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The US is rich with oil and gas so that’s how the Trump administration sees the world. China, lacking those same resources, now dominates solar and battery production. The New York Times explores the winners and losers of these competing strategies, but I think you can guess which country is best positioned to capitalize on future demand.
The bulk of Foxconn’s Chinese staff working on iPhones in India have been ordered back to China, according to a new Bloomberg report. It appears to be part of a concerted effort to prevent “technology, skilled labor and specialized equipment to leave China for manufacturing upstarts such as India.”
In April, at the height of Trump’s tariff threats, the Financial Times reported that Apple wanted India to produce all 60 million iPhones headed to the US each year by the end of 2026.
[bloomberg.com]
The airline says the Monday attack stole personal data of six million customers via a third-party service platform:
An initial review has confirmed the data includes some customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and frequent flyer numbers. Importantly, credit card details, personal financial information and passport details are not held in this system. No frequent flyer accounts were compromised nor have passwords, PIN numbers or log in details been accessed.
[qantasnewsroom.com.au]
Customers that never received their expensive e-bike due to the company’s bankruptcy are being offered a discount on the resurrected company’s new — and seemingly much improved — S6 series, reducing the price to €2,298. Now that the new VanMoof is once again producing spare parts for its expanding network of European service partners, co-CEO Eliott Wertheimer told Bike Europe that he wanted “to help those who were let down by the old company and get them riding.”
When I first saw the Robotaxi wordmark, I assumed someone had already vandalized the car like a Waymo caught in a protest. The creative experts consulted by Fast Company are even more critical of the cyberdork aesthetic:
“A good logo always tries to convey the brand promise,” says type designer and Hoefler & Co. founder Jonathan Hoefler. “And this one definitely foreshadows the tragic collisions ahead.”
