EVs connected via “vehicle-to-grid” (V2G) technology can function as “batteries on wheels” that charge and discharge according to the needs of the wider electricity system. The idea of turning EVs into “power banks” has already sparked both business and political interest in China. How can V2G help balance the grid? V2G involves two-way electric charging that allows EVs to…
US president says rare earths issue settled after ‘amazing’ meeting with Chinese counterpart. Published On 30 Oct 202530 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Gyeongju, South Korea – United States President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with China to lower some US tariffs and avert Chinese export controls on…
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor Getty Images Virgin Media O2 is set to become the first mobile operator to offer UK customers automatic connectivity via satellite in places without mobile signal. O2 Satellite will be an optional service due to launch in the first half of 2026. The firm has not yet revealed how much it will…
Home Business Worldwide Panic: During Jeff Bezoss Amazon AWS, Satya Nadellas Microsoft Azure outage, why did Minecraft, Instagram go down? Reason is… Major Shutdown! Several users faced problem logging into Microsoft service on Wednesday when several services of the company went down. Due to the major outage, Microsoft 365, Azure, Teams, Word, Exce Published: October…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature New WPP boss says performance is “unacceptable” Elsewhere this morning, the new boss of WPP has called its performance “unacceptable”, as the advertising giant cut its guidance for sales growth this year. Cindy Rose speaks at the CBI Conference in London,…
The aircraft, based at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, arrived at IWM Duxford in Cambridgeshire on Wednesday. She is due to undergo routine maintenance at family-run engineering firm the Aircraft Restoration Company, which operates from hangars at Duxford and specialises in the restoration, maintenance and operation of vintage aircraft….
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The disruptions at Nexperia have underscored China’s leverage in global chip supply. Now, Beijing is accelerating efforts to expand its domestic auto chip ecosystem. According to South China Morning Post, China has opened a state-level testing platform for automotive chips in Shenzhen. The report notes that the facility represents the country’s first state-backed infrastructure for…
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have wrapped up a summit in South Korea with a deal to keep Chinese rare earth exports flowing. Refined tellurium is displayed at the Rio Tinto Kennecott refinery, May 11, 2022, in Magna, Utah. (AP) Here are some basic facts about these obscure elements making…
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD recorded surging sales in Europe last month after it launched more models and expanded its sales network, narrowing its gap with market leader Tesla. The Shenzhen-based carmaker racked up 24,963 new-car registrations in Europe in September, nearly five times its deliveries of 5,013 units a year ago, according to…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump’s comments Thursday suggesting the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons upends decades of American policy in regards to the bomb, but come as Washington’s rivals have been conducting their own atomic tests and expanding their arsenals. Nuclear weapons policy, once thought to be…