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The UK has signed a deal to join a trade pact with 11 Asia and Pacific nations, three years after it officially left the European Union. Joining the group will boost UK exports by cutting tariffs on goods such as cheese, cars, chocolate, machinery, gin and whisky, the government said. However, the government's own estimates show being in the bloc will only add 0.08% to the size of the UK's economy. The trade area covers a market of around 500 million people. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership - or CPTPP - was established in 2018, and includes Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. Membership of the CPTPP loosens restrictions on trade between members and reduce tariffs - a form of border tax - on goods. UK to join Asia's trade club - what is the CPTPP? Together, the 11 members account for about 13% of the world's income and after 21 months of negotiations, the UK has become the first European country to join. The government said the agreement was the UK's "biggest trade deal since Brexit". However, the gains for the UK from joining are expected to be modest. The UK already has free trade deals with all of the members except Brunei and Malaysia, some of which were rolled over from its previous membership of the EU. And even with some gains in trading the government only estimates it will add 0.08% to the size of the economy in 10 years. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which provides forecasts for the government, has previously said Brexit would reduce the UK's potential economic growth by about 4% in the long term. 'Prime position' But Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the deal demonstrated the "real economic benefits of our post-Brexit freedoms". "As part of CPTPP, the UK is now in a prime position in the global economy to seize opportunities for new jobs, growth and innovation," he said. "British businesses will now enjoy unparalleled access to markets from Europe to the south Pacific." Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said the agreement was like "buying a start-up". "This is not to replace EU trade, this is in addition. We are still in a free trade agreement with the EU," she told Radio 4's Today programme. "You wouldn't buy a small company like that and expect it to be delivering on the day - we are thinking about the potential," she said, adding that in seven years "40% of the world's middle class is going to come from that region". Ms Badenoch denied there would be any hit to UK agriculture, saying the deal would "create new markets" for farmers. Labour's shadow international trade secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said the UK joining the CPTPP was "encouraging", but added that questions remain on "consumer safety, food safety, data protection and environmental protections". The government said other "benefits" of being in the bloc included, a boost to the services sector, by UK firms not being required to establish a local office or be resident to supply a service, meaning they will be on a par with local firms. The government said it and CPTPP members would make the final legal and administrative steps required for the UK to formally sign in 2023.  https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65124741

Never change, Mazda. This is the firm that appropriated the British roadster, saving it from extinction, and that championed the rotary engine so dedicatedly that when it plumbed one into a Group C racer, victory at Le Mans followed. Quite incredible. Yet 2023 might just bring the most iconoclastic move in its long history. While everyone else is rapidly downsizing and fitting transverse, hybrid powertrains, if not electric ones, Mazda has just come up with a new 3.3-litre turbodiesel straight six that natively drives the rear axle in the form of the Mazda CX-60 3.3 e-SkyActiv D AWD. Have we teleported back to 2003? This is a contender for the most unexpected development of recent years, although as we found when we met the Mazda CX-60 3.3 e-Skyactiv D in February (in RWD guise, not the more potent 4WD form here), there are solid reasons for its existence beyond Mazda’s pathological need to do things its own way. The first is that Europe isn’t the only place where Mazda sells cars, and other markets are on different regulatory trajectories. The second is more interesting: according to Mazda, in everyday driving, a highcapacity diesel will do everything a 2.0-litre four does but at lower load and temperatures. Atypical combustion tech helps thermal efficiency surpass 40%, which is how a 406lb ft, 1950kg 4x4 can get 54.3mpg and emit 139g/km of CO2. Alfa Romeo’s 2.2-litre four-pot diesel Stelvio puts out 59lb ft less yet emits 20g/km more and is 15% or so inferior on efficiency. It’s a similar story if you compare the CX-60 with BMW’s 2.0-litre four-pot X3. So the rationale does seem sound. As for the reality, the picture is mixed. Cold-start this engine and for a moment the soundscape isn’t 2023 or even 2003 but 1983, at a bus stop. Matters improve markedly with temperature, and when you’re riding all that mid-range torque on a good A-road, the engine shows more of its likeable, rich character. But it can still feel anachronistically clackety – a