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Battery Tech1,408 words7 min read
Samsung SDI Buys Out GM's Stake in Indiana Plant as Korea's Battery Trio Pivots Factories to Energy Storage
Samsung SDI Buys Out GM's Stake in Indiana Plant as Korea's Battery Trio Pivots Factories to Energy Storage The three Korean battery makers that built North America's electric-vehicle plants are quietly unwinding their joint ventures with…
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Cloud & Edge Computing
Cloud & Edge Computing1,461 words7 min read
India's First Fully Managed Sovereign Cloud Goes Live, and It Is Not a Hyperscaler
A Bangalore-based newcomer called Island Computing flipped the switch on what it bills as India's first fully managed sovereign cloud on August 15, timed to the country's Independence Day…
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity1,645 words8 min read
Washington Just Signed Up Private Hackers. Here's What It Actually Means.
The White House has quietly put private companies on the offensive in the fight against foreign cybercrime. A national security memorandum signed August 12 directs the Justice Department…
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Robotics & Drones
Robotics & Drones1,823 words9 min read
Washington Slaps Tariffs of Up to 100% on Imported Drones, and the Industry Is Already Feeling the Effects
The White House signed off on a Section 232 order on August 13 that puts a 100% tariff on the biggest, most capable imported drones, a 25% rate on smaller models, and lower bands of 15% and…
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Semiconductors
Semiconductors1,314 words6 min read
Green Groups Sue EPA Over Two Chip-Making Chemicals Approved Without Full Risk Data
CHIPS Communities United and the Sierra Club filed suit on Friday against the US Environmental Protection Agency, arguing the agency cleared two new substances for semiconductor…
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EV
EV1,355 words7 min read
Chery Q: A $13,300 Electric Hatchback Built Around Indonesian Driving Habits
TANGERANG — Chery is using Indonesia as more than a sales market. The Chinese automaker is building its cheapest electric car around local road conditions and commuter habits, and it has…
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Battery Tech
Battery Tech1,373 words7 min read
China Flips On the World's Largest Grid-Forming Battery: 1 GW and 4 GWh in Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia plugged a 1 GW/4 GWh battery plant into its grid, giving the Battery Tech sector its first look at stability services at this scale, on August 3, and the project is not just…
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IoT
IoT2,274 words11 min read
Two Botnets, 296,000 Compromised IoT Devices: Dysphoria and Evooo1Bot Show How Cheap Hardware Powers Global Cybercrime
Dysphoria has turned a large number of everyday internet-connected devices into a potential attack network. The botnet is linked to roughly 296,000 compromised devices, placing routers…
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AI
AI1,308 words6 min read
Anthropic Holds Back Its Most Capable AI Model as Misalignment Risk Rises
Anthropic revealed this week that it has built an artificial intelligence model stronger than its flagship Mythos 5 — and that it has no plans to hand it to the public. The disclosure…
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Cloud & Edge Computing
Cloud & Edge Computing1,374 words7 min read
Google, Microsoft and Nvidia Back 800-Volt DC as the Standard Way to Power AI Data Centers
Google, Microsoft and Nvidia are lining up behind 800-volt direct current as the standard way to power AI data centers, and they want the rest of the industry to follow the same blueprint…