A US battery recycler lands a massive $1.1B EV metals deal
A US battery recycler lands a massive $1.1B EV metals deal

Massachusetts-based critical metals refining company Nth Cycle has signed a 10-year agreement valued at about $1.1 billion with global commodities trader Trafigura to supply refined battery metals.

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I met Olaf — the Frozen robot who might be the future of Disney Parks
I met Olaf — the Frozen robot who might be the future of Disney Parks

You know Olaf. Before KPop Demon Hunters, before the Wicked movies, it was Disney’s Frozen that blasted show tunes like “Let It Go” and “Into the Unknown” into our lives. My little girls loved belting those tunes. So when I met Olaf, the Disney Imagineering robot, I kept thinking: I can’t wait for my kids […]

Nvidia says China’s BYD and Geely will use its robotaxi platform
Nvidia says China’s BYD and Geely will use its robotaxi platform

Nvidia added two leading Chinese automakers, BYD and Geely, to its robotaxi program, as the chipmaker seeks to put its stamp on the growing autonomous vehicle market worldwide. At its GTC conference today, Nvidia announced that BYD and Geely, as well as Isuzu and Nissan, would use the chipmaker’s Drive Hyperion platform, which combines the […]

NVIDIA announces DLSS 5 with photorealistic lighting to change the future of gaming

NVIDIA has unveiled DLSS 5, a neural-rendering technology promising photorealistic lighting and materials for RTX 50-series GPUs.
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Don’t hold your breath for a Macbook Neo refresh with a touchscreen anytime soon

A touchscreen MacBook may sound appealing, but Apple is unlikely to add touch support anytime soon.
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Vineyard Wind 1 is finally fully built
Vineyard Wind 1 is finally fully built

Vineyard Wind 1 has now completed construction of all 62 of its offshore wind turbines, a major milestone for the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US.

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Sony’s AI graphics upscaling for PS5 Pro games is getting a big update tonight
Sony’s AI graphics upscaling for PS5 Pro games is getting a big update tonight

Sony’s upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology is rolling out to several titles on the PS5 Pro, including Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Silent Hill 2, and more. Digital Foundry got a chance to test some of them and found that the “new upscaler delivers the kind of upgrade we were looking for […]

Jackery 3,072Wh HomePower 3000 station down at $1,099 in flash sale, Husqvarna iQ series robotic mowers from new $1,550 low, more
Jackery 3,072Wh HomePower 3000 station down at $1,099 in flash sale, Husqvarna iQ series robotic mowers from new $1,550 low, more

Kicking off this week’s Green Deals is Jackery’s 72-hour St. Paddy’s flash sale that is taking up to $1,400 off four offers – two power stations and two expansion batteries – like the HomePower 3000 Portable Power Station down at $1,099 for the best pr…

Aventon launches high-end full-suspension electric mountain bike at half the cost of the big names
Aventon launches high-end full-suspension electric mountain bike at half the cost of the big names

Aventon has just unveiled its latest electric mountain bike, the new Current, bringing a full-suspension eMTB platform to the company’s lineup that blends trail-ready performance with the connected tech features Aventon has been steadily building into …

Volvo is killing its smallest EV in the US, but the rest of the world can still get it
Volvo is killing its smallest EV in the US, but the rest of the world can still get it

Volvo will pull its smallest, most-affordable EV from the US market at the end of this model year, reports The Drive.

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