far cry from BMW’s silky alternative – and only modest isolation from road roar at cruising speeds doesn’t help its cause. For a car nudging £50,000 once you’ve gone for the middling trim with an optional pack or two, rolling refinement is lacking, and the diverse and tactile materials of the interior can never assuage that. More impressive is the chassis balance and the easygoing ebb and flow of the steering weight, which are better than the class average and recognisably Mazda. When it comes to guiding a mid-size SUV down a decent country road, few do it better than the CX-60, whose gearbox (with two wet clutches rather than a torque converter) is also well calibrated and helps rather than hinders progress. For all its coarseness at low temperatures, the engine is also reasonably fun to wring out, spinning freely up to around 4500rpm and with surprising effervescence. The petrol version in development could be sweet indeed. All of which makes the brittleness of the low-speed ride a considerable disappointment. The CX-60, on its coil springs and passive dampers, simply isn’t serene enough on town roads to concern the likes of BMW and Audi, whose pricing it only marginally undercuts. There’s a cheapness to proceedings. The back axle also lacks the control and precision that you get from the Germans, which perhaps sounds a bit irrelevant for this kind of car but, because the CX-60 will otherwise oblige when you really want to hustle it, is worth noting. With such an ambitious, unusual powertrain, you wouldn’t expect the car’s ride and handling balance to undermine it, but this is the case. Equally, if you like the idea of a handsome, spacious, uncommon SUV that’s quietly rewarding on the right road and will easily get 50mpg, the CX-60 is still worth exploring https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/mazda/cx-60/first-drives/mazda-cx-60-33-e-skyactiv-d-awd

Rabat - The OCP Foundation has injected MAD 10 billion ($986 million) into Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), according to converging news reports. After receiving the capital from the OCP Foundation, UM6P’s capital rose to MAD 32 billion ($3.1 billion), up from MAD 22 billion ($2.1 billion), reports indicate. UM6P is set to use the capital to carry out plans to expand its campuses in Benguerir, Rabat, and Laayoune. The university is also set to launch a number of new projects, including the Smart Health Care City in partnership with Akdital. The project is one of the massive facilities of the new green city of Benguerir, an ambitious project for a sustainable city in the desert area of Morocco, near Marrakech. The Smart Health Care City will host three hospitals inserted on a logistical and clinical platform. The project is expected to become operational in September 2024. The university has also announced the construction of the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Benguerir, with a capacity of 200 beds. The hotel should become operational by September 2023. This new infrastructure aims to cater to the needs of the university’s students and visitors to its Benguerir campus. The facility will feature a state-of-the-art gym, among other recreational facilities. For meetings and events, plans for the hotel include six meeting rooms and a conference room. The hotel will be owned by Societe Hoteliere de Ben Guerir, a subsidiary of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. In recent years, UM6P has emerged as a research powerhouse in Morocco and Africa at large. The university is currently funding research in key areas that directly address some of the most pressing challenges Morocco is facing, including agriculture, energy efficiency, and water management. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/04/354797/moroccos-um6p-raises-nearly-1-billion-funds-from-ocp-foundation

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Kioxia and Western Digital have revealed their jointly developed 8th Generation BiCS 3D NAND memory device featuring 218 active layers. The new IC boasts a record-breaking 3200 MT/s interface speed that will allow developers to build high-performance storage subsystems (such as the industry's fastest client SSDs) using fewer 3D NAND chips. To enable a 3200 MT/s I/O, the two companies took a page from YMTC's Xtacking book. The first 8th Generation BiCS 3D TLC NAND device introduced this week features a 1Tb (128GB) capacity, a four-plane architecture to maximize internal parallelism and performance, and a 3200 MT/s interface speed (which will provide a peak sequential read/write speed of 400 MB/s). Kioxia and Western Digital are the first 3D NAND makers in the world to unveil a flash memory IC with a 3200 MT/s I/O, leapfrogging competitors by 33%. But while building the world's fastest 3D NAND memory device is an achievement by itself, it is interesting how the two companies achieved this. Kioxia's and Western Digital's 8th Generation BiCS 3D NAND memory features an innovative architecture called CBA (CMOS directly Bonded to Array), which resembles YMTC's recognized Xtacking. Normally, 3D NAND cells array resides next to or on top of its peripheral circuits like page buffers, sense amplifiers, charge pumps, and I/O. Meanwhile, from semiconductor manufacturing perspective, it is not exactly