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- NASA and USGS are utilizing high-altitude AVIRIS-3 sensor technology to map lithium, cobalt, and other battery minerals across 366,000 square miles of the American West since 2023.
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The most wonderfully bizarre singing contest is back for a festive special – and some panto icons have been called in to help the judges. Su Pollard, Christopher Biggins, Lesley Joseph and Basil…
KARIYA, Japan(December 26,2025)- DENSO CORPORATION (hereinafter “DENSO”) announced that on October 31, 2025, it signed a joint development agreement with MediaTek Inc. (hereinafter “MediaTek”), a leading semiconductor design company, to accelerate the development of next-generation automotive system-on-chips (SoCs).
As automotive systems become increasingly intelligent and spur advancements in autonomous driving and vehicle connectivity, the importance of automotive SoCs as high-performance computing platforms capable of executing complex processing tasks continues to grow.
Leveraging its decades of expertise in automotive semiconductors, electronics component and automotive systems, DENSO develops SoCs optimized for automotive systems, ensuring real-time responsiveness, functional safety, and superior power efficiency.
Under this agreement, DENSO will develop system requirements for Automotive SoCs, considering effective and robust system behavior across various driving scenarios, and will design the fundamental architecture. MediaTek will utilize its proven SoC development capabilities to handle detailed design and verification based on DENSO’s requirements and architecture.
By combining DENSO’s system-level design capabilities with MediaTek’s semiconductor design expertise, the two companies aim to create a custom SoC tailored to DENSO’s vision. The SoC under development will be designed for integrated mobility computers that control in-vehicle systems.
DENSO will continue to innovate automotive semiconductor technologies, leveraging various solutions, to support the evolution of mobility and contribute to the development of a smarter mobility society.

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An apprentice electrician whose work placement fell through is back on track with her studies after receiving an “insane” response to a social media plea for help.
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BEIJING, Dec. 26 — China’s total installed power-generating capacity reached 3.79 billion kilowatts (kW) by the end of November, marking a 17.1 percent year-on-year increase, official data showed on Friday.
Solar power capacity led the growth with a 41.9-percent year-on-year surge to 1.16 billion kW, while wind power capacity expanded by 22.4 percent to 600 million kW, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA).
The country has established the world’s largest clean power system and carbon trading market. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), green power accounted for one-third of China’s total electricity consumption.
China has pledged to accelerate its green transition across the board and build a Beautiful China over the next five years.
The country’s electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, rose 6.2 percent year on year in November, according to earlier NEA data.

The ED is examining the funding network, foreign linkages, and assets associated with the accused. Photo Credit: File
Directorate of Enforcement has registered an alleged money…