A corporate deal that protected the Amazon from soy farming starts to show cracksBrazilian soy farmers are expanding into the Amazon, exploiting a loophole in the Amazon Soy Moratorium that excludes secondary forests. Th...
20 Jun, 2025, 03.45 PM IST
Funding freeze pushes Harvard to the brink: Job cuts and euthanizing research animals now on the table, say shocked scientistsHarvard University faces a severe crisis as the Trump administration froze over $2.2 billion in federal funding, forcing research suspensio...
17 Apr, 2025, 07.50 PM IST
Who is He Xiaopeng? Dubbed the Chinese Elon Musk, he has made Chinese cars outsmart the auto industry in the U.S. and EUHe Xiaopeng, dubbed the "Chinese Elon Musk," is making waves in the EV world with XPeng Motors. China's EV market is booming, with NEVs com...
17 Apr, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and ChinaAuto manufacturers at the Paris Motor Show are unveiling more affordable and tech-rich electric vehicles. Chinese firms like Leapmotor and ...
15 Oct, 2024, 07.28 AM IST
Next-gen digital dashboards: How smart displays are transforming modern carsYour car has a smart screen that could rival a cockpit — sensors, intuitive interfaces, phone integration and infotainment. Fasten your sea...
26 Apr, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
Car giants vie for EV crown at Beijing's Auto China showBeijing's Auto China show, which lasts until May 4, sees dozens of firms square off in a bid to draw customers at one of the country's bigg...
25 Apr, 2024, 06.14 PM IST
Xpeng to launch cheaper EV brand amid fierce China price competitionModels of the brand, to be launched within the next month, will be priced between 100,000 yuan and 150,000 yuan ($14,000-$21,000), Xpeng Ch...
17 Mar, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
Chinese EV maker Xpeng to hire 4,000, invest in AIThe additional employees would represent a 25% expansion of the Volkswagen-backed EV maker's workforce from the latest headcount of 15,829 ...
19 Feb, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
How China became ground zero for the auto chip shortageutomotive chip order times remain long around the world, but brokers like Pang and thousands like him are focusing on China, which has beco...
19 Jul, 2022, 09.52 AM IST
The quest to replicate Tesla’s success keeps EV mania aliveFor startups aiming to mimic Musk’s success and for traditional carmakers struggling to disrupt themselves, most lingering doubts about fut...
19 Dec, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
Elon Musk’s $139 billion fortune leads massive EV wealth gainsThat doesn’t take into account the ancillary parts required for electric cars. The top shareholders of battery maker Contemporary Amperex T...
03 Dec, 2020, 11.21 PM IST
Tesla accuses former employee of stealing self-driving tech and giving it to Chinese rivalIf He Xiaopeng can make Xpeng a viable EV maker, he’s promised to treat himself to an exploration vessel that can break ice and explore the...
23 Mar, 2019, 02.35 PM IST
Everybody wants to be the next Elon MuskA ground-breaking in Shanghai attended by Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk last week marked what will become the first factory in th...
16 Jan, 2019, 10.10 AM IST
Alibaba targets acquisition of online movie ticket sites"Within the group, there is already a momentum like the PayTm investment," He Xiaopeng, president of mobile business at Alibaba, told ET on...
09 Mar, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
Alibaba firm to pay Rs 50,000 a month to We-Media bloggers"In the ongoing year, UC News will select 1,000 high quality We-Media creators in India with a minimal payout of Rs 50,000 per month."
08 Mar, 2017, 05.18 PM IST
Alibaba's mobile business unit UCWeb to invest Rs 200 crore in India till 2019Alibaba Group's mobile business unit UCWeb will invest Rs 200 crore in India over the next two years for distributing content.
08 Mar, 2017, 04.37 PM IST
China must not make nuke aircraft carriers recklessly: ExpertThe comments followed reports that China plans to build nuclear power aircraft carriers in future to follow up the first carrier.
20 Dec, 2012, 09.52 PM IST