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Kentucky reached another stage in developing an electric vehicle battery sector, with groundbreaking for a $2 billion plant by a Japanese company that will create 2,000 full-time jobs. The Envision AESC factory at Bowling Green in south-central Kentucky will produce battery cells and modules that will power electric vehicles produced by multiple automakers. “The EV batteries will be in vehicles all around the world, and we’re pretty proud they’re going to be made right here in Kentucky,” Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said at the groundbreaking event with state and local officials. Envision AESC U.S. Managing Director Jeff Deaton said the state and local support reflects a “shared ambition to be national leaders in the e-mobility transformation in the United States.” The Bowling Green operation is expected to power up to…

Discounted prices, car-share programs and at least one million more public charging stations are among the ways California will try to make electric cars easier to buy and drive as it phases out the sale of gas-powered cars. But the state won’t force automakers to participate in any equity programs designed to ensure people of all income levels can buy electric cars. “This rule had the opportunity to really set the path for lower income households to have increased access and affordability (for) electric vehicles, but it missed the mark,” said Roman Partida-Lopez, legal counsel for transportation equity with The Greenlining Institute. Instead, car companies will get extra credit toward their sales quotas if they make cars available to car share or other programs aimed at disadvantaged Californians. Democratic Gov.…

From fire departments to governments, from school districts to corporations, from local utilities to grassroots organizers around the world, Twitter at its best is a tool to get a message out quickly, efficiently, directly. It’s also a constant risk-and-reward calculation. A recent bombshell whistleblower report from Twitter’s former head of security alleges that the social media company has been negligently lax on cybersecurity and privacy protections for its users for years. While worrisome for anyone on Twitter, the revelations could be especially concerning for those who use it to reach constituencies, get news out about emergencies and for political dissidents and activists in the crosshairs of hackers or their own governments. “We tend to look at these companies as large, well-resourced entities who know what they’re doing — but you…

Federal regulators have sued a data broker they accuse of selling sensitive geolocation data from millions of mobile devices, information that can be used to identify people and track their movements to and from sensitive locations, including reproductive health clinics, homeless shelters and places of worship. Federal Trade Commission sued Idaho-based Kochava Inc. amid a charged debate over the privacy of individuals who may be seeking an abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in June ending the constitutional protections for abortion. Although it’s not the first case the FTC has brought against a data broker, experts say it is the first one involving health care data and referencing reproductive health clinics. “This is potentially a big deal,” Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy,…

The return of dragons on the small screen has been a huge hit. Now it’s time for the return of the elves and dwarves. Amazon Studios is launching “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” an ambitious, years-in-the-making and very expensive salvo that will go head-to-head with another costly streaming fantasy epic: HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spinoff “House of the Dragon,” which recently became the most-watched series premiere in HBO history. The series is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings and asides about Middle-earth’s Second Age, which preceded the Third Age’s “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” films and books. Tolkien’s grandson, Simon Tolkien, was a creative consultant. “We say Tolkien sort of left a series of stars in the sky. Our job was to connect the dots and…

Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market, the two companies said this week. The plant’s site is still undecided, but construction will begin in early 2023, with mass production of advanced lithium-ion battery cells to start by the end of 2025, they said. The joint venture is to be set up this year, with the closing of the deal subject to regulatory approval. “Our joint venture with Honda, which has significant brand reputation, is yet another milestone in our mid- to long-term strategy of promoting electrification in the fast-growing North American market,” said LG Energy Solution Chief Executive Youngsoo Kwon. The plant will…

When Steve Jobs took to the stage on January 9, 2007, to unveil the iPhone, a touchscreen phone with a built-in camera and web browser, the world changed forever. Fifteen years on, it continues to shape our lives, unlocking possibilities we never imagined would be possible. LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY There’s no denying that the iPhone has changed the world. From the day it was introduced, the technology has taken an increasingly more forceful role in our day-to-day lives, and now it seems impossible to get by without an Apple device in our pockets. From communication to work to health and fitness, the iPhone has changed it all. Single and ready to find a new partner? There’s an app for that. Struggling to monitor your diabetes? There’s an app and wearable device…

Drone detection technology is now being tested at Los Angeles International Airport, federal and local officials said. The technology detects, tracks and identifies drones entering restricted airspace around LAX, which is the second U.S. airport to test the system, said Keith Jeffries, the Transportation Security Administration security director at the airport. Miami International Airport was selected in 2021 as the first test site. U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-California, said that according to the Department of Homeland Security there have been 2,000 drone sightings near airports since 2021. “The most obvious risks to our airports and the traveling public is the difficulty pilots have seen and avoiding drones while flying,” Roybal-Allard said. “The mere sight of a drone at an airport can cause significant disruption.” Last year there were 50 reports…

The parent company of social media platform Snapchat said that it is letting go of 20% of its staff as it reorganizes and tries to reduce costs in the face of declining sales. In a letter to staff posted on Snap Inc.’s website, CEO Evan Spiegel said sales were not keeping up with earlier projections. “Unfortunately, given our current lower rate of revenue growth, it has become clear that we must reduce our cost structure to avoid incurring significant ongoing losses,” Spiegel wrote. Spiegel said Snap was restructuring its business to focus on community growth, revenue growth and augmented reality. Anything that doesn’t contribute to those three areas “will be discontinued or receive substantially reduced investment,” Spiegel said. Last fall, Snap said its ad sales were being hurt by a…

