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China is turning to domestic alternatives to Intel, AMD, and Microsoft.

Boeing workers are looking for a seat at the table,

and Germany is becoming weed-friendly.

China has reportedly adopted guidelines

to halt the use of US-made microprocessors

from Intel and AMD in its government servers and personal computers.

The Financial Times reported on Sunday that the guidance also seeks to cut usage of Microsoft's Windows operating system and foreign-made

database software replacing both with domestic alternatives. Chinese officials

have begun following the guidelines first introduced in December.

The rules required government agencies above the township level to include criteria

requiring safe and reliable processors in operating systems when making purchases.

Microsoft and Intel declined to comment to the FT while AMD did not immediately

respond to a request for comment.

As Boeing faces mounting scrutiny over quality controls after back-to-back safety mishaps,

his largest labor union is seeking a board seat to save the company from itself.

The union president told the FT that a union representative would bring a grounding and balancing to Boeing's board.

John Holden, the president of the International Association of Machinists,

District 751, said they're motivated to ensure their members have a say and they have a unique ability to

understand the production system. He went on to say that with what's going on these

days they're oftentimes the last line of defense and they have to save this company from itself.

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