The race for next-gen EV batteries may soon pivot to semi-solid-state

The race for next-gen EV batteries may soon pivot to semi-solid-state

Car batteries at a factory in Nanjing in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Str | Afp | Getty Images PARIS, France — The push to commercialize solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) is well underway, but analysts say auto giants could be on the cusp of turning to a different kind of transformative science. Solid-state batteries … Read more

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google leaders meet with White House to talk AI

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google leaders meet with White House to talk AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during a fireside chat organized by Softbank Ventures Asia in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google and several American power and utility companies met Thursday at the White House to discuss the future of artificial intelligence … Read more

How the massive power draw of generative AI is overtaxing our grid

How the massive power draw of generative AI is overtaxing our grid

Thanks to the artificial intelligence boom, new data centers are springing up as quickly as companies can build them. This has translated into huge demand for power to run and cool the servers inside. Now concerns are mounting about whether the U.S. can generate enough electricity for the widespread adoption of AI, and whether our … Read more

Politics playing a role in EV adoption: Michigan Gov. Whitmer

Politics playing a role in EV adoption: Michigan Gov. Whitmer

The future of the electric vehicle is a critical issue for the U.S. auto industry and its home base of Detroit, Michigan. It’s also increasingly becoming a political issue, according to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The Biden administration’s support of EV adoption includes the Inflation Reduction Act, now at odds with Donald Trump’s promise to … Read more