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Stellantis picks Indiana for its $2.5 billion EV battery factory with Samsung Stellantis, the parent company of Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler, has selected Kokomo, Indiana, as the site for its next electric vehicle battery factory. The plant will be built in partnership with South Korea’s Samsung SDI, which is a leading EV battery maker. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23139593/stellantis-samsung-ev-battery-factory-indiana

WhatsApp to drop support for iOS 10 and iOS 11 devices, here are the iPhones affected WhatsApp is finally planning to drop support to a few more iOS devices soon, as the company will no longer work with iPhones running iOS 10 and iOS 11 starting later this year. Here’s what you need to know. Continue Reading . . . https://9to5mac.com/2022/05/22/whatsapp-drop-support-iphone-ios/

Hyundai is building EV and battery production facilities in Georgia Hyundai is building facilities dedicated to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries in Savannah, Georgia, marking Hyundai’s first EV-only plant in the US (via CNBC). The South Korean automaker will spend $5. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/22/23136871/hyundai-building-ev-battery-production-facilities-georgia

Elon Musk Completes Transition to Supervillain With Bolsonaro Meeting in Brazil There’s a lot of scandals hitting Tesla CEO Elon Musk all at once, but at least he knows he has a friend in Brazil’s deforester-in-chief Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing demagogue who similarly to Musk, has a very hard time taking any sort of public criticism, and has tried using the power of his of Continue Reading . . . https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-jair-bolsonaro-amazon-starlink-brazil-twitter-1848955283

Hyundai's first all-EV factory in the US will be in Georgia Hyundai is betting big on American electric vehicle sales. The automaker has struck a deal with Georgia to build its first dedicated EV factory in the US. The 2,923-acre plant near Savannah will make cars and batteries when production is projected to start in the first half of 2025. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/hyundai-ev-factory-us-georgia-213034691.html

Audi will integrate Apple Music into 'nearly all' of its newer models Audi owners can now play Apple Music through their infotainment systems without having to connect it to their iPhones via Bluetooth or USB. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/audi-integrate-apple-music-newer-models-114025901.html

Anker says its new USB-C hub lets M1 MacBooks output to three external monitors If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Anker has announced a new $249.99 10-in-1 USB-C hub that, among other things, allows an M1-equipped MacBook to output to three external displays, MacRumors reports. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/19/23130150/anker-563-usb-c-dock-external-monitors-hdmi-display-port-price