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Future is Here: Waymo Unveils Fully Autonomous Ride-Hailing in LA Waymo, the autonomous driving division of Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced that it will begin offering a fully autonomous ride-hailing service to the general public in Los Angeles starting March 14, 2024, and plans to launch in Austin, Texas, by the end of this year. Waymo has been testing its Level 4 autonomous ride-hailing service […] -
Toyota Tops U.S. Patent Office Rankings for Car Brands On March 12, 2024, Toyota’s U.S. branch announced that it obtained the most patents among car manufacturers from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2023. Toyota added that it secured the most patents as a car manufacturer for ten consecutive years. Although the total number of patents across all industries decreased by 3% […] -
Next Generation Presidential Helicopter: Lockheed vs. Bell vs. Leonardo vs. Airbus It seems the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky S-92A+ and Bell’s B 525 are set to compete with Italy’s Leonardo AW-101 and the European Airbus Helicopters H225M 17 years after the deployment of three VH-92 presidential helicopters in 2007, the military authorities are set to embark on the inauguration of a successive helicopter. The previous VH-92 model […] -
Moody's Downgrades China's Vanke Amid Real Estate Sector Concerns A construction site of Vanke in Shanghai, China. Reuters-Yonhap Moody’s, an international credit rating agency, has downgraded Vanke, China’s second-largest real estate developer’s credit rating to “non-investment grade.” According to Bloomberg News, on the 11th (local time), Moody’s announced that it had downgraded Vanke’s rating from the lowest investment grade, Baa3, to the non-investment grade, […] -
China Copper Explores Overseas Investments to Alleviate Copper Supply Constraints China Copper, a subsidiary of the Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco), is turning to overseas copper mine development to overcome the shortage of copper supply in China. Xiong Weiping, the CEO of Chalco, said in an interview with Reuters on the 11th (local time), “China Copper has launched an acquisition of overseas copper mines as […] -
BYD Founder Wang Chuanfu Faces Crisis Over Alleged Extramarital Affair Chairman Wang Chuanfu of BYD, a major Chinese electric vehicle company, is recently rumored to have illegitimate children in the United States—/Search engine Baidu. Wang Chuanfu, 58, founder of BYD, a major Chinese electric vehicle company comparable to Elon Musk’s Tesla, is suddenly embroiled in rumors of having illegitimate children in the United States, facing […] -
Elon Musk to Open-Source AI Chatbot Grok, Raising Pressure on OpenAI Details of what will be open-sourced have not yet been disclosed Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced on the 11th (local time) on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that he plans to release the source of the AI chatbot Grok this week, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The article did not […] -
Pentagon Initiates Efforts to Develop Domestic Rare Earth Element Supply The U.S. Department of Defense is taking steps to establish a supply chain for rare earth permanent magnets to reduce dependence on China and secure its domestic supply network. Laura D. Taylor-Kale, Assistant Secretary of Industrial Policy, stated on the 11th, “We have been working to secure the supply chain for rare earth elements needed […] -
Grayscale Seeks SEC Approval for Mini Bitcoin ETF to Attract Investors The world’s largest cryptocurrency operator, Grayscale Investments, is set to introduce a mini Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) with lower commissions. This move is seen as a strategic step to reclaim the market dominance from competitors like BlackRock and Fidelity. According to Reuters and other sources, on the 13th, Grayscale applied to the U.S. Securities […] -
China's BYD Sends Delegation to Mexico for Electric Car Factory Review On March 9, 2024, it was reported that the Chinese firm BYD dispatched a delegation to Mexico to consider building an electric car factory there. According to a Mexican government official, last week, BYD executives met with government officials and Chinese suppliers located in Jalisco, including ITI, which manufactures machinery for automotive parts. The cost […] -
China's BYD Sets Sights on 2024: Aiming for 4 Million Electric Vehicles On March 11, 2024, China’s BYD announced that it had expanded its product lineup to five items by launching the Seal, Song Plus, and Qin Plus in the UAE market. These are plug-in hybrid electric vehicles following the battery electric cars Han and Atto3. BYD launched Atto3 in the UAE market in June 2023 and […] -
Chinese Electric Cars Outperform US Competitors in Sales The Financial Times reported that Mathias Miedreich, CEO of Belgian conglomerate Umicore, said that sales of Chinese-made electric vehicles outpace those from the U.S. because of their superior performance and better price. In the interview, he said that Chinese electric cars sell well because they are genuinely good, and it seems like American companies are […] -
Crypto Fever: Bitcoin Hits New Highs, Ethereum Tops $4,000, Altcoins Rally Bitcoin has ushered in the era of $72,000. As of the 12th, Bitcoin is trading at about $77,321 on UPbit. According to the cryptocurrency statistics site CoinGecko, at 9:40 a.m. on the 12th, Bitcoin traded at $72,251.69 (the average of the main exchanges), up 4.5% from the previous day. Ethereum was up 6.0% to $4,076.58, […] -
Investment Alert: Gold Prices Soar to Record Highs, Time to Buy In? Amid the gold price reaching an all-time high, experts have suggested increasing investments as the upward trend is expected to continue. Hwang Byung Jin, a researcher at NH Investment & Securities, stated in a report on the 11th, “As the tight monetary policy led by the U.S. Federal Reserve is nearing its end, the gold […] -
China's E-commerce Take Over Global Market, Shopee Beats Amazon Chinese e-commerce companies are relentlessly waging a global market share war. As of January, seven of the top 10 global e-commerce applications for monthly users were Chinese companies or had Chinese capital invested. According to the Nikkei on the 11th, a study by U.S. research firm Sensor Tower showed that Sea’s Shopee in Singapore topped […] -
Former Goldman Sachs Exec Spills Crypto Secrets: What's in Raoul Pal's Portfolio? Raoul Pal, a former executive at the global investment bank Goldman Sachs and currently the CEO of financial services company Real Vision, has revealed his cryptocurrency asset portfolio. On the 8th, Pal appeared on the cryptocurrency YouTube channel “Crypto Banter,” stating that about 90% of his assets are in the cryptocurrency sector. Pal is one […] -
Trump Rallies for Tariffs: Promises Tough Stance on China Trade Former President Donald Trump has signaled that if he retakes the White House, he will use “high tariffs” as a weapon in tough negotiations with China and others, stating, “I firmly believe in tariffs.” Trump, who is virtually confirmed as the Republican presidential candidate, said in an interview with an economy media CNBC on the […] -
China's Electric Car Empire: Exports Soar Past 1 Million Mark China’s electric vehicle (EV) exports have rapidly increased over the past few years. China is expected to accelerate its EV exports by leveraging its competitive pricing. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) and the electric vehicle industry on the 12th, the total number of new energy vehicles (NEVs) exported from China, including EVs […] -
Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Breaks Records: Fastest Electric Vehicle on the Road Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG has announced that its Taycan Turbo GT with the Weissach package has become the fastest electric vehicle to be produced. Porsche’s development driver, Lars Kern, set a new record in the electric vehicle category capable of driving public roads on February 23 by recording a lap time of 1 […] -
Amazon Steps Up E-commerce Game with AI Shopping Assistant Analysts predict that Amazon will upgrade its online shopping and data competitiveness in the age of generative AI. Park Yeon Ju, a researcher at Mirae Asset Securities, said, “The introduction of advanced generative AI technology in the next 2-3 years is expected to alleviate various inconveniences that users experience during online shopping, accelerating the growth […]
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