The police used water cannons against AfD opponents. Several protesters had thwarted delegates in the morning on the way to the federal party convention in Hanover with seat blockades. For the course of the day more anti-AfD events are planned. The party convention of the AFD started late, because some delegates had problems getting to the venue. With sit-in blockades, opponents of the party had barred access to the convention center in Hannover in the morning. Source Suddeutsche Zeitung
Carmakers hoping for relief from the acute global chip shortage may have to wait until 2023 before things return to normal, German semiconductor supplier Infineon warned on Tuesday. Source Fortune
If chips are the new oil of the current era, then it pays to hear from the chip chiefs such as TSMC Chairman Mark Liu.
He revealed plenty about the U.S. desire to boost domestic chip manufacturing after decades of neglect in a rare and extraordinary interview on “60 Minutes.” Liu said U.S. companies and the government should not focus on the costly process of shifting the chip supply chain to the U.S. and instead pay more attention to R&D and global collaboration. Source Fierce
Afghanistan’s security forces have fought back a Taliban offensive in southern Helmand province, officials and residents have said, as the armed group launched assaults around the country after a missed United States deadline to withdraw troops. Source Al Jazeera
