Intel and Arm bury the hatchet and join forces for next-gen chips

In a surprising turn of events, Intel Foundry Services has partnered with its long-time rival Arm Ltd. to manufacture next-generation mobile chips. Under the agreement, customers using Arm designs will be able to use Intel's advanced manufacturing process technology to build low-power systems-on-chip.

The move will enable engineers to design more powerful processors with greater energy efficiency. The partnership will begin with a focus on mobile SoC designs before expanding to cover chips for automotive, IoT, data centre, aerospace and government applications.

Intel and Arm plan to work together on design technology co-optimization, and as part of the cooperation, a mobile reference design will be developed to demonstrate the technology to customers. The deal marks another key milestone for Intel Foundry Services, following its partnership with MediaTek Inc. last year. When rivals work together, something is happening, and only the future will tell if this partnership will succeed.

Rapid Rundown

• 🤝 Intel partners with long-time rival Arm to manufacture next-gen mobile chips.

• 🔋 Partnership enables more powerful processors with greater energy efficiency.

Walmart sells Bonobos to WHP Global and Express in a $75 million deal, a $235 Million Loss

Walmart just sold Bonobos for a whopping 75% less than what it paid. Talk about a bargain! The lucky buyers? Retailer Express and brand management firm WHP Global. They snagged the menswear brand for a cool $75 million. WHP Global got the Bonobos brand for $50 million while Express got the operating assets for $25 million.

Walmart originally bought Bonobos in 2017 for $310 million, hoping it would attract younger shoppers to its e-commerce site. But like a bad date, things didn’t work out. Walmart shifted its focus to its membership program and online grocery business instead. It’s like they swiped left on their old e-commerce strategy.

But hey, at least Walmart got something for Bonobos. It’s like returning an ugly sweater to the store and getting store credit. Not ideal, but better than nothing.

Rapid Rundown

• 💸 Walmart sold Bonobos to Express and WHP Global for $75 million, despite originally buying it for $310 million in 2017.

• 🛒 Walmart sold Bonobos to focus on its membership program and online grocery business.

Four people, one 3D-printed box: Nasa's next small step toward landing humans on Mars

NASA is sending four volunteers to spend a year locked inside a 3D-printed habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, pretending to live on Mars. The aim of the experiment is to understand the impact that a year in isolation with limited resources has on human health. Nasa researchers want to make it as realistic as possible so they can learn what a year on Mars could do to the body and mind.

The crew will live in a small housing unit that was constructed using a huge 3D printer to simulate how NASA may create structures on the Martian surface with Martian soil. They will conduct experiments, grow food and exercise – and be tested regularly so scientists can study them. “Watching four people spend a year in a 3D-printed box is Nasa’s next small step toward landing humans on the surface of Mars," said Dr Suzanne Bell.

Rapid Rundown

• 🚀 NASA is sending 4 volunteers to live in a 3D-printed habitat for a year to simulate life on Mars.

• 🧑‍🚀 The experiment aims to understand the impact of isolation and limited resources on human health.

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