Mazda Motor Corporation announced plans to make all of its factories carbon neutral by 2035. The automaker currently only sells one compliance-level EV and plans to continue to sell combustion vehicles into next decade. Mazda has mentioned plans for three new EVs by 2025, built on the its existing EV technology, along with five hybrids and five PHEVs.
Apple's press release and preview page say that the OS will support "iPhone 8 and later." That means that the new update won't be compatible with phones using Apple A9 or A10 chips, including the iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, the first-gen iPhone SE, and the seventh-generation iPod Touch.
iOS 16 official list of compatible devices:
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
iPhone X, XR, and XS series
iPhone 11 and 11 Pro series
iPhone 12 and 12 Pro series
iPhone 13 and 13 Pro series
iPhone SE (second generation) and newer
Mayflower Autonomous Ship completed 2,700-mile trip from UK to Canada. Solar-powered trimaran navigated by artificial intelligence created by IBM. Ship was designed to show development of technology in centuries since Pilgrim Fathers set sail for New World. It had been due to go to Massachusetts in USA, but was diverted to Canada to investigate issues.
Sony and Honda announced plans to build electric vehicles together in March. Now, the companies are making the joint venture a separate business. Sony's CEO says it's a "possibility" the company may sell a stake or have an initial public offering. Sony wants to create a mobility system "centered around safety, entertainment and adaptability"
On Friday, Amazon stock closed at $2,447 a share. On Monday, the stock was almost $125 a share, a 5000% decline. But Amazon shareholders didn't lose a penny on Monday. That's because the company executed a 20-for-1 stock split, which means shareholders got 19 additional shares for every one they owned before Monday.
Binance Holdings Ltd. is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm is being probed for selling digital tokens just as the crypto exchange was getting off the ground. The BNB token is now the world's fifth-biggest. Binance says it will continue to meet all requirements set by regulators.
Apple announced iOS 16 at its developers conference. The operating system will debut this fall after spending the summer in beta testing. It will offer more personalization options, an improved lock screen with widgets, and some welcome updates to Messages. Apple-supplied wallpapers get a refresh with animated and Pride-themed choices.
“Right now, the crypto world is in crisis, having lost trillions of dollars. We’re in a bear market,” Deepak Chopra recently told CNBC at Gary Vaynerchuk’s “VeeCon” in Minneapolis.
But the wellness icon says now is a time for investors to focus on the long-term opportunity in financial markets, including crypto. Earlier this year, Chopra’s foundation partnered with crypto crowdfunding platform EarthFund to launch a collection of NFT tokens aimed at helping people achieve mental and emotional health.
BAYC Discord servers were briefly exploited today. The team caught and addressed it quickly. About 200 ETH worth of NFTs appear to have been impacted. This is not the first hack on the BAYC server with the most recent hack happening in late April. Hacks are becoming a theme in the crypto space and this is the latest example of this.
The person offering the Pixel 6a in advance (at a price in Malaysian currency equivalent to about $500) previously had posted the unboxing of the device on a TikTok video. Unlike the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro units sold, the Pixel 6a handsets do not appear to be prototypes and have simply been sold too early. That doesn't mean that it is okay for you to buy one and use it.
Panasonic Holdings Corp, which makes batteries for Tesla, said on Wednesday it had shipped samples of its more powerful 4680 format electric car battery to the U.S
Panasonic said mass production of the new battery is set to begin in its new fiscal year starting March next year at its plant in Wakayama in Japan, before production is moved to North America. His remarks at the presentation were the clearest indication Panasonic has given yet that it will build a new plant in the United States to feed Tesla's EV expansion plans.
Tesla shares dipped more than 9% on Friday after news that CEO Elon Musk plans a hiring freeze and 10% job cuts at his electric vehicle and renewable energy company. Cowen equity researchers lowered their Tesla vehicle delivery estimates on Friday, too, citing the impacts of stringent Covid lockdowns that hampered production at Tesla’s Shanghai factory.