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iPhone supplier TDK to launch new batteries to keep pace with AI

iPhone supplier TDK to launch new batteries to keep pace with AI

TDK Corp., a major supplier of batteries for Apple Inc.’s iPhones, will release an improved version this year of its most advanced product to help mobile devices meet the increasing power demands of embedded AI. The Tokyo-based company plans to begin mass production of its third-generation silicon anode cells in late summer, CEO Noboru Saito ...

ECB warns that tourism in Croatia could be harmed by price increases

ECB warns that tourism in Croatia could be harmed by price increases

The governor of the Croatian Central Bank, Boris Vujcic, warned that the vital The country’s tourism sector could be harmed by the cumulative impact of price increases in recent years. His warning came at a time when many tourists are beginning to look for destinations and accommodations for the upcoming summer travel season. Vujcic said ...

Boeing and Department of Justice negotiate settlement for 737 Max accidents

Boeing and Department of Justice negotiate settlement for 737 Max accidents

Boeing and U.S. prosecutors said they are working toward a new agreement to resolve a criminal case stemming from two fatal 737 Max crashes. after a federal judge blocked an earlier plan because it included race as a consideration in selecting a compliance monitor. The Justice Department is working with Boeing to negotiate a new ...

Australia prepares for scorching heat with risk of fires in the south of the country

Australia prepares for scorching heat with risk of fires in the south of the country

Australian authorities have issued extreme heat warnings for the southeast and western parts of the countrysaying the thermostat in Melbourne is forecast to reach 38C (100.4F) on Sunday. “Temperatures are expected to reach the 30s and even 40s across much of inland New South Wales, much of inland Victoria and also southern Australia.”Miriam Bradbury of ...

Opinions generated by the possible assistance of Colombia to Maduro's possession

Opinions generated by the possible assistance of Colombia to Maduro’s possession

On January 10, Nicolás Maduro will take office as president of Venezuela in a ceremony that is expected to be controversial, due to the international classification of the elections that re-elected him as “fraudulent.” Given this scenario, the presence of President Gustavo Petro at the event in Caracas has become a topic of debate and ...

Korean police seek aviation agency over deadliest plane crash

Korean police seek aviation agency over deadliest plane crash

South Korean police searched Thursday the offices and airport where Sunday’s deadly plane crash occurred, within the framework of a series of raids aimed at determining who is responsible for the catastrophe. Investigators from the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency searched the Busan Regional Aviation Administration office in Muan County, as well as Muan International Airport ...

BYD reaches record by reducing the sales gap of electric vehicles with Tesla

BYD reaches record by reducing the sales gap of electric vehicles with Tesla

China’s BYD Co. enjoyed a year-end surge to push total sales to 4.25 million passenger cars last year, narrowing its gap with Tesla Inc. as the two compete for the crown of best-selling electric vehicle manufacturer of 2024. The Shenzhen-based automaker,which stopped manufacturing vehicles powered entirely by fossil fuels in 2022reached a new monthly sales ...

United Nations publishes report on Israel's attacks on Gaza hospitals

United Nations publishes report on Israel’s attacks on Gaza hospitals

A report from the United Nations Human Rights Office on Tuesday condemned Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza and claimed that they had devastated the Palestinian enclave’s health system and raised serious questions about Israel’s compliance with international law. In the report, which documents several attacks between October 12, 2023 and June 30, 2024, this ...

US announces US$5.9 billion for Ukraine, Biden's last effort

US announces US$5.9 billion for Ukraine, Biden’s last effort

The United States on Monday announced nearly $5.9 billion in military and economic aid for Ukraine, part of the last funds to be disbursed under President Joe Biden before an expected shift in support from incoming President-elect Donald Trump. The military aid includes $1.25 billion in the so-called Presidential Reduction Authority, which removes weapons and ...

There were at least 177 dead in the worst plane crash in the history of South Korea

There were at least 177 dead in the worst plane crash in the history of South Korea

At least 177 people died Sunday in the deadliest plane crash ever in South Korea, when a passenger plane belly-landed and skidded off the runway, exploding into a fireball as it crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport. Jeju Air flight 7C2216, from the Thai capital, Bangkok, with 175 passengers and six crew on ...