Electronics & Semiconductors
A North Carolina-based semiconductor company announced Friday it will build a $5 billion manufacturing plant in its home state to produce silicon carbide wafers, which is emerging as a favored part for renewable energy products.
Sep 09, 2022
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Business
Snap has decided to chop nearly 500 jobs in California, including scores of layoffs in the Bay Area, a brutal round of cost-cutting ushered in by a string of setbacks in the financial results for the Snapchat owner.
Sep 09, 2022
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Business
Devon Smith remembers the small remote-controlled car, powered by the sun through a solar strip on its roof, that first sparked his interest in renewable energy.
Sep 08, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022, he called it the "largest investment ever" to fight climate change. He also said it would lead to the creation of well-paying union jobs to help ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Automotive
US auto giant Ford confirmed Monday it is eliminating around 3,000 jobs, mainly in North America and India, as the company pushes to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles.
Aug 22, 2022
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Business
Tech company layoffs are poised to eliminate hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area, an ominous new round of layoffs that might jolt the region's primary economic engine.
Aug 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The power sector accounts for 25% of global CO2 emissions and decarbonization of the entire energy system is critical to meeting the Paris Agreement goal of reducing global temperature rise to below 2◦C above pre-industrial ...
Aug 01, 2022
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Business
Shopify is cutting 10% of its staff, or about 1,000 employees, as the e-commerce company reckons with an unexpected sales downturn after a pandemic-fueled explosion.
Jul 26, 2022
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Business
Japan's Panasonic Corp. selected Kansas as the location for a multibillion-dollar mega-factory to produce electric vehicle batteries for Tesla and other carmakers, lured by the largest package of taxpayer-funded incentives ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Business
Surprisingly, environmental leader California has a smaller "green economy" than the average U.S. state and would need to add many thousands of environmentally friendly jobs to catch up. The good news is it's on track to ...
Jun 22, 2022
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