Nvidia under fire, solar eclipses on demand, and Elon Musk vs. the SEC: Tech news roundup
Plus, Xiaomi’s newest Tesla-rivaling EV will launch next summer
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Nvidia (NVDA) is under investigation for allegedly violating anti-monopoly laws in China.
The country’s State Administration for Market Regulation has launched a probe into whether Nvidia’s acquisition of Israeli chip designer Mellanox Technologies violated anti-monopoly laws, according to a report from China Central Television on Monday.
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Chinese consumer electronics maker Xiaomi is ready to launch an electric SUV next year as a follow-up on the smashing success of its first vehicle, the SU7.
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The European Space Agency launched two satellites last week that can create “solar eclipses on demand” in an effort to better understand the sun.
The Dec. 5 launch from India “has the potential to change the nature of future space missions,” the agency said and aims to help scientists advance their study of space weather.
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Stellantis (STLA), the automaker behind Jeep, Chrysler, and Ram, plans to invest up to $4.3 billion to add a new electric vehicle battery plant to its portfolio.
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Elon Musk has reignited his feud with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in full view of the public as regulators take another look into his brain-chip venture Neuralink.