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Mei Cai, who led the team that developed the next-generation battery powering General Motors’ electric vehicles, has resigned, the company confirmed Thursday. The move comes five months after GM hired Kurt Kelty, a Tesla veteran, to run its battery development efforts as vice president of battery.
The China-born Cai, a 24-year GM veteran and director of the company’s battery cell systems research, led the team that in a joint venture with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution produced the chemistry behind the U
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The Tesla CEO went after the F-35, calling crewed fighter jets "obsolete in the age of drones," but uncrewed technology isn't there yet. Read more ›
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I used my savings and a $15,000 gift from my mom to temporarily move to Italy in my 30s. I learned so much during my "adult gap year" abroad. Read more ›
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British Airways unveiled its new first-class cabin as part of an ongoing transformation. Couples can sit together in the new setup. Read more ›
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Donald Trump's plans could spark trade wars, fuel volatility, reignite inflation, and spur a flight to safety in markets, analysts said. Read more ›
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Apple is experiencing challenges as it attempts to launch Apple Intelligence in China, with regulators cautioning that foreign companies face a "difficult and long process" for approval unless they partner with local firms, according to a new Financial Times report. A senior official at the Cyberspace Administration of China told the FT that foreign device makers would find a "simple and straightforward approval process" if they utilize already-approved large language... Read more ›
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Miss Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina told BI she wasn't offended by Miss Universe CEO Anne Jakrajutatip's comment that the pageant doesn't need to evolve. Read more ›
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expresses confidence in the resilience of global collaboration. President-elect Trump’s potential tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors could disrupt supply chain. Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang believes that global tech collaboration will remain strong, even as the US considers stricter policies on advanced computing products. During a recent visit to Hong Kong, Huang addressed... Read more » Read more ›
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Mexico and Canada are two of America's biggest trading partners, shipping everything from energy and vehicles to machinery and electronics to the US. Read more ›
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Elon Musk's critique of the F-35 sparks debate on manned fighters vs. drones and raises questions about where he'll look to make cuts with DOGE. Read more ›
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The Toyota Land Cruiser has a lot of great off-road capabilities, but it's also pretty pricey. Here are some more affordable options for SUV enthusiasts. Read more ›
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Nintendo has added The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom to the official series timeline. Read more Read more ›
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BioShock and Mafia publisher 2K has killed off its PC launcher, and uncoupled its top titles from the software. Read more Read more ›
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Huawei Mate X6 is now official with a body under 5 mm thick when unfoled. It is a massive upgrade over its year-old predecessor with slightly bigger displays, a new set of cameras and the in-house HarmonyOS Next straight out of the box. As Huawei tradition goes lately chipset is not mentioned. We expect a Kirin 9100 – a 6nm platform that is still nowhere near modern flagships. Inside the... Read more ›
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Arcane fans are convinced they've worked out what happened to Jinx in the season 2 finale, and its co-creator has suggested they're correct in their assumptions. Read more ›
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When paired with a charging case, the DJI Mic Mini system can work for up to 48 hours. | Image: DJI DJI has announced its next wireless microphone system, the Mic Mini, which shrinks all the hardware while improving battery life. The new microphones weigh less than half of what the more expensive DJI Mic 2’s transmitters do, but the new system sacrifices useful features like built-in backup recording and... Read more ›
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Image: The Verge While Google Assistant is going to be around for a while, the future of Google-powered digital assistants now seems to be Gemini. Gemini comes preinstalled if you buy a Google Pixel 9 phone, and you can install the Android app on older Pixels and non-Pixel handsets. There’s also now an app for the iPhone. Whether you’ve already got it installed or you’re thinking about upgrading from Google... Read more ›
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I experienced a few adjustments when I moved to London two years ago: how noisy the tube can be, how spread out the city is and how many e-bikes are strewn everywhere, blocking the sidewalk and access ramps. Now, Transport for London (TfL) is attempting to improve the latter, announcing new steps to regulate parking for Lime, Forest and other companies' 40,000-plus e-bikes across the city. Rental e-scooters in London... Read more ›
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Comcast plans to spin off most of NBCUniversal’s cable TV networks including MSNBC, CNBC, USA and Oxygen, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The decision, which comes a month after company executives first floated the idea to investors and analysts, could pave the way for more ... Read more ›
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Last year, the board of now-collapsed fintech startup Synapse Financial Technologies discussed whether to remove the company’s CEO, Sankaet Pathak. At the time, discrepancies in Synapse’s ledgers were piling up, which the board was aware of. Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Angela Strange argued in favor of keeping Pathak in the role based on the belief that founders were best placed to run their companies, according to a person close to... Read more ›
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OpenAI is preparing to launch a frontal assault on Google. The ChatGPT owner recently considered developing a web browser that it would combine with its chatbot, and it has separately discussed or struck deals to power search features for travel, food, real estate and retail websites, according to people who have seen prototypes or designs of the products. OpenAI has spoken about the search product with website and app developers... Read more ›
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To call the last two years “tepid” for tech initial public offerings would be an understatement. In the wake of a record-smashing high in 2021, IPO deal proceeds plummeted 94% in 2022 and have been slow to recover. But 2025 could be looking up, with some big names likely to hit exchanges. At a recent event about artificial intelligence’s impact on the IPO market, Anita Ramaswamy, The Information’s financial analysis... Read more ›
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There’s a lot of excitement around artificial intelligence disrupting search. Consumers and businesses increasingly use AI tools in lieu of traditional search engines such as Google. OpenAI has added search features to ChatGPT, Meta Platforms is crawling and indexing the web for its Meta AI chatbot and the AI search startup Perplexity is nearing a $9 billion valuation. A host of other AI companies provide information about current events in... Read more ›
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OpenAI has discussed powering artificial intelligence in Samsung devices, similar to a deal the AI developer has with Apple, The Information reported. The discussions are part of a multipronged attack by OpenAI on Google, which is Samsung’s most important partner in using the Android ... Read more ›
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Last week, YouTube began introducing jewels, virtual tips that fans can buy to send creators during livestreams. YouTubers can exchange these tips for cash, a penny per jewel. The Google-owned video site is the latest to get into live tipping, which has been popular for years on Twitch. As the chart below shows, most major social apps are now offering digital tips for live streamers which generally cost about a... Read more ›
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Amazon on Thursday added a temporary 50% discount to all orders made through its new Temu competitor, Amazon Haul. The aggressive discounting coincides with the holiday shopping season and comes one week after Amazon launched Haul, which features a Temu-like assortment of cheap products like $3 ... Read more ›
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When Google CEO Sundar Pichai called Donald Trump to congratulate the president-elect on winning the election, a guest was on the line: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, xAI and other companies, according to two people familiar with the situation. Musk’s appearance took Pichai by surprise, one of these people said. Read more ›
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The Information is pleased to announce the hiring of three new reporters—Sara Germano, Sri Muppidi and Catherine Perloff—as well as the return of veteran reporter Kevin McLaughlin. Sara Germano will join The Information’s Weekend section from the Financial Times on Dec. 2, covering the business and future of sports—with a strong focus on women’s sports. Germano is a veteran of this coverage. After attending Fordham University, she started working for... Read more ›
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