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Bosch logo is seen on a bike during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/ File Photo
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Bosch, Tenstorrent to collaborate on standardizing automotive chips

Plans include developing a standard method to use a building block of modern chips to create systems that can power vehicles with varying...

ScottishPower chief executive Keith Anderson will meet Sir Keir Starmer on Friday (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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ScottishPower aims £12bn more at UK clean energy after Labour solar farms row

The investment comes alongside £8 billion from Danish energy giant Orsted and £2.5 billion from offshore wind power firm GreenVolt.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows moored boats at the dry banks of Rio Amazonas during a drought in Santarem, Para state, Brazil October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo
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Drought blocks shipping in another grains corridor in northern Brazil

Brazil's Amport reports grain transport on Tapajos waterway halted due to severe drought and low water levels in northern Brazil.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Westinghouse Electric Corp. is pictured at the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE), the trade fair event for the global nuclear community in Villepinte near Paris, France, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Italy eyes Westinghouse, EDF as partners for nuclear-power firm: sources

Italy is considering Westinghouse or EDF as international partners for a state-backed company to build advanced nuclear reactors.

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. .  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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GM offering new home energy storage options for US EV owners

GM is offering electric vehicle owners a home storage option to store and transfer solar energy, part of the company's sales pitch to...

FILE PHOTO: Aerial photo shows farmers planting corn in the Kunjang rice fields, Kediri, East Java province, Indonesia, April 10, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Muhammad Mada/via REUTERS /File Photo
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Indonesia’s Prabowo to expand farmland by 3 million hectares for self-sufficiency

Indonesia's incoming president, Prabowo Subianto, vows to achieve food self-sufficiency in four years.

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla Model 3 vehicle drives using FSD (Full Self-Driving) in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 18, 2023.     REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla gambles on ‘black box’ AI tech for robotaxis

Tesla's upcoming robotaxi reveal may showcase risky "black box" AI tech, lacking the safety transparency found in lidar-equipped competitors.

FILE PHOTO: Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda speaks at a briefing on the company's strategies on battery EVs in Tokyo, Japan December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
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Shift to EV-only future would spell job losses, Toyota chairman warns

A shift to an electric vehicle-only future could result in job losses for those in engine-related technology.

Cars produced by Chinese automaker Chery are on display at a dealership in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 30, 2024.  REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
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China’s Chery assembles cars in Russian plants vacated by Western rivals

Chinese carmaker Chery has started assembling cars in Russia for sale in the country at three factories vacated by Western rivals including Volkswagen...

China's massive solar industry, which enjoys strong support from the state, makes eight of every 10 solar panels in the world (AFP)
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China’s solar goes from supremacy to oversupply

China's solar industry, bolstered by state support, faces challenges from foreign tariffs and intense domestic price competition.

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