efficient to make memory and peripheral logic using the same fabrication technology. The CBA and Xtacking architectures involve production of 3D NAND cell array and I/O CMOS on separate wafers using optimal production nodes, something that allows it to maximize bit density of the memory array and I/O performance. In addition to the industry's fastest I/O, Kioxia and Western Digital claim that their latest 3D NAND IC also boasts the industry's highest bit density, though without elaborating what bit density we are looking at. Meanwhile, it is noteworthy that the introduced 8th Generation BiCS 3D TLC NAND can work in both 3D TLC and 3D QLC modes and therefore can potentially address both high-performance/high-capacity premium client and enterprise SSDs as well as inexpensive yet fast drives for client PCs or high-density datacenter-grade storage applications. Kioxia stated that it had commenced sampling its 8th Generation BiCS 3D NAND memory devices with a few chosen customers. However, the company has not provided any information regarding the timeline for the start of high-volume production of its latest flash memory. Since it takes a long time for makers of flash memory and SSD controllers to mate the former to the latter, NAND producers usually reveal new types of memory well before mass production start. That said, expect 8th Gen BiCS 3D NAND on the market sometime in 2024, although we are speculating here. "Through our unique engineering partnership, we have successfully launched the eighth-generation BiCS Flash with the industry's highest bit density," said Masaki Momodomi, Chief Technology Officer at Kioxia Corporation. "I am pleased that Kioxia's sample shipments for limited customers have started. By applying CBA technology and scaling innovations, we've advanced our portfolio of 3D flash memory technologies for use in various data-centric applications, including smartphones, IoT devices, and data centers."

Up to this point we haven't heard too much about the Samsung Galaxy S24, but a new leak points to a significant display upgrade coming next year: the Ultra model will apparently be fitted with displays that have a 144Hz refresh rate. This comes from SamLover(opens in new tab) (via SamMobile(opens in new tab)), which isn't a source we've heard a lot of tips from in the past, so adjust your anticipation levels accordingly. This might not come to pass, but it is also an upgrade that makes sense for Samsung and its top-tier phone. Right now all three Samsung Galaxy S23 handsets boast screens with a 120Hz refresh rate, so this would be a significant step up in terms of the numbers – albeit not one that would be massively noticeable when you're using the devices. Let's talk about specs The refresh rate of a smartphone display quite simply affects how quickly it refreshes: the higher the number, the smoother all of your animations, videos, page scrolling and games are going to look. It's a spec that distinguishes high-end handsets from budget phones. We've got some other predicted specs from the same source as well, some of which we've heard before: the Galaxy S24 phones will apparently be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which matches up with a previous rumor. The S24 Ultra will apparently stick with the same 200MP main camera sensor as the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, though with "some improvements" added, while satellite connectivity (as on the iPhone 14) is also rumored to be on the cards. Analysis: how Ultra will the Ultra be? The Ultra model of the Samsung Galaxy S phones is always the most expensive and feature-packed one – and especially so since the Note line ended and Samsung handed the stylus over to the Galaxy S Ultra smartphone instead. Taking a look at the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra launched in February, it has a bigger screen than the other two phones, it can be fitted with more RAM and more internal storage, and it has a superior rear camera setup. We'll have to wait and see just how Ultra the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is, but it sounds as though this 144Hz refresh rate is going to be exclusive to the most expensive phone in the line up. It'll most likely be the biggest phone in the series again as well. This strategy of offering a high-end, high price phone is one that Apple is following as well of course: indeed, it might actually be doubling down on it, if we can believe the rumors around the introduc

The UK economy performed better than previously estimated at the end of last year, revised official figures show. It was previously thought the economy had not grown in the last three months of 2022, but new Office for National Statistics data shows it grew by 0.1%. The latest figures confirm that the UK economy avoided falling into recession at the end of 2022. The ONS said telecommunications, construction and manufacturing had all fared better than initially thought. It also said household finances had been helped by the government's energy bill support scheme. The main driver of the economy in the UK - the services sector - was boosted by a sizeable jump for travel agents. Manufacturing growth was driven by the drugs industry, and construction growth was up much more than previously thought. The ONS also revised up its estimate for the economy's performance in the July-to-September quarter. It now says GDP - the value of the goods and services the country produces - fell by 0.1%, compared with its previous estimate of a 0.2% fall. