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A U.S. District Court Judge recently denied Tesla’s request to block Matthews International Corporation from selling its dry battery electrode technology worldwide. Dry battery electrode technology is the foundation of Tesla’s 4680 cells. Tesla filed a lawsuit against Matthews in June 2024. The EV automaker alleged that the manufacturing equipment supplier stole trade secrets related to Tesla’s battery technology and shared them with competitors. According to the filing with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the automaker claims Matthews owes damages to Tesla, which it “conservatively estimates will exceed $1 billion.” Last Friday, U.S. District Court…
HELSINKI — Beijing is scaling up its commercial space ambitions with new policies, infrastructure investments, and potentially record-setting launch targets, as announced at a conference last week.The Beijing Commercial Space Industry High-Quality Development Conference opened Feb. 12, which also saw the settling of eight laboratories in the city. The labs focus on areas ranging from the design reusable space transportation system and developing and applying rotating detonation propulsion technology, to satellite internet applications and satellite interconnection and control. The labs are aimed at fostering innovation and collaboration within the industry, according to Xinhua.Held in Beijing Yizhuang (Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area),…
My name is Godspower Owie, and I was born and brought up in Edo State, Nigeria. I grew up with my three siblings who have always been my idols and mentors, helping me to grow and understand the way of life. My parents are literally the backbone of my story. They’ve always supported me in good and bad times and never for once left my side whenever I feel lost in this world. Honestly, having such amazing parents makes you feel safe and secure, and I won’t trade them for anything else in this world. I was exposed to the…
Irish renewables company DP Energy has completed the sale of the largest urban solar development in North America. The Cork-based company has sold the 325MW ready-to-build Saamis Solar Park to the City of Medicine Hat in Alberta, Canada. The transfer was approved by Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), which has enabled the City to finalise the acquisition of the project. DP Energy secured the development rights to the site in 2017, then obtained a development permit in 2021 and the necessary approval from the AUC in 2024 to construct and operate the project. With the transfer of the approval, the…
Coca-Cola is launching a prebiotic soda brand called Simply Pop, taking on upstarts Olipop and Poppi.Starting in late February, consumers on the West Coast and in the Southeast will be able to try Coke’s iteration of the trendy drink.Soda consumption has broadly fallen in the U.S. over the last two decades, hurt by health concerns and an increase in alternatives on the market, from cold brew to energy drinks to water. But in the last five years, sodas containing prebiotics have taken off, thanks to industry newcomers Olipop and Poppi.Olipop recently raised $50 million at a valuation of $1.85 billion,…
X (formerly Twitter) has reportedly hiked the prices of its X Premium+ subscription — the highest subscription tier on the microblogging platform. The price of Premium+ on X has currently been hiked in the US. As per a report, the price increase was rolled out hours after Elon Musk’s xAI introduced the Grok 3 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models. Customers will effectively pay twice the price of the older subscription cost. The price hike only affects the highest subscription tier, and the Basic and Premium tiers are currently available at the same price. Notably, the platform has also announced…
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WASHINGTON — The United States and India are establishing an innovation partnership involving space as part of continued cooperation between the two countries in the field.In a joint statement released by the White House after the meeting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Donald Trump, the two countries said they were creating INDUS Innovation, an “innovation bridge” between the two countries to promote work in space, energy and other emerging technologies.INDUS Innovation will be modeled on the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem, or INDUS-X, established in 2023. INDUS-X is intended to support cooperation between the defense industries in the…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Bitcoin price started another decline below the $96,800 zone. BTC is retesting the $95,500 support zone and might struggle to recover losses. Bitcoin started a fresh decline from the $98,000 zone. The price is trading below $96,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $96,400 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could start another increase if it stays above the $95,000 zone. Bitcoin Price Dips To Support Bitcoin price failed to clear the $99,000…