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Joe Holding swaps batteries for bites
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (106+ words) The Star Joe Holding swaps batteries for bites When a public company says it wishes to venture into a new area of business, it often raises eyebrows. Such companies typically come to market with clear business objectives. Play, subscribe and…...
Space X begins installing equipment at Texas facility, eyes year-end production, sources say
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (238+ words) TAIPEI, April "10 (Reuters) - Space X has begun installing equipment at its "advanced chip packaging facility in Bastrop, Texas, as the "satellite and rocket company aims to begin production there by the end of this year, two sources familiar with the…...
Space X US$2 trillion valuation defies gravity
20+ hour, 35+ min ago (931+ words) SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk's Space X is seeking a US$1. 75 trillion valuation in its forthcoming initial public offering (IPO). How far into the stratosphere is that? Going by common Wall Street metrics, the answer is, way out there. Space X…...
Demand underpins positive outlook
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (422+ words) PETALING JAYA: The utilities sector is expected to stay firmly in favour this year, underpinned by rising electricity demand. According to Kenanga Research, demand will come from the fast-expanding data centre industry, fresh generation capacity tenders and a broader transmission…...
Intel joins Musk's Terafab AI chip project to power humanoid, data center goals
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (332+ words) April 7 (Reuters) - Intel said on "Tuesday it will partner with Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip complex project "alongside Space X and Tesla to help produce processors powering the tech "billionaire's robotics and data center ambitions. Intel's shares jumped nearly 3% after…...
New Zealand electric vehicle sales soar during petrol price pinch
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (258+ words) WELLINGTON: Electric vehicle sales in New Zealand more than tripled in March according to official government figures released this week. Sales data released by the New Zealand Transport Agency showed 3, 108 electric vehicle registrations in March, up from 921 in February. The…...
Proton reaffirms commitment to strengthen Malaysia's automotive ecosystem
1+ week, 1+ day ago (363+ words) SHAH ALAM: Proton Holdings Bhd has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Malaysia's automotive ecosystem and supporting the long-term development of automotive industrialisation in the country. Chairman Tan Sri Syed Faisal Albar said Proton, as Malaysia's homegrown automotive brand with over…...
Prabowo sets 100 GW solar power target
1+ week, 2+ day ago (411+ words) JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto has announced an ambitious plan to generate 100 GW of solar-based electricity within just three years. Speaking at the Japan-Indonesia Forum in Tokyo on Monday, Prabowo laid out the target before an audience of Japanese business leaders,…...
Hi Mobility moves up a gear
1+ week, 5+ day ago (135+ words) When Hi Mobility Bhd went public, the Lim family, led by tycoon Lim Han Weng, offered investors exposure to a fast-growing bus operations business. Read full story Hi Mobility moves up a gear WHEN HI Mobility Bhd That has paid…...
China - Global car industry innovator
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (159+ words) The Star China - Global car industry innovator A CHINESE-MADE Leapmotor C10 was travelling down Germany's fast-moving Autobahn last year when the driver-assistance system braked sharply and jolted it to the side, as if boxed in by scooters in a crowded China…...