Chip shortage no longer — there’s now a glut
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No longer facing the blistering demand for microchips seeing during the peak of the pandemic, chip-making giants like AMD and Intel are seeing their profits decrease. We look into what that says about the wider malaise seen in the tech sector. The BBC reports on one 22-year-old Princeton student’s tool to detect AI-generated text. And, an early farewell to the iconic Boeing 747, which formally stopped being produced this week. Need some Econ 101? Sign up for our Marketplace Crash Course and get weekly lessons to complete at your own pace!
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