US, Canada, Australia launch interactive map of critical minerals

In a significant development, the United States, Canada and Australia have teamed up to create and launch an interactive map of deposits of rare earths and other critical minerals that are expected to be in hot demand as the world moves to cleaner forms of energy. The website portal.ga.gov.au/persona/cmmi contains the world’s largest dataset of minerals such…

Huawei to reach driverless technology milestone by 2025

An executive from Huawei Technologies said, the company aims to develop driverless passenger car technology by 2025. The move sees the erstwhile Chinese telecom giant diversifying its business in the face of U.S. sanctions. “Our team’s goal is to reach true driverless passenger cars in 2025,” said Wang Jun, senior executive at Huawei’s smart vehicle…

Britain bans Huawei 5G kit from telecom market citing unacceptable security risks

In a development that cements Huawei’s exit from Britain’ future telecom market, the British government has notified telecommunications companies operating in the country that after September 2021, they should not install any new Huawei 5G kit. The development is part of a broader push to purge Huawei’s equipment from Britain’s high speed mobile networks. Falling…

Foxconn aims to capture 10% of global EV market share between 2025-2027

On Friday, Foxconn’s Chairman Liu Young stated, the company aims to capture 10% of the global market share for electric vehicles between 2025-2027; to this end it has entered into talks with multiple carmakers for future cooperation. “We want to push Taiwan’s EV industry to the world,” said Liu Young. Foxconn, a major supplier to…

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power to expand into manufacturing of solar panels

ACWA Power’s plan has multiple sweet points given that it is aligned with Riyadh’s goal to diversify its economy and wean its economy away from just oil exports. In a development that places the development of power and water plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s bid to develop its renewable power industry, Riyadh-based ACWA…

China’s Didi Chuxing Technology Co Ltd likely to spin-off ride hailing services worth around $1 billion-$1.5 billion

Didi Chuxing, which gained prominence in China after it bought Uber’s operation in China, is also diversifying in the food delivery services. According to several sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, China’s Didi Chuxing Technology Co Ltd, a ride hailing firm, aims to spin off its car services unit ahead of its…

France’s Bollore Group signs global partnership with Alibaba

The wide-ranging partnership expands the Bollore Group’s and Alibaba’s logistics network such that it can help diversify their respective customer base. On Monday, Vincent Bollore, the CEO of French conglomerate the Bollore Group stated it had signed a global partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. In a statement, both companies said, their partnership covers clean…

China’s antitrust regulators give the go-ahead for Qualcomm’s acquisition of NXP Semiconductors

Qualcomm is set to use NXP’s assets to diversify its business. According to a South China Monitoring Post report, China’s regulators have approved U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc’s $44 billion merger deal with NXP Semiconductors. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, the decision by China’s Ministry of Commerce clears a multi-months roadblock which…