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US battery startups have found a lifeline in defense

22 August 2026 at 18:20
U.S. battery startups pulled in $500 million in grants from the Department of Energy, throwing a lifeline to an industry that was on the ropes after EV incentives were slashed.

TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuit

21 August 2026 at 23:25
Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, it has reached a $400 million settlement.

US government lab is probing Chinese lidar for security vulnerabilities

21 August 2026 at 19:01
The security review is being performed by the Idaho National Laboratory, and the research is being funded by a company -- or a group of companies -- in the electric and autonomous vehicle industries.
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