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Eagle Graphite and University of British Columbia partner on development of silicon-modified anodes

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Flake graphite accounts for approximately 40% of global natural graphite supply. The supply of flake graphite is concentrated primarily in China and Mozambique, with Brazil, North Korea, Canada and India accounting for nearly all of the remainder of production.

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Tesla signs lithium supply agreement with China-based company 

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The American automaker has been strengthening its global supply chain to support localized production. In the United States, Tesla teamed up with Piedmont Lithium, which received approval to set up mining operations in North Carolina earlier this year. For electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the U.S.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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US sanctions targeting China's telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies have crippled the company, effectively forcing it out of the global smartphone market and now threatening its domestic phone business as well. They have also shrunk Huawei's market for fifth-generation wireless network infrastructure around the world.

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Aurus Senat limo that Putin gifted to Kim uses South Korean parts, data shows

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The imports point to Russia’s ongoing reliance on Western technology as it seeks to navigate Western attempts to cut it off from global supply chains as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine. It will start additional production in St Petersburg later this year at Toyota’s former factory.

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Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits – ET Auto

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Treasury has temporarily exempted graphite and other trace critical minerals from new strict rules barring materials from China and other countries deemed a Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC), including North Korea, Russia and Iran. ” The new rules, required under an August 2022 law, are designed to wean the U.S. .”

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Hyundai wants to re-badge EVs and sell them to GM: Here’s how it will work

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Two of the top-selling EV brands in the US are teaming up to overcome an uncertain market in 2025. Lee added the deal would pave the way for our entry into the North American commercial vehicle market. A new partnership to supply commercial EVs to GM would help the Korean automaker further expand in its most important market.

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Why Cyberwarfare Is Overhyped

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And finally, the Mirai botnet, which was created by three teenagers in order to basically get more market share for their Minecraft servers but ended up knocking the internet off for many people in the United States. It is part of global upcode that nations are allowed to spy on each other. I mean, it’s amazing.

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