Citigroup Inc. cut its short-term outlook for copper prices by 11% as likely hikes in US trade tariffs under a Trump presidency and weaker-than-expected China stimulus would weigh on demand. “Former President Donald Trump’s election for a second term marks a clear turning point in global trade tariff policy,” analysts at Citigroup wrote in a […]
Barely nine months after the last cut, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will again reduce its workforce. On Wednesday, the lab will lay 325 employees off, representing about 5 percent of the workforce at the California-based laboratory that leads the development of robotic space probes for NASA. “This is a message I had hoped not to […]
UC Santa Barbara materials faculty members Raphaële Clément and Ram Seshadri will work with colleagues across the U.S. in one of two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Innovation Hub teams funded by a five-year, $125 million grant, “to seed and accelerate next-generation technologies beyond today’s generation of lithium (Li)-ion batteries,” the DOE stated. The multi-institution teams, one led by Argonne […]
Western Green Energy Hub, a proposed renewable energy plant to be constructed in Australia, has undergone a capacity upgrade and will now produce 70 GW of power instead of the previously planned 50 GW. When ready, the project will be spread out over an area larger than the countries of Slovenia and El Salvador. As […]
In iOS 18, Apple has introduced a clever new way to identify if your iPhone charging setup is running at less than optimal speeds. The new feature appears directly in Settings, making it easy to spot when you’re not getting the fastest possible charge. The Battery section displays a Slow Charger message when your iPhone detects a […]
In a move that would provide major boost to battery technology in electric vehicles (EVs), Chinese tech conglomerate Huawei has filed a new patent application for a sulfide-based solid electrolyte, a component used in lithium-ion batteries. The patent, titled ‘Doped Sulfide Materials and Preparation Methods, Lithium-ion Batteries’, introduces an advanced solid-state battery design aimed at […]
The world’s largest planned renewable energy project would be bigger than entire countries, with onshore wind turbines potentially triple the size of current market leading machines, according to new documents. Developers behind the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) project, which include InterContinental Energy and CWP Global, revealed their updated plans for the project in Western […]
The world’s largest stablecoin issuer, Tether, has launched an open-source wallet development kit (WDK) to enable businesses and developers to integrate non-custodial wallets into any website or app — and it’s even designed to work with AI agents. On Nov. 11, Tether announced the launch of its WDK Wallet Development Kit, which it described as a modular […]
Last week, a report from 404 Media highlighted concerns from law enforcement officials about iPhones rebooting automatically rebooting themselves. While law enforcement officials had erroneously speculated that iPhones were secretly communicating with each other to reboot, that’s not actually the case. Instead, Apple added a new security feature in iOS 18.1 that forces iPhones to […]
If you have an iPhone 16 and smash the thing on the ground, you’re in luck: Apple has begun selling replacement parts including cameras, displays, and batteries for its latest iPhone. The company, long resistant to customers repairing their own devices, has been making it easier following years of pressure from repairability advocates like iFixit. […]
Oppo Find N5, the successor of Oppo Find N3 is expected to launch soon, during the first half of 2025. The book-style foldable is already making headlines, increasing consumer anticipation. Launch Timeline: Oppo Find N5 Expected in H1 2025 A Weibo post from a prominent tipster stated that the Oppo Find N5 could roll out […]
A record amount of new battery storage capacity and a rebound in onshore wind projects have helped deliver the “healthiest” quarterly investment numbers for new renewables in Australia in more than two years, new data from the Clean Energy Council has revealed. More than 1,400 megawatts (MW) MW of new large-scale solar and wind energy […]
