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EV Battery Production Is Going Ballistic

Battery production is outpacing demand, which means prices should continue to fall. That'll be useful as EVs grow more popular.

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Hyundai: The Only Way To Beat China Is To Embrace Technology

Today on Critical Materials: Hyundai calls on automakers to embrace technology, Honda looks to Silicon Valley for Help and Xiaomi might be profitable this year.

InsideEVs

Scott Bessent Says Jerome Powell's Successor's Should Have These Qualities: Fed's 'Independence Is Essential,' But Is 'At Risk'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlined the qualities that he thinks the next Federal Reserve Chair should possess in an interview with Nikkei on Thursday.

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Adidas, Uniqlo, Nike And Gap Brace For Bigger Tariff Bills And Tough Choices On US Shelf Prices

Apparel heavyweights from Japan's Fast Retailing to Germany's Adidas warned they will likely raise U.S. prices as President Donald Trump moves ahead with steep new tariffs on key garment-making hubs, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh.

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Markets rally after Trump announces tariff deal with Japan

US president says Japanese imports will face 15% levy instead of threatened 25%, prompting reports of a similar deal with the EU

The Guardian - US

Two City traders win appeals against rate rigging convictions after ‘Kafkaesque nightmare’ – as it happened

Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo have convictions for rigging benchmark interest rates quashed by Supreme Court

The Guardian - UK

Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews

Research papers found carrying hidden white text giving instructions not to highlight negatives as concern grows over use of large language models for peer review

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Trump May Have Sent Dear Japan Letter On Tariffs, But Tokyo Unlikely To Make Progress On Deal Until This Key Event Takes Place

President Donald Trump notified Japan of 25% tariff rates on Monday, effectively extending negotiations until August 1 as Japan’s July 20 upper house election constrains deal-making.

Benzinga

Inside Ford's Plan To Outfox China's EV Companies

Today on Critical Materials: Ford's affordable EV will match China's costs, Tesla will pause production lines (again) and China hits an important chip milestone

InsideEVs

Stocks Muted Before the Open With U.S. Economic Data in Focus, ECB Decision Eyed

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are up +0.02%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are up +0.10% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street, while investors await a fresh batch of U.S. economic data, remarks from Federal Reserve officials, and an earnings report from semiconductor…

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Panasonic's new Let's Note laptops could be the final death knell for the humble VGA port

Panasonic has announced updates to its long-established Let’s Note laptop series, and the VGA ports are gone.

Tom’s Hardware

Nissan's Hard Times Ain't Over Yet

When I spoke to Nissan executives in Japan in March, one thing was clear: The hardest work was still ahead of them. Executives like Chief Performance Officer Guillaume Cartier and incoming CEO Ivan Espinosa told me that, while the beginning of the transition plan was in motion, there was more to…

InsideEVs

BYD Is Developing An Electric Kei Car For Japan: Report

Japan’s electric vehicle market fell 33% in 2024 from an already low baseline. But China's BYD still saw sales growth in the country. Nissan still dominates the Japanese electric car market, and Tesla leads among imported EVs, but BYD is now reportedly working on a model it hopes will slingshot…

InsideEVs

Volkswagen Is Plotting A High-Tech Comeback In China

In today’s automotive industry, carmakers can’t just stubbornly continue following their decades-old script. They have to constantly adapt by riding the wave of new technologies, or risk extinction. It seems like Volkswagen finally understands this reality, especially in its second-largest market: China. The automaker’s sales suffered a setback in China in 2024,…

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Nintendo Switch 2 tariff woes continue – here's how much it could cost you

Experts claim the Nintendo Switch 2 will continue to be affected by Trump's tariffs – even as much as 145%.

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Trump tariffs made Dell, Microsoft, and Lenovo panic-ship laptops to the U.S.

Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and Lenovo accelerated shipments of various electronics into the United States by air, all in an attempt to beat the tariffs before they went into effect.

InsideEVs

The Auto Industry Is Begging Politicians To Get Along

Automakers are tired, boss. The last three months have felt like a year for them as tariff uncertainty, backtracking and political chest-beating contests taking center stage. The automotive industry is over it and, at the minimum, wants predictability.

InsideEVs

Billions In U.S. EV Projects Just Stalled, As China Speeds Ahead

Under the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. was on track to meet all its battery demand for electric vehicles from local manufacturing by the end of the decade. Now, the country may not reach that goal as billions of dollars worth of clean energy projects have stalled in…

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Tom’s Hardware

Taiwanese authorities accuse SMIC and allies of poaching engineers

SMIC is reportedly trying to poach engineers to get Taiwanese semiconductor know how.

Tom’s Hardware

TSMC to reportedly speed up fab building in the US, third fab to begin construction this year

After a slow, five-year build of its first U.S. fab due to labor and logistical hurdles, TSMC now plans to construct future U.S. facilities in two years, but can its timely access to chipmaking equipment remains an uncertainty.

Tom’s Hardware

China's SiCarrier challenges U.S. and EU with full-spectrum of chipmaking equipment — Huawei-linked firm makes an impressive debut

Huawei-linked Chinese startup has developed a nearly complete suite of semiconductor manufacturing tools to enable fully domestic chip production amid escalating export controls.

International Business Times

Trump Hosts Japan PM, Threatens Tariffs

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Japanese goods if the US trade deficit with Tokyo is not equalized, as he met Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington.

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Grabbing a Switch 2 on release day will be easier than you expect

And we don't recommend waiting

International Business Times

Nissan Shares Plunge As Report Says Honda Merger Talks Off

Nissan shares plunged on Wednesday after Japan's Nikkei business daily said the carmaker had decided to withdraw from merger talks with rival Honda.

Tom’s Hardware

From toilets to chips — Toto's electrostatic chucks are becoming a crucial element of modern fabs

From toilet to semiconductor fab: Toto is expanding business in an unexpected direction.

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