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For the first time in US history, US-made wind and solar components are now cheaper than imports, according to a new study. US-made wind and solar Dartmouth and Princeton researchers just released a study called, “Effects of Renewable Energy Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act on Technology Costs, Materials Demand, and Labor” that was funded by the BlueGreen Alliance, which unites labor unions and environmental organizations. The report examines the estimated impacts the Inflation…

Xiaomi's Indian arm will start making wireless audio products in the country through a partnership with electronics manufacturer Optiemus in a push to further localise its operations, the company said on Monday.Xiaomi India will make its first local audio gadget at Optiemus Electronics' factory in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, the company said in a statement, reiterating that it was targeting a 50 percent increase in the production of components locally sourced by 2025.The push comes as the manufacturer of the…

Although far from being fully omniscient, the rise of AIOps platforms has raised questions about how they operate and their advantages. Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations is commonly referred to as AIOps. Other terms you may be familiar with include IT Operations Analytics (ITOA), Cognitive Operations, and Algorithmic IT Operations. Application of big data analytics and machine learning across several layers of IT operations data is known as AIOps. The objective is to automate IT operations, intelligently spot…

By Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) April 22, 2023Researchers have developed a powerful and easier-to-manufacture memristor based on halide perovskite nanocrystals, which combines data storage and processing like brain cells. This technology aims to enhance parallel processing of large amounts of data with greater energy efficiency, rather than replacing classical computer architecture.Enhancing computing through the use of perovskite nanocrystals.Despite the advancements in…

Western companies were quick to shutter operations in Russia after the country's military invasion of Ukraine last February. But U.S. and European microelectronic tech continues to power the Kremlin's war.Key components from more than a dozen Western countries have been found in the military equipment used by Russian forces in Ukraine, according to research from the British academic journal Royal United Services Institute. A separate report from the nonprofit research group Conflict Armament Research analyzed the…

Last Updated: April 12, 2023, 02:30 ISTCanada has been making a big push into batteries for electric vehicles, touting tax incentives, bountiful critical minerals and clean energy to attract auto makers. (Image: Reuters File)The complex "will be a high-volume manufacturing hub for North American EV productionFord announced an investment of Can$1.8 billion (US$1.3 billion) Tuesday to retool its Canadian assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario to make electric vehicles and batteries for the North American market.The complex…

While many electric cars offer advanced driver assistance tech these days, most of those boil down to a few different technologies working together — like lane-keeping and adaptive cruise control. Generally, they work quite well. Together, they can essentially allow a car to drive itself on the highway under the right conditions. But companies are also working on the next generation of self-driving cars, and there’s been no company more public about this than Tesla, which offers its Full Self-Driving tech. But while…

Microsoft is celebrating Earth Day with a new, environmentally-friendly Xbox controller. Dubbed the Remix Special Edition, the gamepad is largely made up of recycled plastics and other reclaimed materials. The Xbox Wireless Controller Remix Special Edition will launch on April 18, just a few days ahead of Earth Day on April 22. It wil retail for $85, which is significantly more than a standard Xbox controller. However, it comes with some extras that might make that price tag sound more reasonable. The main…

The money value of all the final goods and services that all the producers are willing to supply in a given time period in an economy is known as Aggregate Supply. Also, when we express aggregate supply in physical terms, then it is an economy’s total output of goods and services. The value of total output is distributed among the factors of production in the form of rent, wages, profit, and interest, and the sum of these factor incomes at domestic and national level is known as National Income. Hence, it can be said that…

Without putting too much thought into it, when thinking of getting yourself a new pair of wireless earbuds the mind kind of heads straight in the direction of Apple’s omnipresent white AirPods — especially if you’re an Apple user. But when deciding on which pair of AirPods is best for you, the main choices are the latest generations of the company’s two offerings, the AirPods 3 and the AirPods Pro 2. But which should you choose? The classic, semi-open designed third-generation AirPods received a major update in 2021…