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Malta Joins the Digital Future with Their First Virtual Citizen

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Marija is an industry first: a resident of Malta that exists only in digital form. Marija was intentionally created with traits common to human residents of Malta, including physical characteristics and features typical of the Mediterranean region. “Malta is truly a visionary country. About the Virtual Citizen Program.

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Malta Joins the Metaverse with Their First Virtual Citizen

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Marija is an industry first: a resident of Malta that exists only in digital form. Marija was intentionally created with traits common to human residents of Malta, including physical characteristics and features typical of the Mediterranean region. Malta is a small island nation with plenty of sunshine and natural beauty.

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GlobalFoundries to Receive $1.5 Billion In Funding from U.S. CHIPS Act

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First up, the company plans to expand its Fab 8 in Malta, NY, and enable it to build chips for automotive industry on technologies already adopted by its sites in Germany and Singapore. In addition to the Malta expansion, GlobalFoundries plans to construct a new state-of-the-art fab (or rather a module) on the same campus.

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GlobalFoundries To Spend Billions: Doubling Fab 8, Creating New Fab in NY

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Accompanying this is the disclosure that GF is going to build another manufacturing facility close to Fab 8, in Malta NY, as part of a Private-Public partnership. Today’s announcement commits to adding additional machines at Malta to scale out to the space already there, for another 150k wafers per year, at a cost of $1B.

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German Circus Ends Its Use Of Live Animals In Favor Of 3D Holograms

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In November, for example, Italy joined Belgium, Greece, and Malta in the permanent ban of circus animals, much to the chagrin of circus performers and enthusiasts alike. However, the biggest change to the industry comes in the form of increased restrictions on the use of live animals for entertainment purposes.

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GlobalFoundries Upgrades for Silicon Photonics in Quantum Computers

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As part of a partnership between GlobalFoundries and PsiQuantum announced today, new proprietary manufacturing tools have been installed into GlobalFoundries' most advanced facility in Malta, New York. This will enable GF to build silicon photonics to enable what could be a 1 million+ qubit quantum computer from PsiQuantum.

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GlobalFoundries to Invest $1.4B in Expansion, Potential Earlier IPO

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The money will be divided equally between GlobalFoundries' sites in Dresden, Malta (New York) and Singapore, according to Reuters. In addition to boosting its existing production facilities, GlobalFoundries is also looking forward building another fab adjacent to its Fab 8 located in Malta, New York. billion on expansion this year.

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