Industries

Media & Entertainment

Polling Firm YouGov is Having a Surprisingly Bad Year

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You’d think the biggest election year in history would be good news for pollsters. In the case of YouGov, you’d be wrong.

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Patent Drop

Tesla Patent Could Fix Phantom Braking as It Continues Autonomous Ambitions

Tesla wants to make sure its autonomous vehicles don’t fall for light tricks.

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Electric Vehicles

EV Maker Fisker Folds in a Troubled EV Market

Fisker, the electric vehicle startup, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday. The real surprise is that it stuck around as long as it did.

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Patent Drop

Honda Pushes Forward with EV Production, Patents Despite Demand Plateau

A patent from Honda seeks to make EV charging cheaper and better for the environment.

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Media & Entertainment

Summer Concert Season Isn’t Delivering for Big-Name Artists

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Industries

When Will the Future Cities Get Here?

We check in on two planned smart cities in Saudi Arabia and Guyana to see if the future is any closer to arrival.

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Consumer

Honor Jumps into the Flip Phone Game to Top the Likes of Samsung and Apple

With top Chinese phone maker Honor releasing its first vertical flip phone this week, is the foldables market making a comeback?

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Regulation

Oil and Corn Companies Team Up to Challenge EPA

Dozens of oil and plant-based fuel companies are joining forces to mount a legal war against the EPA’s new emissions standards.

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Semiconductors

The G7 Wants to Get Involved with Semiconductors and Subsea Cables

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The Group of Seven countries are forming a group that will rejigger the semiconductor supply chain and lay out new subsea internet cables.

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Electric Vehicles

Volvo Looks to Skirt Chinese EV Tariffs by Moving Production to Belgium

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The EU has a 10% tariff on EVs imported from China, but it could soon increase to 25% or 30%.

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Industrials

The Natural Diamond Industry is Cracking Up

The diamond industry is undergoing a major shake-up. But can just how far can the bottom fall for the industry?

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Consumer

FDA Reverses its Ban on Juul

The regulator had banned the company’s e-cigarettes in 2022, but they stayed on store shelves while an appeal process played out.

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Consumer

Irish Fast-Food Upstart Keeps Sticking it to McDonald’s

The world’s largest fast food chain lost its “Big Mac” trademark for chicken sandwiches following a European Union court ruling.

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