Chinese automaker Chery has awarded Magna a contract to build an 800 V electric drive system, which will be built at Magna’s new Wuhu facility in China, enabling the company to supply Chinese automakers locally. The system is a two-speed eDrive rated at 250 kW. Magna describes it as aContinue Reading
Arnold Clark is a UK chain of car dealerships that was founded in 1954 by the colorful Scottish billionaire businessman of the same name. In 2024, the company got into the public EV charging business, and now operates over 400 chargers—most offering charging speeds of 150 kW—at 60 locations throughoutContinue Reading
RFK Jr. has a lot on his plate at the moment as the head of HHS. America is currently dealing with a record breaking outbreak of the measles, for instance. His agency has had a very hard time getting people confirmed for key roles. There’s that whole cyclosporiasis thing goingContinue Reading
The upper stage of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket, seen on July 24 during the vehicle’s 13th test flight by one of the company’s Starlink V3 satellites. (Image credit: SpaceX) We just got an amazing new view of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle, thanks to one of the company’s next-gen Starlink satellites. Starship , the biggest and most powerfulContinue Reading
This artist’s concept depicts the brilliant light of two quasars residing in the cores of two galaxies that are in the chaotic process of merging. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Olmsted (STScI)) Some of the brightest objects in the universe may also hold the key to understanding how galaxies evolve — especially when gravityContinue Reading
It’s a sign of the times: Security conference DefCon has added smart glasses to its list of banned audio- or video-recording devices. The organizers have said that, with no consistent way to understand whether smart glasses are recording or not, they have taken the step to ban them in theirContinue Reading
An “AI worm” can spread through Microsoft Word documents using Copilot as a vector, a prominent Norwegian AI researcher reported on Tuesday. The report from Håkon Måløy, later confirmed by Microsoft, said that an attacker can conceal instructions in a document that is later used as source material for Copilot-generatedContinue Reading
Canada has imported more than 9,000 Chinese EVs since March, most of which are likely Tesla vehicles. Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC) utilization report shows that 9,254 electric vehicles (EVs) have cleared into the country in the first window running from March 1 to August 31. That’s roughly 38 per cent of the 24,500 vehicle quota…Continue Reading
Google AI Mode has changed the way people search nowadays. From searching to reasoning, everything is powered by artificial intelligence. People no longer dig deeper to search for an answer; they like it short and quick. The introduction of AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Grok AI became popular withContinue Reading
The first signs of AI’s impact on white-collar jobs are emerging in customer service., The first signs of AI’s impact on white-collar jobs are emerging in customer service., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pitched President Traitor 47 and other American officials on helping Ukraine win permission from tech titan Elon Musk to use his Starlink satellite communications system to guide strikes inside Russia. The push for expanded use of Starlink comes as Zelenskyy looks forContinue Reading
A near-miss between an American Airlines jet and an American Eagle regional aircraft occurred on Thursday, when one flight mistakenly believed it had runway clearance, while a Boeing 737 was on its final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The incident, which occurred around 7:00 PM on Thursday,Continue Reading
Many frequent flyers will have experienced at least one go-around in their lives. However, the rarity of this event makes it deeply unsettling, as you can immediately tell that something has gone wrong. Go-arounds are not random events, but they occur when several factors converge, leading air traffic control orContinue Reading