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the figures "show there's underlying resilience in the UK economy". However, he added that "families up and down the country are facing real pressure". A recession is usually defined as when the economy contracts for two three-month periods in a row, so the growth at the end of 2022 means the UK avoided one. Last week, the Bank of England said that the economy was expected to grow only slightly in the coming months. However, Bank governor Andrew Bailey said he was "much more hopeful" for the economy, and it was no longer heading into an immediate recession. Mr Bailey's comments came after the Bank increased interest rates to 4.25% from 4%. Interest rates have been repeatedly hiked as the Bank attempts to get the soaring pace of price rises under control. Inflation, which is the rate at which prices rise, remains close to its highest level for 40 years, and hit 10.4% in the year to February. Ruth Gregory of Capital Economics said the revised ONS figures showed that high inflation took a slightly smaller toll on the economy than thought. However, she said most of the impact of higher rates was yet to be felt. "We still think the economy will slip into a recession this year," she said. Separately, house prices slid in March at the fastest annual rate since 2009, mortgage lender Nationwide said. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65128313

Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) has announced it will build a convertible version of the T33 supercar, which will be revealed on 4 April. An official concept sketch reveals that the T33 Spider retains the coupé's 609bhp 3.9-litre V12, which is an adapted version of the Cosworth-designed powerplant used in the T50 hypercar. The Spider is expected to be offered with the manual and paddle-shift gearboxes from the T33 coupé – both six-speed units. The roof-mounted duct present on the coupé remains situated above the cockpit, with the sketch suggesting that the windscreen has been angled to prioritise airflow through the tunnel and into the engine. The aerodynamics appear otherwise unchanged, maintaining the coupé’s active rear spoiler and with a focus the underbody's role. Despite losing its fixed roof – a change that necessitates heavy chassis reinforcements when converting most hard-top cars – the T33 Spider weighs a sprightly 1108kg, just 18kg more than the coupé (pictured below). Murray has already confirmed that just 100 examples of each of the three T33 variants will be built. The Spider is number two and a track-focused car is expected to follow. Pricing has not been announced but a premium over the £1.37 million coupé is expected. Given that all 100 coupés sold out within a week of the model’s reveal, all Spiders are expected to be spoken for shortly after its unveiling. Murray said: “From the outset of the T33 programme, I always intended there to be a Spider. In fact, I sketched the Spider before the coupé to ensure the proportions worked. And from that first sketch I knew, with its open cockpit and the incredible Cosworth GMA 2 V12 engine right behind you, the T33 Spider would deliver a truly involving driving experience that’s quite unlike anything else.” Although there are few natural rivals for the T33 Spider, buyers may also consider the likes of the Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster – an American-built supercar powered by an 1817bhp twin-turbocharged V8, with a claimed top speed above 300mph. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-gordon-murray-t33-spider-be-revealed-4-april

Rabat - Morocco’s government had vowed to lower prices of basic goods ahead of Ramadan, yet a week into the holy month, Moroccan citizens continue to overwhelmingly express their concerns over the ongoing cost of living crisis. Prices of essential food commodities have stirred concerns and frustration among citizens, many of whom have given up on buying some products due to the soaring prices. The prices of some goods have tripled, leaving customers confused and unsure whether the situation will witness any change soon. This distressing cost of living crisis has been going on for several months and has worsened during the holy month of Ramadan. Prices of green pepper have gone from ranging between MAD 6 and MAD 9 to hit the MAD 20 mark, while the prices of potatoes and onions have increased to over MAD 18 and MAD 14 respectively. Citizens across Morocco have been taking to social media to decry the government’s perceived lack of concern amid the dispiriting price crisis. In response, the government has either reassured Moroccans that it would soon intervene to lower prices or urged for citizens’ sense of forbearance as it attributed the increase in prices to disruptions in the global market. A high level inter-ministerial commission held on Thursday in Rabat its second meeting at the Ministry of Interior, discussing the need for monitoring the prices of basic foodstuffs. The inter-ministerial delegation included the ministers of interior, economy, agriculture, energy, and