KANSAS CITY, Mo. — From the questionable dealings of an auto repair shop to a pastor in hot water with his parishioners, it’s time for an update on some of FOX4 Problem Solvers most interesting problem makers. Let’s start in Merriam, Kansas. That’s where FOX4 Problem Solvers first met Ray Boyles. It was 5 years […]
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North Korea hacked South Korea chip equipment makers, Seoul says
North Korean hackers have broken into South Korean chip equipment makers, according to South Korea’s spy agency. Pyongyang is trying to make semiconductors for its weapons programmes, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) says. It comes a month after President Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea may stage provocations such as cyber attacks to interfere with […]
North Korea hacked South Korean chip equipment makers, Seoul says
North Korean hackers have broken into South Korean chip equipment makers, according to South Korea’s spy agency. Pyongyang is trying to make semiconductors for its weapons programmes, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) says. It comes a month after President Yoon Suk Yeol warned North Korea may stage provocations such as cyber attacks to interfere with […]
Fisker Seeks Financial Rescue With EV Maker’s Survival in Doubt
(Bloomberg) — Fisker Inc. is seeking a financial lifeline as liquidity challenges put its survival in doubt, the latest sign of stress in an electric vehicle market plagued by slowing growth and questions over consumer demand. Most Read from Bloomberg The company is in talks with another automaker for a capital infusion, Chief Executive Officer […]
Nvidia’s stock sees one advantage that only two other chip makers share
Nvidia’s stock appears to be more attractive than it was a year ago — before it tripled in price — based on the the decline of its forward price-to-earnings ratio. – MarketWatch illustration/iStockphoto You are probably aware that Nvidia Corp. shares have soared over the past year. But you might not know that as this […]
Buying jewelry for someone special? Meet the makers behind these local designs
Beautiful necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings personalize our outfits with accents of glamour, elegance, and sometimes, playfulness. These jewelry designers create wearable works of art suited to their clients’ different styles. Camille Codorniu of Camille Jewelry Jewelry designer and owner of Camille Jewelry, Camille Codorniu models her own pieces for (201) Magazine’s December 2023 cover […]
The Spokesman-Review honors 2023 Difference Makers at dessert reception
Feb. 13—Lung cancer surgery didn’t stop April Anderson from organizing 2022’s Unity in the Community celebration. “It should have, but it didn’t,” Anderson said. Anderson is one of the lead organizers of the annual summer tradition that brings together Spokane’s ethnic and immigrant communities to showcase their culture and educate children. She was one of […]
QuantumScape’s Top Investor Is Partnering With Other Battery Makers: Should You Be Worried?
QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) was once a red-hot stock. The maker of solid-state batteries went public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Nov. 27, 2020, and its stock opened at $24.80 before soaring to its all-time high of $131.67 less than a month later. But today, QuantumScape trades at about $7. The stock […]
China reins in electric car makers amid fears they will flood the West
China EV China has vowed to stall the expansion of its electric vehicle industry just as the West braces for a flood of exports to enter the market. Xin Guobin, the country’s vice-minister of industry and information technology, said Beijing would crack down on “disorderly” competition among electric vehicle (EV) projects from local governments and […]
America’s 4 largest car makers all pass on the Super Bowl for the first time in 23 years — and the race to catch Elon Musk could be to blame
For the first time in 23 years, none of America’s four largest automakers will air national Super Bowl ads – but foreign-owned companies like Kia and Volkswagen are picking up their slack. The “challenging U.S. automotive market” is a leading reason why. Slowing consumer demand and high interest rates are pressuring Ford, Toyota, GM and […]
Zelenskyy says he owes a ‘big shoutout’ to the makers of the Patriot, which Ukraine says has been killing Russia’s supposedly unbeatable missiles
The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.U.S. Army Security Assistance Command Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a shout out to the makers of the Patriot missile system. The Ukrainian president praised the […]
Chinese auto exports rose 64% in 2023, with strong push by EVs, as makers expanded overseas
BEIJING (AP) — China’s auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while domestic sales, boosted by year-end incentives, rose 4.2%, an industry association said Thursday. The surge in exports, to 4.1 million according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, may propel China past Japan as the world’s number one exporter of cars. Japan exported 3.6 […]