Industries

Electric Vehicles

BYD’s Superfast Charger is an EV Breakthrough

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The breakthrough comes while the Trump administration moves to pause government spending on domestic EV-charging infrastructure, no less.

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Consumer

Pepsi Agrees to Buy Trendy Soda Startup Poppi for Nearly $2 Billion

Poppi is a “Shark Tank” success story made with prebiotics and fruit juice that touts itself as a healthier alternative to traditional sodas.

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Consumer

Klarna Swipes Key Walmart Partnership Ahead of US IPO

It seems like Affirm’s buy-now-pay-later partnership with Walmart wasn’t on quite such firm ground, after all.

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Industrials

Trump Tariffs Poised to Hinder Liftoff of Boeing’s Turnaround Effort

The embattled aviation giant announced last week that it had sustained its best production levels in two years.

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Geopolitics

Asset Managers Could Provide a Second Windfall for European Defense Firms

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The EU last week announced plans to boost its defense spending, and defense stocks have been on the march ever since.

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Autos

Nvidia and Softbank-Backed Self-Driving Startup Races Toward Market

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What makes Wayve stand out is that its autonomous vehicle software is designed to learn to drive while driving, sort of like humans do.

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CIO Upside

Nuclear, Microgrids Could Ease the AI Power Drain

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Microgrids could offer a stopgap solution until small modular reactors are ready for the market.

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