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On April 14th, 2026, a massive fire broke out at BYD’s Pingshan facility in Shenzhen, China — inside an automated parking structure used to store test and scrapped electric vehicles. The official explanation: a contractor ignited insulation material. But the cause is almost beside the point. This video breaks down why the outcome was predictable, …
Japanese plastic manufacturer Sanko to build their first American manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas, creating hundreds of jobs for the local community. pic.twitter.com/BLcywyP0U9 — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 17, 2026 Factcheck: According to Sanko Texas Corp.’s plans, the San Antonio facility is expected to finish construction by fall 2027 and begin operations in …
In this segment Jimmy exposes a provision in a congressional spending bill (Section 453 of HR 4754) that would shield Bayer—the maker of Roundup and glyphosate—from lawsuits claiming its pesticide causes cancer. He explains how this measure would effectively ban future litigation by aligning pesticide labeling exclusively with EPA determinations, even though the EPA doesn’t …
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.B no longer own any shares of BYD – CNBC pic.twitter.com/AxkQZIQtw1 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) September 21, 2025 “Berkshire Hathaway has completely exited its extremely profitable equity investment in the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD,” CNBC confirmed. “A Berkshire spokesperson said the entire BYD position has indeed been sold.” Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/21/buffett-munger-byd-exits-stake.html …
CATO, N.Y. — Federal agents forced open the doors of a snack bar manufacturer and took away dozens of workers in a surprise enforcement action that the plant’s co-owner called “terrifying.” Video and photos taken at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners plant Thursday showed numerous law enforcement vehicles outside the plant and workers being escorted from …
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday proposed to fine Chinese-based video doorbell manufacturer Eken nearly $735,000 for providing false information and after security concerns were raised. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel cited news reports alleging that Eken’s video doorbells exposed users’ home IP addresses and WiFi network names and allowed access to photos and videos from …
The automobile industry has faced financial distress in 2024 leading to Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings. Electric vehicle startup Fisker Group on June 17 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing various market and macroeconomic headwinds, and shut down all operations. Fisker had begun deliveries of its Ocean battery-electric crossover SUV in 2023 to compete with Tesla, …
Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn—a major producer of Apple devices—has been excluding married women from assembly jobs at its main iPhone plant in India, Reuters reported Tuesday, even as the tech giant seeks to ramp up iPhone production in the country (Foxconn denied the allegations in a statement Tuesday to Forbes). Key Takeaways Foxconn doesn’t hire married …
BREAKING: Massive fire at facility of Alpitronic, a fast-charging station manufacturer, in Bolzano. Italy forces airspace closure pic.twitter.com/pPQahPvfIe — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) May 8, 2024 According to local media reports, the fire started at around 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday inside Alpitronics’s warehouse. By midday, the fire brigade announced it “largely controlled the fire” and prevented …
(Bloomberg) — Representative Clay Higgins, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, has asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to “thoroughly review national security concerns” in the proposed sale of a US ammunition manufacturer to a firm based in the Czech Republic. The concerns involve the sale of Vista Outdoor’s ammunition business to the holding …
The U.S.-based refractory manufacturing company Allied Mineral Products, LLC, has been added to Ukraine’s list of “international sponsors of war” for its continued business in Russia, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) announced on Feb. 8. The “international sponsor of war” list is designed to be “a powerful reputational tool” to encourage the exit …
In a recent video on the YouTube channel “The Electric Viking” by Sam Evans, alarming news about the Chinese electric vehicle market has emerged. The video shared that over the past four months, four different Chinese EV manufacturers and one major automotive group with hundreds of dealerships in China have declared bankruptcy, raising concerns about …
via outkick: The demand from the Biden administration and Gavin Newsom to make every car an EV in the near future suffered another devastating blow on Tuesday. In October, Ford announced it was pulling the plug on a massive, $12 billion investment in electric car design and production. That came after the company announced massive …
by tremens-delirium YSK: Major car manufacturers admit in their privacy policies to collecting a wide range of your personal information, to illustrate: Nissan: Their US privacy policy states they can collect data on your “characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, and abilities.“ Kia: Their data collection includes sensitive information like “genetic information, sex life, medical …
A Democratic enclave in Wyoming purchased electric buses to reduce emissions, but the buses are indefinitely inoperable after their manufacturer went bankrupt earlier this summer, the Cowboy State Daily reported. Jackson, Wyoming, and Teton County formed the Southern Teton Area Rapid Transit (START) system, which bought eight electric buses from Proterra to add to its …
HOUSTON – A commercial fire continues to blaze in Humble as multiple agencies work to put it out early Tuesday morning. Humble Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at a plastics manufacturer around 1:15 a.m. at 1731 Treble Drive. Officials say they found a large fire with exposures. https://www.fox26houston.com/news/humble-fire-large-fire-at-plastics-manufacturer-multiple-agencies-on-scene
via naturalnews: Electric vehicle manufacturer Lordstown Motors filed for bankruptcy protections on Tuesday, June 27, after announcing that it would put itself up for sale. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in a bankruptcy court in Delaware. Lordstown stated that it will be looking for potential buyers to take over its assets, including the manufacturing of the …