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USA Rare Earth acquires US rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing capability from Hitachi; mine-to-magnet

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USA Rare Earth, LLC, the funding and development partner of the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Project in West Texas, has purchased the neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) permanent magnet manufacturing equipment formerly owned and operated in North Carolina by Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.

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Tesla Said To Explore StoreDot's Extreme Fast Charging Battery Tech

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Tesla is reportedly examining the Israeli startup's XFC battery tech, USA Today reported without citing any sources.

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U.S. Tech Salaries Grow, But Not For Everyone

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The median income for tech professionals hit US $154,443 in 2020, up from $148,500 in 2019. This data—and some 60 more pages of detailed salary and job satisfaction statistics—comes from IEEE-USA's 2021 Salary & Benefits survey. Adjusted to constant 2020 dollars, that's about a 2.8 percent increase.

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Onto Orders 1,050 Renault Zoe E-Tech, EV Subscription Interest Soars, Study Reveals the USA is the 6th Worst Country for Commuting

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EVs Onto orders 1,050 Renault Zoe E-Tech as EV subscription interest soars Demand surges for Electric Vehicle information from Autovia media sites ahead of COP26 climate talks St.

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Virtual IEEE-USA Conference Focuses on Tips for How to Enhance Your Career

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Registration is now open for EVO 2.0 , IEEE-USA 's third and final virtual event of the year, taking place on 3 November. John Yaglenski , IEEE-USA's director of communications and IT, is set to host the chat with Bradford. PAST EVENTS The first IEEE-USA EVO virtual event, EVO 1.0 , focused on career development and technology trends.

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Advice and Resources for Tech Workers Coping With Job Loss

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Tens of thousands of tech workers have been laid off by companies recently, including at Amazon , Dropbox , GitHub , Google , Microsoft , and Vimeo. Beef up your tech and leadership skills with online courses Although Xu isn’t a financial advisor, he says the first thing to do when you lose your job is to “slim down financially.”

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Inflation Bites U.S. Engineering Salaries

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engineering salaries, according to the IEEE-USA 2023 Salary and Benefits Survey. engineers and other tech professionals who were IEEE members grew 6 percent from US $160,097 in 2021 to $169,000 in 2022, excluding overtime pay, profit sharing, and other supplemental earnings, the just-released report indicated.

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