industry. Commenting on the situation, Agriculture Minister Mohamed Seddiki, attributed the price hikes to the high cost of production and weather challenges, among other factors. Seddiki also appeared to urge Moroccans to be patient, vowing that the country will experience a significant decrease in prices during the spring season, which this year is projected to coincide with a bounteous harvest season for growers of vegetables like tomatoes and potatoes. The agriculture minister also recalled the government’s measures to address the pricing crisis, including the ban on exporting tomatoes for weeks. Minister of Industry Riyad Mezzour also expressed his department’s commitment to continue to help efforts to tackle the crisis. He said that the prices of some products will remain unchanged in the weeks and months to come while the prices of some products, including tomatoes, will considerably drop. For her part, Minister of Economy Nadia Fettah Alaoui suggested that Morocco’s efforts to sufficiently supply markets across the country with products that are widely consumed during the month of Ramadan may positively impact the prices of these goods. “The volume of production expected in the coming days will certainly have a positive impact on prices,” she said. Meanwhile, Energy Minister Leila Benali commented on the situation by stressing that the meeting of the inter-ministerial committee was marked by the “mention of the structural reforms necessary to solve the problems of the price increase.” She also commented on the energy products, stressing that the existing reserves meet energy needs for over 40 days. These statements from the ministers come amid criticism from both ordinary Moroccans and opposition politicians alike. Several political parties have over the past weeks and days condemned the government’s apparent inaction while Moroccan households continue to struggle with soaring prices. On Thursday, Nabil Benabdellah, Secretary-General of the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS), accused the government of “doing nothing” to protect the purchasing power of Moroccan citizens. Benabdallah also condemned the government for justifying its unresponsiveness and inability to protect Moroccan households’ purchasing power by pointing to the lingering repercussions of global crises like the Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354782/despite-government-promises-soaring-prices-continue-to-frustrate-moroccans

Music Title: DON BIGG - Arahmini - ارحميني (Official Music Video - OST of Mal Denia | أغنية مسلسل مال الدنيا) Signer: DON BIGG Release Date: 30/03/2023 Official Youtube Link:

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Today, March 31st, is World Backup Day — not a holiday or date I've traditionally celebrated, but with great deals being offered for a variety of storage solutions, I wouldn't mind seeing more nominated hardware days like this. One of the real stand-outs we found is this fantastic price on the WD Black SN850X 4TB for $299 on Amazon(opens in new tab), which brings the cents per gigabyte rating down to $0.07 per GB — that is the cheapest this drive has ever been by a significant margin. It's not often you get all the capacity of a superfast 4TB SSD in one piece of hardware for a price like this. Have a look at our review of the WD Black SN850X(opens in new tab) for more details and specifications on one of the best SSDs(opens in new tab) available. Another great deal SSD from Western Digital is the 2TB WD SN850 with included heatsink is $169 from Amazon(opens in new tab). Reduced from $199, you save $30 on this officially licensed PlayStation 5 version of the po[CENSORED]r drive. If you're looking to upgrade the storage on the Sony PS5, then you can rest assured that this model will fit the tiny enclosure inside of the PS5 console and avoid thermal throttling with the aid of the built-in heatsink. To round off the best storage deals we spotted today, the 20TB Western Digital WD Elements external HDD has been reduced to $279(opens in new tab) at Amazon. The rather large external enclosure harbors 20TBs of storage that can connect to your PC via a USB-3.0 cable for simple plug-and-play usage. See below for more Friday Real Deals. TL;DR — Today’s Best Deals WD Black SN850X 4TB M.2 SSD: now $299 at Amazon(opens in new tab) (was $379) WD Black SN850 2TB SSD for PlayStation 5 SSD: now $169 at Amazon(opens in new tab) (was $299) WD Elements 20TB External HDD: now $279 from Amazon(opens in new tab) (was $505) Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wired Gaming Mouse: now $29 at Corsair(opens in new tab) (was $59) Corsair MM300 Pro Mouse Pad: now $14 at Corsair(opens in new tab) (was $29) WD Black SN850X 4TB M.2 SSD: now $299 at Amazon (was $379) This drive has a massive 4TB of capacity and blazing fast 7,300MB/s read and 6,600MBps write speeds combined with a high endurance TBW of 2400TB. You also get a 5-year warranty. WD Black SN850 2TB SSD for PlayStation 5: now $169 at Amazon (was $299) One of our favorite SSDs, the WD Black SN850 is a fast Gen 4.0 PCIe M.2 SSD with read/write performance of 7000/5300MB/s respectively. See our review of the SN850 for greater detail. This particular 2TB model is officially licensed with Sony PlayStation and comes with a heatsink - so that it can be installed in a PS5 console and dissipate heat better, due to the confined space. WD Elements 20TB External HDD: now $279 from Amazon (was $505) This Western Digital WD Elements external HDD has a whopping 20TB of storage space with USB 3.0 transfer speeds and easy plug-and-play connectivity. Ideal for transporting or backing up your data. Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wired: now $29 at Corsair Corsair Sabre RGB Pro Wired: now $29 at Corsair (was $59) Built for lightweight gaming in primarily FPS games, the Sabre Pro has RGB lighting and a fairly light weight of just 74 grams. The sensor of this mouse is 18K DPI and the mouse also sports 6 programmable buttons. Corsair MM300 Pro Mouse Pad: now $14 at Corsair Corsair MM300 Pro Mouse Pad: now $14 at Corsair (was $29) It's not RGB, but the Corsair MM350 Pro mouse mat has just about everything else you need. Its extra-large surface is both comfortable and cooling and is perfect for sliding your mouse around on. Measuring 930mm x 300mm (36.6 Inch x 11.8 Inch) this pad can accommodate both your keyboard and mouse and also help to protect your desk from scratches.

Any news regarding a potential new Xbox Series X variant is bound to spark a conversation. With so many big titles on the horizon, such as Diablo IV, there’s a lot of potential for innovation, but that hasn’t been the case here. Outside of its impressive hardware, the design of the Xbox Series X is pretty plain. After the initial jokes about it resembling a fridge, so much so that the Xbox Mini Fridge is now a reality, you’d think Microsoft would seize any opportunity to change the appearance to something more appealing. So when the Diablo IV Xbox Series X bundle was announced, we expected something grand, especially considering Nintendo just announced the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom OLED console to drum up excitement for the game's full launch in May. However, instead of creating a real spectacle, the bundle involves a standard Xbox Series X and its accompanying accessories without a single logo in sight. It’s not uncommon for some of the best games consoles to receive a special edition variation alongside the release of big upcoming games. We’ve seen it with the Nintendo Switch and games like Splatoon 3, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and even though the PS5 is yet to launch a themed console, an attempt is still made through themed accessories such as the God of War: Ragnarock DualSense controller. With four blank black sides to the console, there’s ample space to cover it with decals and designs, and with the dark and demonic iconography of Diablo IV, it wouldn’t be too challenging to build upon the base. Given a special giveaway announcement of The Mandalorian-themed console pair for the Series X and Series S on social media, receiving equal parts excitement for the design and disappointment that it was restricted to a giveaway rather than being available for purchase, it would be potentially the best time for Microsoft to capitalize on that success and launch something people can buy. Instead, the Diablo IV bundle(opens in new tab) contains the Xbox Series X, a digital copy of Diablo IV, and a handful of in-game items, such as the Light-Barer Mount with Caparison of Faith Mount Armor, alongside some additional items for games such as Diablo III, World of Warcraft, and Diablo Immortal. For an in-game collector, these could be valuable items to get ahold of, but for a player who has been patiently waiting for the game's launch, it’s far from an exciting console launch. The price of the Xbox Series X bundle is $559 / £559, which admittedly does save a few pennies since the console on its own sets you back $449 / £449 / AU$749, with the standard edition of the game costing $69.99 / £69.99/ AU$109.95. So, you are getting a little discount on both items paired with the in-game cosmetics, pets, and items, but that doesn’t take away from the fact you are just buying a standard Xbox rather than something special. A behemoth blow Players haven’t exactly stayed quiet regarding the announcement, either. Multiple users responded to one of the first tweets from @Wario64 showcasing the bundle stating how it’s a missed opportunity and a huge disappointment. However, with the rapid success and high praise of the Halo Infinite Xbox Series X console, gamers were geared up for a new addition to the mix, so it’s no surprise this news hasn’t been received well. Xbox Series X – Diablo IV Bundle announced, coming June 6th for $559 https://t.co/duomaRY25Lincludes console/controller, Diablo IV, Light-Bearer Mount with Caparison of Faith Mount Armor pic.twitter.com/7rRqybvvXjMarch 30, 2023 Which leads you to wonder whether or not Microsoft is starting to rule out special edition consoles and leave them in the past alongside things like collectors editions which are beginning to miss the point and leave out essential items like the game itself. Special consoles appear to be reserved for things like giveaways, as shown by the Mandalorian and Grogu Xbox Series X and Series S. It’s sad to see such a significant collector's item become a second thought with bundles, but at least we don’t feel the need to have several of the same console due to a change in design.

