IT Job Market Shrinks for First Time in Over Two Years
The job market for information-technology professionals shrank in January for the first time in over two years, a sign that IT staffers are facing the same…
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Regulations Set to Be Issued This Year Will Determine Course of Deep-Sea Mining
Deep-sea mining for battery materials has gained significant interest over the past year, but 2023 is set to be a key turning point—both for the practice…
New Lithium-Extraction Technology Attracts Investors. But Is It Viable?
Lithium is a key component of rechargeable batteries, and developing domestic supply is seen as an important step in a broad push for the U.S. to transition…
Facebook Parent Sued Over Scam Ads by Australian Regulator
An Australian regulator is suing
Meta Platforms Inc.,
FB 1.56%
accusing it of not doing enough to remove…
Using the Ocean’s Power to Fight Climate Change
Covering 70% of the Earth’s surface, the ocean already acts as a giant carbon sink, removing about a quarter of the carbon dioxide produced each year by…
KoBold Metals Raises $192.5 Million to Use AI to Find Battery Minerals
ADELAIDE, Australia—KoBold Metals, a startup backed by
Bill Gates’s
Breakthrough Energy Ventures that aims to use artificial…
Where Is There More Lithium to Power Cars and Phones? Beneath a California Lake.
CALIPATRIA, Calif.—In the U.S. hunt for lithium, an essential component of the batteries that power electric vehicles and cellphones, one big untapped source…
Two Chinese Startups Tried to Catch Up to Makers of Advanced Computer Chips—and Failed
China has spent billions of dollars in recent years trying to catch up to the world’s most advanced semiconductor makers.Two foundry projects, led in part by…
GM, Volkswagen Build Up Their Battery Supply Chains Amid Electric-Vehicle Push
Auto makers are trying to control more of the supply chain for electric vehicles, forging new partnerships with raw materials producers and investing in…