Nancy Pelosi Brought a Teddy Bear to a Knife Fight
“One party is pro-fascism and the other party wants to give electric cars,” says Molly Jong-Fast—and you can guess which party is winning. J.D. Durkin, the chief Washington correspondent for the business news network Cheddar, joins the latest episode of…
EV Startup Lordstown Nears Deal to Sell Its Only Factory to Foxconn
The Lordstown Motors factory is where GM once operated, in Lordstown, Ohio, on October 16, 2020. MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images Cash-strapped electric truck startup Lordstown Motors is nearing a deal to sell its only factory in Ohio to Taiwan’s…
Windows 11 upgrade: Five questions to ask first
On October 5, Microsoft will officially begin rolling out Windows 11 to the general public. Major operating system upgrades are always a polarizing subject, as any longtime reader of this column knows, and Windows 11 promises to be one of…
Rivian’s New R1T Electric Truck Makes Off-Roading Feel Like a Grocery Run
It’s a steep climb up Wise Mountain. At more than 12,000 feet above sea level, the trail that ascends the tree line in the midst of the Rocky Mountains is one of the highest in Colorado. Most gasoline-powered cars here would be wheezing for air, much…
Find the right USB-C cable and charger for your needs with these new logos
TL;DR The USB Implementers Forum has released new USB-C logos for certified cables and chargers. The new logos should make it clear which USB-C cables support the newer 240W power charging standards. There are also new logos to help identify cables with…
Monster Hunter Rise Comes to Steam in January – Tokyo Game Show 2021
Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter Rise for PC (via Steam) will be released on January 12, 2022. Announced during Tokyo Game Show 2021, the Steam version of the game boasts a number of updates to the original Switch version: 4K resolution support,…
Lordstown Stock Gains After Striking Foxconn Deal. It Really Needed the Cash.
Text size Courtesy Lordstown Electric vehicle start-up Lordstown Motors needs cash and iPhone assembler Foxconn wants to enter the car business, so the two struck a win-win deal. Late Thursday, Lordstown (ticker: RIDE) and Hon Hai Precision Industry…
Foxconn is buying Lordstown Motors’ Ohio EV factory for $230 million
iPhone assembler Foxconn is buying an automotive factory from struggling EV startup Lordstown Motors for around $230 million, the companies announced late Thursday. Foxconn says it has agreed to build Lordstown Motors’ electric pickup truck at the plant,…
J.D. Vance’s latest Fox News stunt is a far-left fantasy
It has long been apparent that the strain of “populist nationalism” familiar to those on the Trumpier end of the Republican spectrum shares many of the progressive left’s policy prescriptions, even if both camps disagree on the outcomes those policies…
When Will the Chip Shortage End? Experts Weigh In
sefa ozel / Getty Images The global coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a wide variety of unexpected consequences, including major supply chain disruptions. One of the most disruptive aspects of the supply chain shakeup has been the global chip…