Tim De Chant

@tdechant

dechant over at bsky and 🐘. Senior climate writer @techcrunch. Teach at @MIT_Sciwrite. Formerly @arstechnica, @KSJatMIT, @NOVApbs.

Cambridge, MA

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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Feb 8, 2021
SCOOP: Japan joined the Netherlands and the U.S. in restricting export of next-gen semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. My latest for @thewirechina:
The Chip Choke Point - The Wire China
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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Sep 30
"EVs will be cheaper...someday," analysts said. I guess that day is today. BMW announced prices for its gas- and electric-powered 3 series, and the electric i3 undercuts the equivalent gas model by $4,400.
BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper. | TechCrunch
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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Sep 28
New York Climate Week could have been called New York Data Center Week, that's how many conversations were focused on the AI buildout. And while that focus was on everyone's minds, it wasn't necessarily at the top of their priority list.
The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it | TechCrunch
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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Sep 14
Volkswagen loves a halo car, and the Mission Efficiency is its latest, capable of traveling over 400 miles on a measly 54.9 kWh battery. It took some keen engineering — and borrowing some ideas from competitors — to get there.
Volkswagen's crazy-efficient EV borrows an idea from Slate | TechCrunch
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Tim De Chant
@tdechant
Sep 9
If you're as old as me, you might remember Steve Jobs's "digital hub" strategy that envisioned the Mac at the center of a person's digital life. Now, Apple's new CEO John Ternus is revisiting that strategy, updated for the AI era.
Apple’s new CEO is reviving a Steve Jobs strategy from 25 years ago | TechCrunch
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