Five Things Tech: Semiconductor Fab, Co Pilot Coding, Startup Management Myths, Ukraine Drone Tech, Nokia Mobile Phones

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This week you can read about what it takes to build a semiconductor fab, how AI co pilots change the way coding is being tought, which three management myths kill startups, how the Ukraine is bootstrapping its drone tech industry and what happened when Microsoft acquired Nokia’s mobile phone business.

It’s all about tech - and tech is just so diverse these days. Read on, my dear!

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How to Build a $20 Billion Semiconductor Fab

Brian Potter

is explaining something I always wanted to know. Seriously, I find this amazing stuff, but I’m probably not trying to build a semiconductor fab anytime soon.

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AI Copilots Are Changing How Coding Is Taught

Back in the days when I was still coding, I could have used AI copilots. All I ever created was spaghetti code and everybody, myself included, was amazed that it actually worked.

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3 Management Myths That Derail Startups

“Not all maverick ideas about running an organization are doomed to result in negative unintended consequences. We are always excited to see companies find success via unconventional management methods. But if you’re tempted to try the specific maverick practices described above, proceed with caution. Instead, redirect your instincts toward the rigorous use of evidence as you experiment with new ways of working.” - this is good advice for startup founders - and somehow those myths have been around since the dawn of time.

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Inside Ukraine’s Killer-Drone Startup Industry

The resilience of the Ukrainians is amazing. They use tech to fight back the Russian aggressor and recalibrated the tech industry during the war.

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Ten years ago Microsoft bought Nokia's phone unit – then killed it as a tax write-off

My first few mobile phones were from Nokia, which was the leading mobile phone company at the time. Then it lost all of its innovative edge and being gobbled up by Microsoft, which totally missed the shift to mobile, just prolonged its process of slowly dying. Sad.

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