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8 Minutes

Technology

When El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, record flooding, record wildfires

Sources July 15, 2023

Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during an 8-hour shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees amid an ongoing heatwave. More...

4 Minutes

Technology

‘I think we will win’: Coinbase buoyed in case against SEC after landmark Ripple XRP decision

Sources July 14, 2023

Coinbase’s arguments in its legal case against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have been strengthened after a key court ruling went partially in favour of cryptocurrency firm Ripple, the U.S. exchange’s legal chief...

2 Minutes

Technology

Elon Musk’s Twitter files data-scraping lawsuit against unknown defendants

Sources July 13, 2023

Twitter CEO Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, June 16, 2023. Chesnot | Getty Images Elon Musk’s X Corp.,...

3 Minutes

Technology

What are Gallium and Germanium? China curbs exports of metals critical to chips and other tech

Sources July 4, 2023

China is restricting exports of two niche metals that are key to manufacture electronics and semiconductors, as the tech battle with the U.S. and Europe heats up. Germanium and gallium are the two metals...

1 Minute

Technology

Tesla shares rise over 7% after delivery and production numbers beat expectations

Sources July 3, 2023

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk gets in a Tesla car as he leaves a hotel in Beijing, China May 31, 2023. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Tesla shares rose over 7% in Monday morning...

2 Minutes

Technology

Shares of Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng rocket 11% as EV deliveries return to growth

Sources July 3, 2023

A XPeng Inc. G6 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV). The company is hoping the release of the new car will boost sales which plunged in the first quarter. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty...

8 Minutes

Technology

Why the electric vehicle boom could put a major strain on the U.S. power grid

Sources July 1, 2023

Over half of all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030 are expected to be electric vehicles. That could put a major strain on our nation’s electric grid, an aging system built for...

5 Minutes

Technology

Ex-Tesla engineer builds Aigen robots to eliminate weeds without pesticides

Sources June 30, 2023

Aigen founders: Rich Wurden (CTO) and Kenny Lee (CEO) Courtesy: Aigen The Aigen Element looks like a drafting table on rugged tires. It drives itself continuously at around two miles per hour over farmland,...

6 Minutes

Technology

Tech stocks close out best first half in 40 years, powered by Apple rally and Nvidia boom

Sources June 30, 2023

Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to the new Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 05, 2023 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The...

3 Minutes

Technology

Netherlands, home to a critical chip firm, follows U.S. with export curbs on semiconductor tools

Sources June 30, 2023

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden, on June 29, 2022. The U.S. has been putting pressure on the Netherlands to block exports to China of high-tech semiconductor equipment. Susan...