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You may not have heard of terbium or dysprosium, but these elements are essential to modern technology. From electric vehicle motors and wind turbines to military-grade lasers and the tiny vibration motors inside smartphones, their operation relies on rare earth elements. In recent years, as glob...
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A month after OpenAI announced its $6.5 billion acquisition of io, the AI hardware startup co-founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive, new details about their first product have surfaced—via an unexpected source. According to legal filings cited by TechCrunch, the upcoming device won’t be ...
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According to a report from Central News Agency, citing Nikkei, Japan has been actively working to reduce its dependence on Chinese rare earths. Efforts include lowering rare earth usage in manufacturing, promoting recycling, and developing entirely new products that do not rely on rare earths. Ho...
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According to Bloomberg, White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks states that China is, at most, two years behind the U.S. in semiconductor design and has become increasingly adept at circumventing U.S. export controls. Sacks warns that the U.S. should be concerned about Huawei’s rapid progres...
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According to a report from Mezha Media, the latest Audi Q3 crossover stands out from other models in the lineup as the first to feature micro-LED headlights. This technology uses a DMD module—composed of tiny mirror elements—for highly flexible light control, allowing it to project information d...