Hardware

As demand for lithium explodes, battery recycling startup Tozero sprints to scale with $11.7M seed

Tozero, a Munich-based startup that recovers valuable raw materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries, is gearing up to scale. The startup just closed an oversubscribed €11 million seed round (around $11.7M) to step up production by building its first industrial deployment (A.K.A first-of-a-kind or FOAK) plant. Currently, Tozero’s pilot plant processes nine tonnes of lithium-ion battery […]

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TSMC reportedly halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese companies

After a chip manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company was found inside a Huawei processor, the US Department of Commerce has ordered the company to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers, according to a report in Reuters. Huawei faces significant trade restrictions from the US, so the pause on shipments is supposed to

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Corning, maker of toughened Gorilla Glass for phones, faces EU antitrust probe

On Wednesday, the European Union opened an investigation of U.S. manufacturer Corning over possible anti-competitive practices. Corning may not be a name that’s super familiar to the average tech consumer, but you are almost certainly within touching distance of its products as its a leading supplier of speciality toughened glass for mobile devices, including Apple’s

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Apple warns investors its new products might never be as profitable as the iPhone

Apple is warning investors that its new and future products might never be as profitable as the iPhone. The disclosure comes as the company is pursuing newer technologies like artificial intelligence and mixed reality headsets. Apple added the warning in its latest annual report under the “business risks” section, as first reported by the Financial

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Amazon acknowledges screen issues on a ‘small number’ of Kindle Colorsoft units

After more than a decade of waiting, Amazon’s first color Kindle has stumbled out of the gate. An issue with the new display has left Colorsoft buyers leaving unfavorable reviews. At last count, the e-reader is hovering around 2.7 stars. The company confirmed the display issues affecting a “small number” of units in a statement

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