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- Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt receives a $14 billion order from VW Mon, 15 Mar 21, 11:30pmNorthvolt, the Swedish battery manufacturer which raised $1 billion in financing from investors led by Goldman Sachs and Volkswagen back in 2019, has signed a massive $14 billion battery order with VW for the next 10 years...
- Samsung’s upcycling program is designed to give new life to old tech Tue, 12 Jan 21, 2:53amIn the world of annual refresh cycles, there’s always been a big question mark around what to do with all of the old tech we too readily abandon. There are a number of options for disposing and recycling these objects that...
- Samsung Securities pledges no further financial backing for Adani coal after protest Fri, 17 Jul 20, 4:19pmSamsung group company responds to protesters targeting electronics brand saying it will give no more financing to ‘any of Adani’s coal projects’
- Samsung investment in Adani's Australian coal operation prompts call for boycott Thu, 16 Jul 20, 1:03pmActivists protest at Samsung Electronics store in Sydney over debt purchase by affiliate Samsung Securities
- Samsung will sell a refurbished version of the Note 7 to address environmental concerns Tue, 28 Mar 17, 8:46amThe final chapter of Samsung’s lengthy Note 7 saga apparently has yet to be written. Following pressure from environmental groups that culminated with a on-site protester at the company’s Mobile World Congress...
- Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and others accused of using battery parts mined with child labor Thu, 21 Jan 16, 1:26amThe cobalt in your smartphone’s battery could have been sourced with child labor, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The human rights organization traced the sale of cobalt, a main component in lithium-ion...
- Samsung TVs appear less energy efficient in real life than in tests Thu, 1 Oct 15, 6:30pmEU may ban ‘defeat devices’ after laboratory tests raise questions over whether some TVs could be set up to game efficiency tests
- Samsung wants to blanket the entire planet with internet using 4,600 satellites Wed, 19 Aug 15, 3:00amFacebook isn’t the only corporation with its eyes on the prize of universal Internet access. Samsung recently published an R&D report, which proposes the creation of a global network of thousands of microsatellites,...
- Samsung designs “see-through” trucks to make the roads safer Tue, 23 Jun 15, 4:00amMost of us have been there at one time or another; stuck behind a truck on a narrow two lane road with the choice between cruising impatiently at the back or taking a potentially hideous risk of blindly overtaking...
- Facebook to test its enormous internet-beaming solar drone this summer Wed, 1 Apr 15, 1:02amAs part of their ambitious plan to bring internet connectivity to the estimated 1.1 to 2.8 billion people who are currently unable to access the internet, Facebook plans to conduct tests of a solar-powered drone this summer...
- Pavegen’s kinetic walkway in South African mall will power rural villages Thu, 26 Mar 15, 5:02amSamsung and Pavegen have collaborated to give shoppers in Sandton City shopping mall a positive take on renewable energy, as part of Samsung’s ‘What If I Can’ campaign.
- Samsung’s $30,000 Dream Doghouse gives your posh pooch a hot tub and treadmill Fri, 13 Mar 15, 12:32amSamsung has unveiled a $30,000, two room "Dream Doghouse" that provides your thoroughly pampered pooch with a hot tub, astroturf-covered treadmill, paw-operated food dispenser, velour upholstery and a wall-mounted tablet...
- European Union Approves Universal Cell Phone Charger Law, Cutting 51,000 Tons of E-Waste Every Year Thu, 20 Mar 14, 1:29amImage via Shutterstock Chances are, if you have owned more than one mobile phone in your life there is a drawer in your home dedicated to a collection of defunct chargers...
- EU Parliament Passes Law Requiring Mobile Phones to Power Up with a Universal Charger Thu, 20 Mar 14, 1:29amImage via Shutterstock Chances are, if you have owned more than one mobile phone in your life there is a drawer in your home dedicated to a collection of defunct chargers...
- Tesla Buys Nearly 2 Billion Panasonic Lithium-ion Battery Cells Thu, 31 Oct 13, 3:01amTesla and Panasonic just announced a new agreement that will allow Panasonic to expand its supply of automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to the EV manufacturer...