International News

• Silicon eyed as way to boost electric car battery potential 15/11/2018
  The race to build a better electric car battery is turning to silicon, with several companies working to engineer types of the material that can boost driving range and cut production costs.
• Nvidia shares slide 17 percent as cryptocurrency demand vanishes 15/11/2018
  Chip designer Nvidia Corp on Thursday forecast sales for its fiscal fourth quarter well below Wall Street expectations, pinning the blame on unsold chips piling up with distributors and retailers after the evaporation of the cryptocurrency mining boom.
• Ford CEO open to investors in autonomous vehicles but cautious on VW 15/11/2018
  Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Jim Hackett told Reuters the company was open to investment by automakers and others in its autonomous vehicle business, but cautioned that expanding partnerships with German automaker Volkswagen AG was a "delicate dance."
• A slew of electric truck plans may deliver the goods for China's EV ambitions 15/11/2018
  Having just broken ground for a new factory in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, the head of electric car startup Singulato Motors has grand plans: build up to 50,000 electric vans per year and ride the crest of a wave for e-truck demand in China.
• Dell sweetens tracking stock offer, Icahn drops opposition 15/11/2018
  Dell Technologies on Thursday raised its offer to buy back shares tied to its interest in software maker VMware to $23.9 billion from $21.7 billion, prompting billionaire investor Carl Icahn to abandon his campaign to scupper the deal.