Fisker Inc. has run into a stumbling block in the plan to power its electric vehicles with Volkswagen’s modular EV platform, as negotiations on a “fundamental deal” that was supposed to end this month are now delayed until at least September. In a scripted investor presentation filed with the Securities …
Read More »I tried to live without the tech giants. It was impossible.
The chief executives of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple were called before a House antitrust committee this week, apparently to answer questions about whether they have too much power and whether that hurts consumers. The tech bosses, who showed up via videoconference, rejected questions about being “cyberbarons,” saying they have …
Read More »US STOCKS-S & P 500, Dow slide as pandemic nerves make up for technological euphoria
(For a live blog on the US stock market, click or type LIVE / in a news window) * Apple, Facebook at all-time highs after strong results * Dow overwhelmed by Chevron and Exxon losses * Indices: S&P up 0.15%, Nasdaq adds 0.86%, Dow off 0.13% (Updates to open) By …
Read More »New “brilliant” technique to study super heavy elements
Laser resonance chromatography will initially be used to investigate lawrence, element 103. Credit: Mustapha Laatiaoui Combining physics and chemistry methodologies for super heavy element optical spectroscopy. Superheavy elements are intriguing nuclear and atomic quantum systems that challenge experimental sounding since they do not occur in nature and, when synthesized, disappear …
Read More »Big tech gains on the rise during pandemic as economy crashes
(Bloomberg) – America’s largest technology companies are thriving in a pandemic that has increased dependence on their products and services, while affecting the rest of the economy. Quarterly results from Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc. showed Thursday that the industry is capitalizing on the crisis as …
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