TECHNOLOGY

The cost of an electric vehicle (EV) battery pack can vary depending on composition and chemistry.

In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti and Sabrina Lam use data from Benchmark Minerals Intelligence to showcase the different costs of battery cells on popular electric vehicles.

Size Matters

Some EV owners are taken by surprise when they discover the cost of replacing their batteries.

Depending on the brand and model of the vehicle, the cost of a new (more…)

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest chip producer, has signaled the downturn in semiconductor demand could end and possibly bottom in 2024. 

On a conference call with investors on Thursday, TSMC Chief Executive C.C. Wei told Morgan Stanley's Charlie Chan, "As I said, we do observe some early signs of demand stabilization in PCs and smartphone end market. Those two segments are the biggest segments for TSMC's business."  (more…)

Authored by Stephen Katte via The Epoch Times,

Social media platform Threads's ban on search terms related to COVID-19 is only temporary, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has revealed.

In an Oct. 17 post on Threads, Mr. Mosseri said he didn't have a firm date on when the ban would be lifted, but he didn't think it would be a permanent situation.

Following Threads's July release, parent company Meta rolled out several updates, including a new search function (more…)