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Samsung has submitted paperwork to Texas officials, requesting a billion dollars in tax incentives to make Austin the future home of the company’s $17 billion chip factory , as noted by Bloomberg and reported last month by the Austin American-Statesman . In the documents , which were filed in January, the company says it plans on bringing 1,800 permanent jobs to the factory over the first 10 years, with an average starting salary around $66K. In return, Samsung is asking for a break on its property taxes : it’s looking for a 100 percent break on its payments to Travis County for 20 years, which the company estimates would save it roughly $718 million, and a 50 percent break on the taxes to the City of Austin for five years, with an estimated $87 million. It also wants the state to subsidize its property tax payments to the school district. It seems like Samsung is still trying to decide where to put the factory: in the documents, the company calls the project “highly … [Read more...] about Samsung tells Texas it wants to create 1,800 jobs with a $17 billion factory in Austin

For medical students and junior doctors, training can be hit and miss. Sometimes you sit down with an actor who plays the part of a patient and rehearse giving a difficult diagnosis, sometimes there's a dummy that you examine, with a colleague shouting out imaginary symptoms along the lines of "His blood pressure's gone through the floor!" or "She looks sweaty and confused now!" In most cases, your imagination has to do the legwork, converting the unmoving peach-coloured rubber torso into a patient urgently in need of assistance or the actor into someone who's about to get bad news. If you're lucky, you get to practice this way a few times a year. If you're in a pandemic, you might not even get that. With training oftentimes taking place in hospitals, students and trainers now can't go to these facilities in order to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID. So now a number of universities and medical institutions are turning to virtual reality to bridge the training gap. … [Read more...] about Virtual reality has found a new role: Teaching doctors to deal with patients

We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more . Almost perfect PS5 users should get ready to charge this headset on a frequent basis. Samuel Tolbert 5 Mar 2021 0 Source: Samuel Tolbert / Android Central The Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless is not only stylish but comfortable. It's easy to set up and offers multiple options for connecting to a PS5 , providing solid audio quality (especially in wireless mode) and a microphone that's well suited to any of your gaming needs. While originally designed for the PS4, it carries over to the PS5 with absolutely zero issues. After some extensive testing, I've had a very positive experience with Corsair's offering here and overall, it's one of the best PS5 headsets available for anyone to use. However, it has one huge drawback — poor battery life. At a glance Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless Bottom line: The Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless is comfortable, … [Read more...] about Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless headset review: High quality, poor battery for PS5 users