Volkswagen and rivals plug away at solid-state battery puzzle
By Eric Onstad and Paul Lienert LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Volkswagen, whose drive to develop a “solid-state” electric car battery with U.S. startup QuantumScape has been dogged by delays, is casting…
TSMC’s Q4 profit to slide 23%, focus on rebounding demand this year
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is expected to report a 23% drop in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, but analysts predict better growth this…
Rental giant Hertz dumps EVs, including Teslas, for gas cars
By Nathan Gomes and Joseph White (Reuters) – Rental firm Hertz Global Holdings is selling about 20,000 electric vehicles, including Teslas, from its U.S. fleet about two years after a…
The best apps to help you stick to those New Year’s resolutions
New Year, new you – we’ve all heard this time and time again. New Year’s apps: Whether you’ve pledged to increase your fitness levels, take up a new hobby, get…
China’s military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the…
India’s TCS to diversify to other markets amid US weakness
By Haripriya Suresh and Sai Ishwarbharath B BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s No.1 software-services exporter Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is planning to focus more on markets such as Japan, Latin America…
SU7, the first electric car marks Xiaomi’s breakthrough
Xiaomi has beaten everyone to the punch and unveiled SU7, which stands for Speed Ultra, the first electric car that will hit the market in the coming months. After the presentation…
In moon race with China, U.S. setbacks test role of private firms
By Joey Roulette, Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Ryan Woo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. setbacks this week in the race to the moon with China illustrate the risks of NASA’s plans…
Hedge funds hunt new ‘magnificent’ tech stocks
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global hedge funds have reduced their exposure to the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks while increasing their allocation to other technology, media and telecommunications…
Microsoft Laptop Go 3, the notebook for everyone
Eight hundred euros is not a small starting price for a laptop, but Microsoft, with its new Laptop Go 3, looks to a generalist audience that needs a wide-ranging device. Lightweight,…