>> Intel Expansion
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek visited Intel's D1X factory in Hillsboro as the company released more details about expansion plans. Intel says it’s adding new technology and tools to put the campus at the forefront of innovation. New ultraviolet lithography equipment will allow smaller and faster chips to be built. And the application process for permits to expand the manufacturing facilities has started. The expansion will happen if funds from the U.S. Chips and Science Act are approved.
>>TechHubs
(Corvallis, OR) - The Biden Administration announced 31 Tech Hubs across the country, and Oregon State University is leading two of the efforts. The Corvallis Microfluidics Tech Hub will design cooling systems for computers … and the Pacific Northwest Mass Timber Tech Hub works to lower the construction industry's carbon footprint. Money for the programs will come from the CHIPS and Science Act.
>>Biden Administration Announces Grants For Tech Hubs
(Washington, DC) - The Biden administration is designating more than two dozen U.S. cities as "tech hubs" to ramp up American competitiveness in the tech sector. President Biden made the announcement from the White House yesterday. The initiative makes the communities eligible for tens of millions of dollars in grants to help boost innovation across a variety of sectors, including quantum computing, artificial intelligence and clean energy. The move was authorized under the CHIPS and Science Act.
>>SAG-AFTRA Negotiations Expected To Resume
(Los Angeles, CA) -- Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood's studios are slated to resume today. Management had halted discussions earlier this month. Union members are asking studios for better pay, protections against A.I., residuals from streaming, and more.
>>UAW Members Ask Fain To Take Pay Cut
(Detroit, MI) -- Some United Auto Workers union members want leader Shawn Fain to show solidarity and accept the same 500-dollar-pay they are receiving during the walkout. The union says Fain will continue to be paid his salary, estimated to be above 200-thousand, that is outlined in the union's constitution. Meanwhile, the UAW is expanding its strike once again against the "Big Three" automakers. Workers at a Stellantis plant in Detroit are hitting the picket line, bringing the total number of workers off the job to over 40-thousand.
>>UCLA: Cost Of Candy Is Up 13%
(Undated) -- The cost of Halloween candy is up 13 percent this year. That's according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and a UCLA supply-chain expert. Candy is more expensive due to the rising costs of ingredients and labor. The average U.S. household is expected to spend about 35 dollars on candy this year -- up from 30 dollars in years' past.
