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Apple’s charger sprawl is bananas

Shutterstock As I noted in my immediate follow-up to Apple’s fall 2021 “California Streaming” event, the charging standards situation with the company’s mobile and computing device line-up has now become completely untenable. Let’s review all the different ways you can juice up your Apple devices. Look what a mess we have Long in the tooth […]

View Photos of the 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing

Marc UrbanoCar and Driver “They don’t make ’em like they used to” will surely be applied to the 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing several years from now. Rear-wheel drive, a 668-hp supercharged V-8, and a six-speed manual transmission, all packaged in a sublime sports-sedan chassis—the recipe for a legendary performance car and, sadly, the last gas-powered […]

Recovery Is Slow, But Global Manufacturing Industry Is Limping In The Right Direction

Written on {{ “2021-09-17T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-09-17T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} In this article we focus on two of those factors – chip shortages and freight costs – and we take a look at machinery production (traditionally a more volatile sector than industry production) where cautious capital investments in some […]

Solar Prices Increase for the First Time in Seven Years

Supply chain constraints are leading to price increases across every solar market segment, despite the addition of 5.7 GW DC of solar capacity in Q2 2021, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business. This is the first time that solar prices […]

China formally applies to join CPTPP trade pact

Image: Getty Images China has applied to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact that currently has 11 members including Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, the country’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday. The trade pact, called the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), currently has 11 members that represent about $13.5 trillion in […]

2022 Lexus RC Review, Pricing, and Specs

Overview If you aren’t careful, the 2022 Lexus RC’s looks will con you into thinking it’s a sporty muscle coupe with canyon-carving abilities, but behind its athletic façade it’s really a big softie. You can choose from a turbocharged four-cylinder or a naturally-aspirated V-6, but no matter the engine the RC is best suited for […]

Silicon Labs Launches Security Services to Support ‘Zero Trust’ Security Model in IoT

smartbuildingmag.com 17 {{ “2021-09-17T00:00:00+00:00” | date “MMM” }} ’21 Written on {{ “2021-09-17T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Modified on {{ “2021-09-17T00:00:00+00:00” | date “longDate” }} Silicon Labs News Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) announced new Security Services, supporting IoT companies with the implementation of Zero Trust security architectures to meet emerging cybersecurity standards and combat the rising […]

Energix, The Johns Hopkins Health System Sign Renewable Energy Agreement

Energix has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with The Johns Hopkins Health System Corp. (JHHS). The agreement, which involves the purchase of 13 MW of solar energy and was facilitated by LevelTen Energy, a provider of renewable transaction infrastructure, was entered into in connection with the construction of the Hollyfield II solar project, which […]