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Northvolt Appoints Restructuring Expert For Main Battery Plant

Restructuring expert appointed to oversea Northvolt's main facility in northern Sweden, amid financial worries

16 hours ago

VW, Rivian Launch Joint Venture, As Investment Rises To $5.8 Billion

Volkswagen and Rivian officially launch their joint venture, as German car giant ups investment to $5.8 billion, depending on certain…

7 days ago

Tesla Recalls 2,431 Cybertrucks Over Propulsion Issue

Recall number six in 2024 for Tesla Cybertruck, and this time the fault cannot be fixed with an over-the-air software…

7 days ago

NASA Europa Clipper Mission Lifts Off To Seek Life In Space

NASA's Europa Clipper mission seeks to determine whether conditions for life may exist on Jupiter's icy moon

1 month ago

SpaceX Starship First Stage Returns To Launch Pad In Milestone Test

SpaceX completes fifth test flight of Starship rocket launch system, with first-stage booster successfully returning to launch tower

1 month ago

US Regulator Approves SpaceX Falcon 9 Return To Service

US Federal Aviation Administration approves SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets to return to service following second-stage malfuction last month

1 month ago

Tesla Shares Drop After Cybercab Unveiling

Mixed reactions as Elon Musk hypes $30,000 'self driving' robotaxi called Cybercab, as well as larger Robovan

1 month ago

Fisker Unable To Migrate EV Data To New Owner’s Server

Firesale buyer files emergency objection, after bankrupt Fisker states it cannot transfer vital EV data to new servers

1 month ago

Nobel Prizes Awarded To Current and Former Google Scientists

Demis Hassabis, John Jumper of Google DeepMind awarded 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry, while former Googler Geoffrey Hinton wins physics…

1 month ago

Battery Maker Northvolt To Replace Plant Boss, Amid Difficulties

Difficulties continue for Northvolt, as head of Europe's first lithium-ion gigafactory steps down with immediate effect

1 month ago

ESA Sends Hera Probe Into Space On Planetary Defence Mission

European Space Agency launches Hera mission from Florida to follow up on NASA asteroid impact test two years ago

1 month ago

US Think Tank Probes NASA Staff Over Trump, Musk Criticism

Conservative think tank requests NASA employee communications discussing Donald Trump, Elon Musk as it compiles 'undesirables list'

1 month ago

Tesla Recalls 27,000 Cybertrucks Over Rear Camera Issue

Another recall for thousands of Tesla Cybertrucks over delay with rear camera, with could hamper driver visibility

2 months ago

US Grounds SpaceX Falcon After Second-Stage Issue

US FAA grounds SpaceX Falcon rockets for third time in three months after Dragon Crew second stage fails to properly…

2 months ago

SpaceX Capsule Docks With ISS For Starliner Rescue Mission

SpaceX Dragon capsule docks with International Space Station with two empty seats to rescue stranded Starliner astronauts

2 months ago

NASA Mission To Jupiter’s Europa Gets Go-Ahead

NASA to launch 'Europa Clipper' mission to Jupiter's moon Europa next month as it seeks evidence of life in ocean…

2 months ago

SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Carry Out First Commercial Spacewalk

Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX’s Sarah Gillis become first non-professional astronauts to carry out risky spacewalk

2 months ago

Robot To Retrieve Fuel From Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Two week mission for robot to retrieve sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of three damaged Fukushima nuclear…

2 months ago

LUMI – The Most Powerful Supercomputer In Europe

Silicon tours the facilities housing Europe's most powerful supercomputer, and the fifth most powerful supercomputer in the world

2 months ago

Successful Hyperloop Test Completed In Holland

Hardt Hyperloop carries out first successful test of its hyperloop vehicle at longest hyperloop test track in Europe

2 months ago

Boeing’s Starliner Returns To Earth, Without Crew

Boeing's Starliner returns to Earth under command of ground crew as astronauts from June mission remain in space, in latest…

2 months ago

Boeing Starliner Set For Uncrewed Return Flight This Week

Troubled Starliner capsule set for remotely guided return to Earth after propulsion issues detected in June crewed launch

3 months ago

FAA Grounds SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket After Landing Failure

SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded by the FAA, after this week's failed booster platform landing

3 months ago

GM’s Cruise To Offer Robotaxis On Uber Platform

GM's Cruise will offer its autonomous robotaxi vehicles on Uber’s platform in 2025, as competition with Waymo heats up

3 months ago

Tesla Gigafactory Near Berlin Saw 500,000 Trees Felled – Report

After repeated clashes with environmentalists, it emerges construction of Tesla gigafactory near Berlin saw 500,000 trees cut down

3 months ago

Waymo Doubles Weekly Paid Robotaxi Trips Since May

Waymo is providing 100,000 paid robotaxi rides per week, as it expanded its Waymo One service in two US cities

3 months ago

US Safety Probe Into GM’s Cruise Shut Down

NHTSA closes braking investigation into GM' Cruise unit, but other investigations into pedestrian accident last year continues

3 months ago

California Permits Passenger Testing For Chinese Robotaxi Firm WeRide

More self-driving competition. Approval granted for WeRide to begin robotaxi testing with passengers in California

3 months ago

Starliner Astronauts May Use SpaceX For Return Trip

US astronauts who travelled to ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner may return on SpaceX vessel, in latest embarrassment for aerospace giant

3 months ago

Tesla Issues Recall For 1.6 Million Cars In China

Recall of over 1.6 million Tesla EVs in China comes amid problems with the boot (or trunk) latch not locking…

3 months ago