Business & Finance

A team of researchers affiliated with UNIST has successfully integrated artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the manufacturing process of lithium-ion battery cathode precursors, reducing defect rates and enhancing production efficiency. This advancement is expected to save over 2 billion won annually in production costs.... Read more

Loot boxes and gacha are gambling-like products inside video games that players buy to obtain random rewards. Concerns have been raised about consumers, particularly children, experiencing financial harm and developing gambling problems. The previous Conservative UK government asked the industry, represented by Ukie, to try self-regulating, rather than to impose... Read more

In several industrialized countries, governments are backing away from controversial building energy legislation that sought to ban oil and gas heating and replace them with fossil-free systems.... Read more

Salesforce is buying AI-powered cloud data management company Informatica in an approximately $8 billion deal.... Read more

Next-generation battery technologies play an important role in the energy and mobility transition. A research team from the Universities of Münster (Germany) and Cambridge (United Kingdom) and the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production (Fraunhofer FFB), Münster, has analyzed global competition in this field by comparing patents and innovation... Read more

When Kim Kardashian paid a fine in 2022 for promoting a crypto token without revealing she was paid for it, and Matt Damon told us that "fortune favors the brave," in a cryptocurrency ad, it became clear that crypto had crossed over into pop culture.... Read more

The troubled, $20 billion U.S. residential solar market's future rests on whether Senate Republicans will challenge their brethren in the House of Representatives and change provisions of the massive tax and spending bill that executives and analysts say would devastate the industry.... Read more

In the last several years, YouTube has become an increasingly formidable competitor to streaming services and entertainment studios, providing videos from amateur and professional creators, as well as livestreaming major events and NFL games.... Read more

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook can't seem to catch a break.... Read more

U.S. consumer demand for renewable energy continues to grow, with more solar panel capacity installed in 2024 than in 2023, which saw more than in 2022. But U.S. trade policy is in flux, and high tariffs have been imposed on imported solar panels, which may cause shortages.... Read more

Social media platform X was hit by a two-hour outage Saturday, prompting owner Elon Musk to say he needs to spend more time focusing on his companies.... Read more

Lashing out at Apple's plans to make most of its U.S. iPhones in India, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant starts building the product in its home country—a move that still seems unlikely to happen any time... Read more

Amazon says it has suspended plans for a massive data center in Becker, Minnesota, an announcement that comes after state lawmakers and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said they will reduce tax breaks for these projects.... Read more

It's not an official holiday—yet—but for many cryptocurrency enthusiasts "Bitcoin Pizza Day" is still special. Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of the first known use of cryptocurrency to buy real-world goods.... Read more

Jony Ive is renowned for crafting a meticulous product design aesthetic that shaped the tech cultural zeitgeist during a 27-year career at Apple.... Read more