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US-based automotive and e-mobility supplier BorgWarner has secured a contract to supply its battery system to the HOLON urban, a 15-person, Level 4 autonomous electric shuttle. The contract marks BorgWarner’s first contract to supply battery tech for autonomous vehicles produced in North America. BorgWarner will supply its lithium nickel manganeseContinue Reading

James Webb telescope spots strange ‘super-puff’ planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space

An illustration of exoplanet WASP-107b. The planet’s escaping hydrogen atmosphere measures five time the radius of the planet itself, new JWST observations hint. (Image credit: University of Geneva/NCCR PlanetS/Thibaut Roger) A “super-puff” exoplanet is leaking a lot of helium into space, new observations show — and may be in the process of losing a lotContinue Reading

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IBM said Monday it’s buying data streaming platform Confluent in a deal worth $11 billion that will help bolster the technology company’s artificial intelligence strategy. The two companies said they signed a “definitive agreement” for IBM to acquire all of Confluent Inc.’s issued and outstanding common stock for $31 perContinue Reading

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Emerging from the ashes of Nokia and MeeGo in 2011, Jolla is a Finnish company founded by former Nokia engineers. They continued developing Linux-powered mobile operating systems and devices when MeeGo was abandoned. Their first product, the Jolla Phone, launched in November 2013 after a successful crowdfunding campaign. It ranContinue Reading