Rabat - King Mohammed VI has said that Morocco is now a key destination in the global market for several cutting-edge industries, including aviation and the automotive sector. The monarch made the remarks in a message addressed to participants of the first edition of the “National Industry Day,” which kicked off on Wednesday in Casablanca. The King attributed the country’s “significant progress” in the industrial sector to Morocco’s “political and macro-economic stability, industrial expertise, and geographical proximity to promising markets.” Morocco’s industrial sector has managed to “carve out a place for itself in highly technical professions and specializations, thus becoming an engine for growth, production, and export,” he added. Over the past 20 years, the North African country has opened up to the global economy and adopted “clear, ambitious strategies based on a comprehensive, sectoral vision” to boost the industrial sector, the King noted. These strategies have proven to be fruitful as Morocco today provides an “attractive platform for the production of the equipment, components, and spare parts needed by these industries [aviation and automotive sector],” King Mohammed VI stressed. At the same time, Morocco has strengthened its position as a “key player” in food security, notably in Africa, thanks to the country’s strong fertilizer industry, the King said. The country has launched several initiatives to address the food security challenges facing the African continent, as well as support African farmers. State-owned OCP Group, through its subsidiary OCP Africa, has been offering farmers across Africa thousands of tonnes of phosphate-based fertilizer either for free or at a largely reduced cost. Other industries that have witnessed considerable progress and contributed to the national economy include the fish and agriculture sector, as well as the textile and leather industry. “These sectors not only made it possible to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, but they also played a crucial role in strengthening our country’s industrial, health, and food sovereignty,” the King stressed. The King’s message also addressed the current global economic crisis, which had a negative impact on Morocco and led to a surge in commodity prices. In this respect, he highlighted the pressing need for the country to achieve sovereignty and not be fully dependent on imports. “Our industry is called upon today, more than ever, to promote local production in a competitive manner in order to reduce this dependence, enhance our resilience, increase our competitiveness, and consolidate Morocco's position in promising sectors,” the King said. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354744/king-mohammed-vi-morocco-became-a-key-industrial-hub-in-the-global-market

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For its second quarter of fiscal 2023 Micron posted a year-over-year revenue drop of nearly 53% and said its earnings will decline further in the ongoing quarter as demand for 3D NAND and DRAM remains soft. The company had to write down inventory worth billions of dollars, and said it would maintain conservative spending but would have to fire more people than it planned to this year. However, Micron remains confident that demand for memory will skyrocket by 2025 as the world embraces more computing. Worst Downturn in Years Micron earned $3.693 billion in Q2 FY2023 (which ended on March 2, 2023) — down from $7.786 billion in the same period a year ago, but still within guidance set by the company last quarter. Micron posted a whopping $2.312 billion GAAP net loss as it had to write down $1.43 billion worth of 3D NAND and DRAM inventory and saw its gross margin collapse to -32.7% — down from 47.2% in Q2 FY2022. Despite the fact that its loss per share totaled $2.12, Micron has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share, payable in cash on April 25, 2023. Low average selling prices (ASPs) due to oversupply remain the main challenge for 3D NAND and DRAM industries. To somehow slowdown bit output increase, Microsoft said it had further reduced DRAM and NAND wafer starts by ~25% YoY. "The semiconductor memory and storage industry is facing its worst downturn in the last 13 years, with an exceptionally weak pricing environment that is significantly impacting our financial performance," said Sanjay Mehrotra, chief executive of Micron. "We have taken substantial supply reduction and austerity measures, including executing a companywide reduction in force. We now believe that customer inventories have reduced in several end markets, and we see gradually improving supply-demand balance in the months ahead." Due to uncertainties about demand for DRAM and flash memory in the short and mid-term, the company continues to conservatively invest in capacity expansion and intends to accelerate job cuts. Micron announced