June 2022

China's chip industry is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, after U.S. sanctions on local champions from Huawei Technologies Co. to Hikvision spurred appetite for home-grown components. Nineteen of the world's 20…

In hearings this week, the notorious spyware vendor NSO group told European legislators that at least five EU countries have used its powerful Pegasus surveillance malware. But as ever more comes to light about the reality of how NSO's…

Setting procurement standards for suppliers is a powerful lever to address upstream emissions.But if automakers are to meet their climate goals, it will require greater collaboration and involve educating suppliers on decarbonization…

Then there's the European Union Battery Directive ruling, designed to reduce the CO2 in battery production. That ruling again forces automakers to inspect the value chain and, ideally, localize it. From July 2027, batteries in vehicles…

"To construct this supply chain," Matsumoto said before making his company's public announcement, "it's very important to us that there are several major parts and material suppliers, at least five, that need to be near our company. "We…

As a result of the trend, tech giants are introducing products with automotive customers in mind. In May, Google launched two solutions, Manufacturing Data Engine and Manufacturing Connect, both of which are designed to let…

One concern for many EV stakeholders is what they perceive as an "over-concentration" of supply chain resources in just a handful of countries — most notably China. China dominates the industry of battery minerals processing and cathode…

Improving visibility has taken center stage at many companies in the past two years — but this is not the first time it's become a top priority. Japanese automakers and suppliers have been attempting to bring more clarity to their…

High-performance permanent magnets of different sizes are critical to electric vehicles, as well as to new-age military hardware and cellphones. But according to Thayer Smith, USA Rare Earth CEO, U.S. production of permanent magnets has…

For those unaware, Vikrant Rona is an upcoming Kannada fantasy film featuring Jacqueline Fernandez and Kichcha Sudeep in the lead. It is going to be an action-adventure based thriller film and has a lot of…