An electric car is a clean car, right? If only it were so simple. From motor magnets with toxic histories to batteries made using copious fossil-fuel power, many challenges face carmakers seeking to purge dirtier materials from their supply chains to satisfy regulators and investors. These obstacles represent opportunities for a growing group of companies […]
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Not being able to make a phone call or access the internet is an unfair, yet all-too regular, occurrence for people living in rural communities. Disparities in connection between rural and urban areas cause consequences that run much deeper than just frustration. In this article, Hamish White, CEO of telecom services provider Mobilise, discusses the inequalities of […]
European shares rose slightly after early sluggishness on Friday, as a rally in bank stocks helped outweigh worries about economic growth and inflation, with Europe facing a deadline to start paying for Russian gas in roubles.Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut off gas supplies unless paid in local currency from April 1 — a […]
Investors sent Toshiba Corp shares sharply higher on Friday as they bet the Japanese conglomerate could become the target of a bidding war after Bain Capital sounded out shareholders about a possible buyout. The stock jumped 6.7 percent in morning Tokyo trade on expectations that global private equity firms could be lining up to take […]
One of the things that mega tech powerhouses, Apple and Meta, are openly proud of is the level of security they hold for their users’ data. But, in an unpreceded event, it appears that the tech giants were handing users’ data to hackers , or “officials,” or in this case, disguised as officials from law […]
Wireless Fidelity, or simply Wi-Fi, standardized under IEEE 802.11, revolutionized the way we connect and access the internet. It allowed ubiquitous connectivity and a declining dependence on wired Ethernet connections and modems. Wi-Fi has become an integral part of our life with our houses, workplaces, leisure centers, even public transportation facilities, among others, equipped with […]
The U.S. government began privately warning some American companies the day after Russia invaded Ukraine that Moscow could manipulate software designed by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky to cause harm, according to a senior U.S. official and two people familiar with the matter. The classified briefings are part of Washington’s broader strategy to prepare providers of […]
The banking system has long been a catalyst for economic growth, especially in the second half of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. Nothing helps grow a country’s economy like giving an aspiring skilled citizen a loan to start a business, make their own money, and create jobs for others. Many crypto lending […]
Apple Inc is exploring new suppliers for memory chips used in its iPhones, including a potentially first Chinese supplier, after a key Japanese partner had an output disruption, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources. Japan-based Kioxia Holdings Corp — a key supplier of flash memory chips to Apple — had reported a contamination last […]
Global restrictions on exports to Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine have shut down a car maker, halted work on tanks and cut a Russian computer maker’s access to circuits used in communications equipment, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. “Thirty-three countries have joined together with one export controls strategy,” said Thea Kendler, […]