that it would maintain its FY2023 CapEx at approximately $7 billion (down over 40% from FY2022 and down over 50% for fab tools), which is at the lower end of its previously forecasted range. Micron will also cut its headcount by 15% this year — up from its earlier goal of 10%. Micron's PC business is a cause for concern: the company has projected a mid-single-digit decline in PC unit volume in 2023, which will bring the volume back to pre-COVID levels. Although client customer inventories are still high, they have deteriorated significantly and Micron anticipates a surge in bit demand in 2H FY2023. Micron is significantly more optimistic about its datacenter business — it forecasts revenue growth in fiscal Q3 (its DC revenue bottomed in Q2 FY2023). The company projects its datacenter customer inventories to return to relatively healthy levels by the end of calendar year 2023. As for its mobile business, Micron seems to consider this a mixed bag. On one hand, smartphone shipments are expected to decline in 2023 compared to the prior year. On the other hand, while some smartphone suppliers' inventories have returned to normal levels, other OEMs' inventories remain high. Micron anticipates an improvement overall in mobile customer inventory throughout the remainder of calendar year 2023 — and predicts growth in mobile DRAM and NAND bit shipments in H2 FY2023 compared to H1 FY2023. By contrast, Micron's graphics and automotive memory businesses remain profitable and look like they'll stay that way going forward. On the graphics side, Micron says that customer inventory adjustments are proceeding smoothly and the company expects a stronger demand in H2 2023 (which is inline with yearly trends for sales of discrete graphics cards). The memory maker cites industry analysts who anticipate that graphics DRAM total addressable market (TAM) to grow at a compound annual rate higher than that of the general market due to its application in both the client and datacenter domains. Micron also anticipates a persistent rise in demand for auto memory in the second half of the year, thanks to the gradual reduction of non-memory supply constraints and a rise in memory content per vehicle. DRAM accounted for 74% of Micron's revenue — and while the company attempted to reduce output of computer memory, its bit shipments increased in the mid-teens percent range quarter-over-quarter. Micron has achieved record-breaking yields for 1α DRAM, surpassing the yields of any other node in its history. Furthermore, the targeted yields for 1β (1-beta) manufacturing node — which increases DRAM bit density by 35% and improves power efficiency by 15% — have been achieved ahead of schedule and faster than any of Micron's previous nodes, the company said. Regardless, because average selling prices of DRAM dropped 20% QoQ, the DRAM business still generated a huge loss for the company. NAND memory accounted for 24% of Micron's Q2 FY2023 revenue, and, since the company accelerated transition to its more sophisticated 176-layer and 232-layer nodes, its bit shipments also increased during the quarter — despite efforts to cut down flash memory output. More than 90% of Micron's NAND bit production in Q2 FY2023 was represented by 176-layer and 232-layer production nodes, whereas 3D QLC NAND accounted for over 20% of the company's flash memory bit production and shipments. Micron says it has achieved record yields for 176-layer NAND — surpassing the yields of other nodes in Micron's history. Additionally, the targeted yields for 232-layer 3D NAND memory have been reached — not only ahead of schedule, but faster than any of the company's previous nodes. High yields constrain Micron's losses somewhat. However, since 3D NAND and DRAM ASPs continue to drop, the company will continue to generate losses in the coming quarter (or even quarters). 2025 Set to Be Record Year Micron now guides GAAP revenue of $3.7 billion ± $200 million for Q3 FY2023, which will represent an approximately 46% year-over-year drop, from $8.642 billion in Q3 FY2022. This is going to be the steepest YoY earnings drop since the dot com bust in 2001. The company forecasts a $1.79 ± $0.07 loss per share in the ongoing quarter. Micron remains optimistic about demand for DRAM and 3D NAND going forward as the industry adopts more memory and storage-intensive applications, such as ChatGPT-like large language models (LLMs). "While our industry faces significant near-term challenges, we believe that the memory and storage total addressable market (TAM) will grow to a new record in calendar 2025 and will continue to outpace the growth of the semiconductor industry thereafter," said Mehrotra. "Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) provide an exciting prelude to the transformational capabilities of large language models, or LLMs, such as ChatGPT, which require significant amounts of memory and storage to operate."