For decades, the "Middle East crisis" was a headline about crude oil, tankers, and the price at the pump. But as of March 2026, the stakes have shifted from the engine to the motherboard. While the world watches drone strikes over Isfahan and naval skirmishes in the Persian Gulf, a more quiet, more lethal war is being fought over the very building blocks of the 21st century: semiconductors. The "Digital Iron Curtain" is falling, and it isn't just dividing East and West—it’s threatening to starve the global AI revolution of its most basic needs. The Helium Hostage: Why the Strait of Hormuz is the New Silicon Valley We’ve long been told that the South China Sea is the "front line" of the chip war because of Taiwan’s dominance in fabrication. But the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran has revealed a terrifying bottleneck: The Middle East is the lungs of the semiconductor industry. To make the world’s most advanced 3nm chips, you don’t just need engineers;...
Google+ now has an all new feature called Events. This is something that users on Facebook have enjoyed for quiet sometime. Google+ now brings the ability to create an event and invite your circles and friends to your events. When creating an event on Google+ you can share photo instantly with everyone using the party mode. Once the event is over everyone's photo will be on the event page. So all attendees and those who missed the fun can view all the pics and check out the fun you and your buddies had. The whole process of creating a Google+ event is quiet simple and all you need to do to get started is to login to Google+ and click the Events Tab. Google+ Events - How to create an event 1. Login to Google+ 2. Click on events 3. Select 'Create an event' 4. Enter a Title for your event 5. Set the time 6. Click on event options for the following - a. guests can invite other people b. guests can ad photos c. Advanced Options will allow Event on a Google+ hangout or Event on ...