Porsche leaves Le Mans, joins manufacturer rush to Formula E

FRANKFURT – Porsche announced on Friday it was leaving the top category of Le Mans racing at the end of the season to join German automotive rivals in the Formula E electric championship in 2019. “Entering Formula E and achieving success in this category are the logical outcomes of our Mission E,” Development Chief Michael […]

iPhone manufacturer Foxconn is considering building a factory in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — A Taiwanese company that assembles Apple’s iPhones and other electronics is considering building a plant in Wisconsin that could employ thousands of people. A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the state is in talks with […]

‘Role model’? Fallon hails arms manufacturer who sold missiles to Yemen-bombing Saudis & Gaddafi

UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has called missiles producer MBDA, known for controversial arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Libya’s Gaddafi government, a “role model” of cooperation, while unveiling multimillion deals between the firm and the UK government. Addressing MBDA’s staffers in Stevenage on Friday, Michael Fallon praised it for building “a great reputation” supplying […]

Razer buys smartphone manufacturer Nextbit, shuts down sales

The Nextbit Robin. Remember Nextbit? The startup smartphone manufacturer that released the quirky Nextbit Robin a year ago? The company was just aquired by Razer, the PC gaming company. Nextbit gets borged with the Razer color scheme. (credit: Razor) In a forum posting, Nextbit said it would “operate as an independent division inside Razer” and would do […]

Apple And Qualcomm Battle In Lawsuit Filed By iPhone Manufacturer

Apple is suing one its most important chip suppliers, Qualcomm. [Image by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images] According to records witnessed by Business Insider, the Cupertino-based tech behemoth is “accusing Qualcomm of withholding $ 1 billion in rebates under a deal [the two] had struck to keep Qualcomm modems in Apple products, including the iPhone and iPad.” […]