Tesla CEO Elon Musk believes Chinese carmakers are the most competitive in the world, Bloomberg writes, citing the entrepreneur's statement at the World New Energy Car Congress online forum. "I have great respect for many Chinese automakers for adopting electric vehicle technology," the agency quoted Musk as saying in a speech that lasted just three minutes. He noted that the strength of Chinese...

Video service TikTok has announced a host of resources designed to help users struggling with mental health issues. The announcement of the new support services came after The Wall Street Journal published a story about Instagram's harmful effects on teenage girls. Short video sharing service TikTok announced a slew of services designed to help users struggling with mental health issues. The...

The Orca complex, built near Reykjavik by the Swiss company Climeworks together with the Icelandic project Carbfix, has begun work on the utilization of greenhouse carbon dioxide by its mineralization, Reuters reports. The complex is expected to be able to utilize up to 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year when it reaches full capacity, which is equivalent to the emissions of 790 cars. Orca...

Japanese carmaker Toyota announced that it plans to invest $13.5 billion in the development and production of batteries for electric vehicles by 2030. The company announced this at a meeting with investors and the press, which was dedicated to electric cars and batteries for them. Nine billion of this amount will go toward building plants to produce such batteries. Toyota didn't say how many...

International energy concern Uniper has concluded an agreement with the port of Rotterdam, under which the company will produce "green" hydrogen on the port territory in the Netherlands, according to a press release from Uniper. "Energy company Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have entered into an agreement to develop green hydrogen production at Uniper's Maasvlakte site... This...

Swedish company Hybrit announced delivery of the world's first batch of steel to a customer that did not use coking coal in its production. As noted in the statement of Hybrit, production of this batch used hydrogen instead of coal. The order for "green" steel was placed by truck manufacturer Volvo AB. Hybrit (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology) was created in 2016 by steel company...

DHL Express will add all-electric aircraft to its fleet. The company has ordered 12 airliners from Israeli start-up Eviation to reduce emissions. By 2050, it expects to reduce its emissions to zero. Freight delivery specialist DHL Express has decided to add all-electric aircraft to its fleet, according to the operator's website. The company has ordered 12 freighters from Israeli startup Eviation,...

Alphabet has created a new company to develop software for robots. It has emerged from X, a division in which the company tests bold ideas and designs. Google's parent company Alphabet has spun off Intrinsic, which develops software for robots, into a separate subsidiary, says a blog post on the website of X, Alphabet's unit for testing and verifying new ideas and technologies, under which...

Amnesty International experts have found that iPhones can be compromised and sensitive data stolen from them using hacking software that does not require the phone owner to click on a malicious link. Apple smartphones can be hacked using hacker software that does not require the user to click on a malicious link. Amnesty International pointed this out in a report on malware infections on iPhones...