1 megawatt of power. TSMC and Samsung began commercial EUV chip production in 2019, with TSMC’s 7nm+ and Samsung’s 7LPP processes. ASML shipped its first High-NA EUV tool in 2025. Export controls prevent EUV sales to China; ASML’s 2024 China revenue was $7 billion, mainly from DUV tools.
August 7, 2025
The Gene Editing Revolution Transforming Medicine
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How CRISPR Is Curing the Incurable – The Gene Editing Revolution Transforming Medicine

Casgevy became the first CRISPR-based medicine approved for sickle cell disease in the UK and U.S. in late 2023. In June 2025, doctors used a custom CRISPR-Cas system to treat a baby with CPS1 deficiency in Philadelphia. Dozens of CRISPR therapies are in clinical trials worldwide, with Lyfgenia also approved. Doudna and Charpentier won the 2020 Nobel Prize for CRISPR.
August 6, 2025
Inside the High-Stakes World of Global Semiconductor Production
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Trillion-Dollar Chip Wars: Inside the High-Stakes World of Global Semiconductor Production

Global semiconductor sales topped $600 billion in 2024, with TSMC holding 55% of the foundry market and Taiwan producing 92% of the world’s most advanced chips. ASML remains the only supplier of EUV lithography machines, each costing over $300 million. The 2021 chip shortage caused $210 billion in lost auto sales. U.S. and EU chip acts earmarked over $95 billion for domestic production.
August 6, 2025
Mind Over Machine: The Astonishing Rise of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)
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Mind Over Machine: The Astonishing Rise of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)

In May 2023, a wireless brain-spine interface enabled a paralyzed man to stand, walk, and climb stairs after 12 years, with effects stable for over a year. Since 2004, BCI trials have let paralyzed patients move cursors, control robotic arms, feel touch, and type by thought. Neuralink began human trials in 2023, implanting its device in five patients by mid-2025. Paradromics and UCSF also reported major milestones in 2023.
August 5, 2025
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