Published September 10, 2025 3:35am SEOUL —South Korea will send a chartered plane to Atlanta as early as Wednesday to bring back workers detained in a huge immigration raid last week on a car battery plant in the US state of Georgia, a Korean Air spokesperson said on Tuesday. President Lee Jae Myung said Seoul would negotiate with Washington to achieve a reasonable resolution to the situation based on the spirit of their alliance, adding at a cabinet meeting that he felt a “heavy resp...

The Photonicat 2 is a Linux-based mini PC that can function as a mobile router. (Image source: Photonicat, edited) The Photonicat 2 is a decently equipped mini PC running Linux that is intended to act as an excellent router when on the go, courtesy of a hefty 51 Wh battery, as well as 5G support. The product is already in the crowdfunding stage, and is expected to reach customers sometime in October. The Photonicat was launched over two years ago, created by an engineer who as fed up with having...

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An article from Dive Brief The North Carolina plant would have expanded the company’s capacity 40 times over. Its facilities in Michigan and California have also closed. Published Sept. 9, 2025 The site of the Kingsboro Business Park in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Battery maker Natron Energy was slated to build a $1.4 billion factory on the land, creating more than 1,000 jobs. Courtesy of Carolinas Gateway Partnership First published on This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you...

KEY POINTS Tori Branum tipped off ICE, prompting detentions of 475 workers — many South Korean engineers. Legal experts say many detained were on valid B-1 visas doing specialized installation work. Public outcry includes warnings that the raid threatens US–South Korea economic cooperation. Tori Branum, a Republican politician and staunch MAGA supporter, has found herself at the centre of an online firestorm after reportedly tipping off US immigration authorities about alleged hiring practic...

(Image credit: Acer) Acer TravelMate X4 14 AI unveiled at IFA 2025 with Intel Core Ultra processors Weighs 1.27kg, offers up to 32GB memory, 1TB storage, and OLED display option Features Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt 4 ports, and 65Wh battery rated 12 hours Acer has taken the wraps off a number of new products at IFA 2025, including the TravelMate X4 14 AI, lightweight Windows 11 Pro laptop aimed at small and medium businesses. The Copilot+ PC (model TMX414-51) is powered by Intel’s Core Ultra Series 2...

Rimac Technology has unveiled a new battery pack platform for electric vehicles that uses only solid-state batteries. The company has been an EV supplier for notable car brands including Aston Martin and Koenigsegg, as well as making electric supercar Nevara. Rimac collaborated with ProLogium and Mitsubishi Chemical Group on the product, which it claims will offer a lighter, safer and more energy-dense EV battery. It introduced this tech, alongside new composite and hybrid battery EV development...

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: In one of the highest profile immigration raids of President Donald Trump’s second term, hundreds of federal agents arrested 475 workers at a construction site in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced Sept. 5.  Meanwhile, White House border czar Tom Homan told CNN’s State of the Union Sunday the administration will continue to ramp up raids on U.S. workplaces.  The Ellabell, Georgia, facility is the f...

Analysis by pv magazine shows almost 2.1 million battery storage systems (BESS) are now in operation in Germany. The latest figures for this year are 362,537 systems with a power output of around 2.6 GW and a cumulative storage capacity of 4.59 GWh. September 8, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt Image: pv magazine From ESS News The market data register of Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) lists 2,093,855 battery storage systems with a gross output of 15.24 GW and a usable storage capacit...

Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) announced on Sep. 7 that its super battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary, is expected to start production in early 2026, several months ahead of schedule. With a investment of €7.3 billion and a planned annual capacity of 100 GWh, the facility will become one of the largest EV battery manufacturing bases in Europe, directly supplying core customers such as BMW, Stellantis, and Volkswagen. The project has already hired more...