Hurricane Helene‘s destruction of a small town in North Carolina has put the global semiconductor industry at risk, as the town is home to one of the modern world’s most crucial mineral deposits. Spruce Pine, a hamlet of 2,600, provides a significant portion of the world’s supply of high-purity quartz, an essential material for semiconductor production. More […]
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has raised serious concerns over the Biden-Harris administration‘s handling of identification protocols for noncitizens boarding domestic flights. The OIG report criticizes agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), for inadequate […]
