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Tesla signs deal with world’s largest nickel miner to secure resource for battery production

July 22, 2021
Tesla has signed a new deal with BHP, the world’s largest nickel miner, in order to secure the resource for upcoming battery production. There are several raw materials that are seeing a surge in demand from battery manufacturers for electric vehicle production. Nickel is one of them. It is already in strong demand from other sectors, and batteries are only adding to it. Tesla CEO Elon Musk…
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DefenseNews

Most of the Royal Navy’s destroyers are unavailable for deployment

July 22, 2021
LONDON – Five of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers are unavailable for deployment, leaving just one warship in the class capable of operations, defense procurement minister Jeremy Quin acknowledged this week. Four of the Type 45s currently unavailable are in various stages of maintenance or upgrade. The remaining warship out of action, HMS Diamond, ran into technical problems earlier…
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BlueOcean raises $15M to measure brand sentiment with AI

July 22, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. BlueOcean, a software-as-a-service platform that taps AI to deliver brand strategy insights, today announced that it closed a $15 million series A round led by Insight Partners. The company says…
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NASA Perseverance Mars Rover to Acquire First Sample

July 22, 2021
. NASA Perseverance Mars Rover to Acquire First Sample The six-wheeler’s science campaign has laid the groundwork for the mission’s next major milestone. NASA is making final preparations for its Perseverance Mars rover to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock, which future planned missions will transport to…
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XL Fleet partners with eNow to power electric refrigerated trailers

July 22, 2021
XL Fleet has announced a partnership and investment in eNow, a solar and battery power system provider, to power electrified refrigerated commercial trailers. Under the terms of the agreement, XL Fleet will supply battery and power electronics systems for the first 1,000 units of eNow’s electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs), designed for Class 8 commercial trailers. XL Fleet is an…
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