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Tractor Pump Sparks Oil Boom: Turner’s 1957 method transforms leases; Kentucky output soars

In 1957, Milton G. Turner took a discarded oil well in Kentucky and transformed it into a thriving source of production. His innovative pumping techniques not only enhanced oil output but catalyzed an oil boom that enriched local farmers and landowners through lucrative lease agreements. By 1959, oil production in…

The Times of India · Oct 28

In 1999, a farmer donated land for a children's park, now it's home to a $1 billion data center sparking a bitter community fight

Taylor data center controversy: A ten-dollar land deal for a future park in Taylor, Texas, now faces a billion-dollar data center proposal. Residents believe the land was promised for public park use, not industrial development. City officials highlight potential economic benefits and revenue for public services. Opponents have raised concerns…

The Economic Times · Jul 28

In 1999, a farmer donated 87 acres for a park for just $10; today, the land is being sold for a data center in a deal that could bring $10 million to the city and $30 million in tax revenue

A nearly three-decade-old land donation in Taylor, Texas, has become the subject of a legal dispute after property originally designated for future parkland was sold for a data centre project. The 87.97-acre tract was donated in 1999 for a nominal fee of $10, with deed language stating that it should…

The Times of India · Jun 24

Samsung's yield issues reportedly delays Taylor fab launch to 2026

As Samsung Foundry struggles with yields at below 3nm nodes, it decides to cut personnel at Taylor, Texas fab.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 12, 2024

Samsung To Receive $6.4 Billion Under CHIPS Act to Build $40 Billion Fab in Texas

Samsung Electronics this week was awarded up to $6.4 billion from the U.S. government under the CHIPS and Science Act to build its new fab complex in Taylor, Texas. This is the third major award under the act in the last month, with all three leading-edge fabs – Intel, TSMC,…

AnandTech · Apr 16, 2024

Samsung to receive $6.6 billion CHIPS Act subsidy, industry sources claim

Samsung seems to be getting a sizable subsidy in exchange for its increased investment in US chipmaking.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 9, 2024

Tenstorrent to Use Samsung’s SF4X for Quasar Low-Cost AI Chiplet

Tenstorrent this week announced that it had chosen to use Samsung's SF4X (4 nm-class) process technology for its upcoming low-cost, low-power codenamed Quasar chiplet for machine learning workloads. The chiplets will be made at Samsung's new fab near Taylor, Texas when it becomes operational in 2024. Tenstorrent's Quasar chiplet is…

AnandTech · Oct 3, 2023

Conservative Group Pushes Religious Books While Seeking to Ban Others

The Brave Books campaign, backed by Citizens Defending Freedom, promoted their own publications under the guise of protecting free speech.

Texas Observer · Aug 7, 2023

Inflation Drives Up Fab Costs for Intel and Samsung by Billions of Dollars

To address future demand for semiconductors amid severe chip shortages of 2020 – 2022, all leading chipmakers announced plans to build new fabs and even disclosed their estimated costs. But spiraled inflation, caused by the disruption of supply chains by the pandemic and then by the Russian war against Ukraine,…

AnandTech · Mar 16, 2023

Canberra's northern fringe is almost fully developed, but residents are worried about how they will be serviced

Suburbs in Gungahlin's north are expanding quickly, but the local shopping centres and infrastructure are not keeping up, residents say.

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022