ARLINGTON, Va. — “It’s counterintuitive,” the head of U.S. submarine forces acknowledges, but the Navy’s ballistic missile submarine force is spending more time operating at sea while also seeing better material readiness rates.
The trend is encouraging, submarine leaders say, because an upcoming dip in the size of the fleet will mean these SSBNs will have to stay at sea longer and spend…
GM and Stellantis invest in Niron Magnetics to develop rare-earth-free EV components
November 8, 2023
GM Ventures and Stellantis Ventures have joined a growing list of investors that have recently raised $33 million in additional funding for Niron Magnetics – a company developing proprietary Clean Earth Magnets based on Iron Nitride that function without rare earths or…
Madrid bans e-scooters on public transport due to fire risk
November 8, 2023
After Barcelona already clammed down on e-scooters in public transport with a temporary ban after a fire on a train, Madrid and other Spanish cities are following suit with tighter restrictions.
Smoke and fire risk from defective batteries is the culprit, with a major…
Tesla poaches manufacturing quality executive from Stellantis
November 8, 2023
Tesla has hired a very experienced manufacturing executive from Stellantis to lead quality operations at Gigafactory Texas.
As we previously reported, Tesla brought Tom Zhu, the executive in charge of Tesla’s operations in China, to the US to oversee all manufacturing and sale operations in North America last year.
The executive has since been boosting Tesla’s manufacturing leadership with…
Samsung launches Toy Story cases for Galaxy Buds FE in Korea
November 8, 2023
The Galaxy Buds FE are Samsung’s most recently launched wireless earbuds and buyers in Korea can now pick up a limited-edition case inspired by Pixar’s Toy Story franchise. The Toy Story cases for the Galaxy Buds FE are available in two designs inspired by Lotso Bear and…
Realme GT5 Pro display teased to reach 3,000 nits of brightness
November 8, 2023
The Realme GT5 Pro is yet to get its announcement date, but its Chief Marketing Officer revealed more details about the phone. Two weeks after he confirmed the phone will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, he revealed the screen of the new flagship will reach 3,000 nits of…
Wiko Hi Enjoy 60s 5G arrives with HarmonyOS
November 8, 2023
Wiko is a French smartphone company, but lately, it mostly launches copies of Huawei devices on the Chinese market. The latest product is called Hi Enjoy 60s, and while it isn’t an exact copy of another device, it does come with HarmonyOS.
The Enjoy 60s is similar to the Huawei Enjoy 60, announced in the first half of the year. It has the same 6.75” LCD with a waterdrop notch for an 8 MP…
Honor confirms MagicOS 8 beta testing starts later this month
November 8, 2023
Honor launched its MagicOS 7 interface almost a year ago and now the maker is readying a successor with the upcoming MagicOS 8 release. A new post on the Honor community forum in China confirms that Honor will start closed beta testing MagicOS 8 for Magic5 series and Magic…
Samsung Galaxy A05s gets a 4 GB RAM version in India
November 8, 2023
Samsung brought the Galaxy A05s earlier this fall with a Snapdragon 680 chipset. It reached India three weeks ago, and the phone was introduced in the Asian country with 6 GB RAM for (the equivalent) of $210.
Today, the company announced a more affordable variant – the…
The Galaxy S23 FE is now available in Malaysia and Samsung is bringing some special offers to mark the occasion. Galaxy S23 FE comes with a MYR 2,999 ($642) starting price for the 8/128GB trim and MYR 3,299 ($706) for the 8/256GB version but those who order their phone before November 30 get several enticing benefits.
Samsung Malaysia is slashing MYR 300 ($64) off the suggested retail prices…
