Nissan, Renault launch 'rebalanced' alliance
French automaker Renault and Japanese partner Nissan officially launched their "rebalanced" alliance on Wednesday as they seek to reset a rocky 24-year-old partnership.
Nov 8, 2023
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Robotics
A centimeter-scale quadruped leverages curved-crease origami
Centimeter-scale walking and crawling robots are in demand both for their ability to explore tight or cluttered environments and for their low fabrication costs. Now, pulling from origami-inspired construction, researchers ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Automotive
GM, Stellantis among group investing $33M in company that makes magnets without rare earth metals
The venture capital arms of General Motors and Stellantis are among investors sinking $33 million into a Minnesota company with technology to make magnets for electric vehicle motors without using expensive rare-earth metals.
Nov 8, 2023
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Automotive
Switzerland ends electric car tax exemption
Switzerland on Wednesday scrapped a tax exemption for imports of electric cars, whose growing presence on Swiss roads has cut into tax revenues.
Nov 8, 2023
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Automotive
Chinese auto sales surged 10% year-on-year in October in fastest growth since May, exports up 50%
Sales of passenger cars rose 10.2% in October over a year earlier, an industry association said Wednesday, as makers ramped up promotions and customers opted for electric and hybrid vehicles.
Nov 8, 2023
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Business
Nextdoor lays off 25% of its full-time staff as neighborhood social network works to cut costs
Nextdoor is laying off 25% of its full-time staff as the neighborhood-focused social network company cuts costs with its losses widening.
Nov 8, 2023
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Automotive
General Motors' autonomous vehicle unit recalls cars for software update after dragging a pedestrian
General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October.
Nov 8, 2023
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Engineering
Ammonia fuel offers great benefits but demands careful action, says study
Ammonia, a main component of many fertilizers, could play a key role in a carbon-free fuel system as a convenient way to transport and store clean hydrogen. The chemical, made of hydrogen and nitrogen (NH3), can also itself ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Engineered 'living materials' could help clean up water pollution one day
Water pollution is a growing concern globally, with research estimating that chemical industries discharge 300–400 megatonnes (600–800 billion pounds) of industrial waste into bodies of water each year.
Nov 8, 2023
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Business
Meta, Apple at risk of increased regulation of digital wallets
Meta Platforms Inc., Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc. and other companies that offer digital wallets and payment apps would fall under U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau supervision under a newly proposed rule aimed at treating ...
Nov 8, 2023
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