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Tech Finance - What Industries Are Most Affected by the Trade War With China?
By Nathan Reiff Updated May 13, 2019 On May 10, the U.S. hiked tariffs on Chinese goods worth $200 billion from 10% to 25%, jeopardizing a trade deal currently being negotiated by the t......view more
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NVIDIA Opens New Research Lab for Teaching Robots to Safely Work Alongside Humans
The aim of the lab is to enable the next generation of robots to safely work alongside humans. NVIDIA is opening a new robotics research lab in Seattle to drive breakthrough robotics research mostly in mastering a kitchen. The aim of the lab is to ......view more
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SGL Carbon produces prototypes of fully integrated composite battery enclosures for NIO; battery swa
In collaboration with SGL Carbon, Chinese automotive manufacturer NIO has developed prototypes for battery enclosures made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) for its NIO high performance electric vehicles. The battery enclosure is extremely lightweight, stable and safe. ......view more
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Soitec’s EpiGaN Acquisition Expands GaN Substrate Portfolio
Soitec announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EpiGaN , a European supplier of GaN epitaxial wafer materials. The acquisition will be for €30M in cash, plus an additional earn-out payment based on completion of certain milestones. EpiGaN’s GaN produc......view more
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China steps up support for debt financing in green projects
China will support the issuance of debt financing instruments in the pilot zones for green finance to facilitate green projects, the central bank has said. Non-financial firms in the green finance pilot zones will be encouraged to issue a variety of debt financing instruments in......view more
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NVIDIA Opens New Research Lab for Teaching Robots to Safely Work Alongside Humans
NVIDIA is opening a new robotics research lab in Seattle to drive breakthrough robotics research mostly in mastering a kitchen. The aim of the lab is to enable the next generation of robots to safely work alongside humans. Fully integrated systems “In the past, r......view more
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Trade War boosting US electronics production
US electronics production has been showing steady growth while China’s is decelerating, says Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence (SI). The three-month-average change in US electronics production versus a year ago (3/12) in March 2019 was 6.2%, the 12th consecutive month of gro......view more
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Asia markets face more pain after China retaliates with higher tariffs
Hong Kong (CNN Business)The escalating trade war between the United States and China is causing fresh pain for global investors. Wall Street's rout extended to Asia on Tuesday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng ( HSI ) fell 1.7% in afternoon trading. The Shanghai Compos......view more