Genre: Alternative Number of Songs: 10 Price: $9.99 Will Of The People Muse “It was nice to actually find something that we weren’t good at, and actually try and get really good at it,” Muse singer Matt Bellamy told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about how the British rock band made their recent single “Kill or Be Killed”, which sets the tone for the group’s new LP. FIVE FACTS: 1. “It feels a bit closer to reality this time,” Bellamy remarked about the dystopian themes of much previous Muse material. 2. “Something’s going on in the West – a kind of collapse,” Bellamy said about the subject of the new album’s title track. 3. Bellamy says that the song “Ghosts (How Can I Move On)” directly expresses “the tragedy of what…

For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched “National Cinema Day” to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office. The Cinema Foundation, a non-profit arm of the National Association of Theater Owners, on Sunday announced that Sept. 3 will be a nationwide discount day in more than 3,000 theaters and on more than 30,000 screens. Major chains, including AMC and Regal Cinemas, are participating, as are all major film studios. In participating theaters, tickets will be no more than $3 for every showing, in every format. Labor Day weekend is traditionally one of the slowest weekends in theaters. This year, the August lull has been especially acute for exhibitors. Cineworld, which owns Regal…

Warren Buffett’s company has trimmed its stake in Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD for the first time since it bought the shares in 2008, an investment that has soared in value. Berkshire Hathaway said in a regulatory filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange that it had sold 1.33 million of its BYD shares for roughly $47 million ($368.8 million Hong Kong dollars). Berkshire paid $232 million for the 225 million BYD shares it bought in 2008. By the end of last year, the value of those shares had ballooned to nearly $7.7 billion. The success of the BYD investment is one example of why so many investors follow Buffett’s moves closely because he has a remarkably successful track record over the decades. BYD said in an earnings…

Some 150 artworks from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York this fall and are expected to bring in more than $1 billion in total, Christie’s and Allen’s estate announced. The works to be auctioned span 500 years of art history from Old Masters to the giants of modern art, Christie’s said, adding that all proceeds will go to philanthropy. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates, died from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2018. In his lifetime he gave more than $2 billion to causes including ocean health, homelessness and advancing scientific research. Highlights of the upcoming sale include Paul Cézanne’s “La Montagne Sainte-Victoire,” completed in 1890 and estimated to sell for more than $100 million, and…

A House oversight subcommittee asked regulators and industry leaders to explain what they are doing to stop cryptocurrency fraud and other scams perpetrated on consumers. Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, head of the Economic and Consumer Policy subcommittee, asked leaders of the Treasury Department, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Federal Trade Commission for more information on the steps they are taking to curb the growth of fraud and consumer abuse linked to cryptocurrencies. The inquiries come as the cryptocurrency market has seen immense volatility, as bitcoin lost nearly half its value at one point this year and other cryptocurrencies fell even more. “Despite these vulnerabilities, the federal government has been slow to curb cryptocurrency scams and fraud. Existing federal regulations do not comprehensively or clearly cover cryptocurrencies…

Best Buy posted lower fiscal second-quarter profits and sales as the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain struggled with weakening consumer demand for gadgets and high costs that rippled through its supply chain. But the results, announced on Tuesday, were above analysts’ expectations. That pushed shares up more than 2% higher in early afternoon trading. Best Buy’s sales during the height of the pandemic were fueled by oversized spending from shoppers who were splurging on gadgets to help them work from home or help their kids with virtual learning. Last year, spending also got a boost from government stimulus support. So like many retailers, Best Buy entered the year expecting that financial results would be weaker than in 2021 as stimulus disappeared and shoppers would brace more normal pre-pandemic lifestyles. But…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up in an attempt to connect mobile devices through a network of satellites, providing coverage to even the most isolated places. Under the plan, T-Mobile’s wireless network would be routed through SpaceX Starlink satellites that are in low Earth orbit. T-Mobile said that the vast majority of smartphones already on its network will be compatible with the new service using the device’s existing radio. The companies are looking to provide text coverage, including SMS, MMS and participating messaging apps, nearly everywhere in the continental U.S., Hawaii, parts of Alaska, Puerto Rico and territorial waters starting with a beta in select areas by the end of next year. They want to add voice and data coverage at a later time. T-Mobile and SpaceX say…

by Joseph Kosinski Genre: Action & Adventure Released: 2022 Price: $19.99 Top Gun: Maverick More than 30 years after graduating from the TOPGUN school, United States Navy Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is renowned as a top naval aviator. However, ghosts of his past return after he meets Lieutenant Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller). FIVE FACTS: 1. This is the long-awaited sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, arriving 36 years after that film. 2. Rooster is the son of Lieutenant Nick “Goose” Bradshaw, Maverick’s wingman in the original film. 3. However, Goose himself does not appear in Top Gun: Maverick, with the character having passed away. 4. Cruise insisted on genuine – rather than CGI – aircraft being used in Top Gun: Maverick’s aerial sequences. 5. Quentin Tarantino praised the…