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Volkswagen just missed CO2 targets

The Volkswagen Group slightly missed the European Union’s fleet targets for carbon dioxide emissions (CO 2 ) last year. In the pool formed with smaller manufacturers for CO 2 billing, the average emissions of newly sold cars were 99, 8 grams per kilometer driven and thus 0.5 grams above the weight-specific target value, as Volkswagen… Read more

Tesla in Grünheide: Federal government allows first work for planned battery factory

Tesla can get started early with preparations for its planned battery factory near the car factory in Grünheide near Berlin. A spokeswoman for the Federal Ministry of Economics announced on Thursday that the electric car manufacturer was allowed to start preliminary work on application. This also applies to other companies that are part of a… Read more

Intel, the creator of the Nehalem architecture returns to work on a high-performance CPU

Glenn Hinton, principal designer of the Nehalem architecture, returns to Intel after 3 years of retirement to work on a high-performance CPU. The return of Pat Gelsinger weighed in his choice, ready to succeed Swan in the role of CEO from mid-February. by Manolo De Agostini published 21 January 2021 , at 08: 01 in… Read more

LG is considering withdrawing from the smartphone market

In an internal communication to the employees, LG boss Kwon Bong-seok indicated major changes in his smartphone department. LG’s mobile phone division has been losing money for more than four years, making a withdrawal from the smartphone market more and more likely. LG confirms such considerations, but all possible measures are examined and nothing has… Read more

Volkswagen boss joins Twitter with a jab at Elon Musk

Volkswagen Group boss Herbert Diess joined twitter Wednesday, and his first tweet was a light trolling of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “Hello @Twitter! I’m here to make an impact with @VWGroup, especially on political issues,” Diess wrote. “And, of course, to get some of your market shares, @elonmusk – after all, our ID.3 and e-tron… Read more

Volkswagen expects strong growth in China despite the lack of chips

With the recovery of the Chinese economy, Volkswagen 2021 expects “significant growth” in its key market. China boss Stephan Wöllenstein expects the market share to increase. “There are good reasons that the Volkswagen Group can develop better than the overall market,” said Wöllenstein on Wednesday (20. Jan. 2021) in front of journalists in Beijing. “We… Read more

Bit-Rauschen, the processor podcast from c't: The CPU innovations 2021 from CES

In the first podcast for the c’t column bit noise we talk about new processors from AMD, Intel & Co. that were announced at CES. The bi-weekly processor podcast from c’t is available … In the first edition 2021 / 01 of “Bit-Rauschen: The processor podcast from c’t”, Christof Windeck talks to Christian Hirsch about… Read more

Boeing 737 Max about to be re-registered in the EU

Boeing’s crisis jet 737 Max should soon be able to take off again in Europe after being banned from flying for almost two years. He expects the re-approval in the next week, said the head of the European aviation authority EASA, Patrick Ky, on Tuesday in an online event of the German aviation press club…. Read more

Right network: Parler partly online again, full return announced

The website of the social network Parler, which is particularly popular with right-wing extremists and right-wing extremists, is partially online again and the platform should be back online before the end of the month. At least he was “confident” in this regard, Parler boss John Matze assured Fox News. At the moment the service only… Read more

New Intel boss wants to compete again with “lifestyle company” Apple

The freshly baked new Intel boss does not want to be stolen from the bread in Apple’s processor business. In an address to employees reported by the Oregonian local newspaper in the US state, Patrick P. Gelsinger said his company had to deliver “better products” to the PC ecosystem as “every possible thing a lifestyle… Read more

Micro-chips: Auto industry laments supply bottlenecks

Europe’s carmakers remain vulnerable – even if many of the destroyed supply chains have only just been repaired after the Corona crash. But an indispensable group of components is missing more and more frequently: semiconductor modules, the heart of all electronic systems and microchips. Some auto production lines have to close again because supplies are… Read more

AMD and NVIDIA report bad news about graphics card availability

Also in mid-January 2021 the shelves of the electrical retailers are partly empty and anyone who wants to buy a new generation graphics card is looking into the tube. Now there is the next bad news for all Team Red supporters who are eagerly waiting for more supplies. According to AMD boss Lisa Su, the… Read more

Cyberpunk 2077: fake demo? Early date? CD Projekt responds to the latest accusations

We return to talk about Cyberpunk 2077 and its enigmatic production process. Journalist Jason Schreier tried to shed light on the matter, attracting the curious glances of the public – now enraged – and those of CD Projekt RED itself: here is the answer from the Polish team. by Pasquale Fusco published 18 January 2021… Read more

Brief information: renewable energy, Stellantis, M1-Mac, skimming

Conversion to renewable energies relieves pressure on the environment The conversion to renewable energies is not just a battle in Europe against the climate crisis, but also for the benefit of the environment. This was announced by the European Environment Agency EEA on Monday in Copenhagen. Accordingly, the increased use of photovoltaics, wind and biomass… Read more

Unclear legal situation: Check24 ends certified current account comparison

No more comparing current account costs on the legally certified website of Check 24: After a good five months, the company the site was shut down on Monday due to an unclear legal situation, as Check 24 announced at the request of the German Press Agency. Consumer advocates had complained about insufficient market coverage of… Read more