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DON'T LEAVE GLOBAL SOUTH OUT OF GREEN TECH GROWTH, UN WARNS
The majority of developing nations are set to miss out on the economic benefits of booming green technologies, slowing progress toward their climate goals and widening the inequality gap between rich and poor countries, a United Nations report warned Thursday.
EU MOVES ON CLEAN TECHNOLOGY: SUBSIDIES UP, FREE MARKET DOWN
The European Union presented plans to fundamentally revamp its policies on promoting green technologies and dealing with critical raw materials, imposing limits on imports from countries like China while unleashing subsidies and other financial incentives to ramp up home production.
VIRGIN ORBIT PAUSING ALL WORK, REPORTEDLY FURLOUGHS STAFF
Virgin Orbit said Thursday it is pausing all operations amid reports that the company is furloughing almost all its staff as part of a bid to seek a funding lifeline.
BAIDU UNVEILS CHATGPT-RIVAL ERNIE BOT; 650 COMPANIES SIGN UP
Chinese search giant Baidu unveiled its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie Bot, presenting its rival to the Microsoft-backed ChatGPT in a prerecorded video presentation Thursday that appeared to disappoint investors.
Why TikTok is Being Banned on Gov't Phones in US and Beyond
The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. Other Western governments are pursuing similar bans, citing espionage fears.
2023 BMW iX Vs 2023 Rivian R1S
Buying an electric vehicle used to mean choosing from battery range, performance, utility or luxury.
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS REACHED A RECORD HIGH IN 2022
Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records dating to 1900, a result of air travel rebounding from the pandemic and more cities turning to coal as a low-cost source of power.
BIDEN EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN RULES ON US INVESTMENT IN CHINA
The Biden administration is close to tightening rules on some overseas investments by U.S. companies in an effort to limit China’s ability to acquire technologies that could improve its military prowess, according to a U.S. official familiar with the deliberations.
DUTCH GOVERNMENT TO RESTRICT SALES OF PROCESSOR CHIP TECH
The Dutch government announced that it is planning on imposing additional restrictions on the export of machines that make advanced processor chips, joining a U.S. push that aims at limiting China’s access to materials used to make such chips.
WHEN HOLLYWOOD NEEDS A MOVIE VILLAIN, THE TECH BRO ANSWERS
“A toast to the disruptors,” Edward Norton’s tech billionaire says in Rian Johnson’s Oscar-nominated “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”
MICHAEL B. JORDAN DELIVERS A BRAWLER IN 'CREED III'
It must be a daunting prospect to pick up a franchise on the third movie. Add in the pressure of following filmmakers like Ryan Coogler and Steven Caple Jr. in your directorial debut that you’re also starring in and it’s enough to make you wonder what on earth Michael B. Jordan was thinking.
JAPAN DESTROYS NEW ROCKET AT LAUNCH AFTER IGNITION FAILURE
Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country’s first new rocket series in more than two decades.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE CONCERNED YOU MIGHT BE LAID OFF
The job market in the U.S. remains strong overall, but recent high-profile layoffs at technology and media companies and predictions of a recession later this year may have you thinking about job security.
FROM MARKETING TO DESIGN.BRANDS ADOPT AI TOOLS DESPITE RISK
Even if you haven’t tried artificial intelligence tools that can write essays and poems or conjure new images on command, chances are the companies that make your household products are already starting to do so.
FORD TO RAISE PRODUCTION AS US AUTO SALES START TO RECOVER
Ford will increase production of six models this year, half of them electric, as the company and the auto industry start to rebound from sluggish U.S. sales in 2022.
HOW & WHERE TO WATCH OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMS ONLINE
Replete with spellbinding multiverses, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” topped the 95th Academy Awards nominations with 11 nods. Elsewhere, stories of friendship and family permeated 2022 cinema and the nominations this year, as did big-budget blockbusters.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2023 ACADEMY AWARDS
Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony.
TESLA - Master Plan
Elon Musk driving the planet toward renewable energy
APPLE INTRODUCES NEW PASTEL YELLOW COLOR OPTION FOR IPHONE 14
Apple has added a new pastel yellow color option to its iPhone 14 and 14 Plus lineup, which will be available for pre-order starting from March 10.
TESLA PRICE CUTS: FLAGGING DEMAND OR TACTIC TO BOOST SALES?
In explaining why Tesla Inc. keeps cutting prices on its electric vehicles, the auto industry is pretty much divided into two camps.
HOW & WHERE TO WATCH OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMS ONLINE
Replete with spellbinding multiverses, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” topped the 95th Academy Awards nominations with 11 nods. Elsewhere, stories of friendship and family permeated 2022 cinema and the nominations this year, as did big-budget blockbusters.
APPLICATIONS FOR US JOBLESS AID RISE BY MOST IN 5 MONTHS
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues to be largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes.
CBS SPORTS TO LAUNCH DIGITAL SOCCER CHANNEL NEXT MONTH
CBS Sports will expand its soccer offerings when it launches a free digital channel devoted to the sport on April 11.
CONGRESS MEMBERS WARNED OF SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DATA BREACH
Members of the House and Senate were informed that hackers may have gained access to their sensitive personal data in a breach of a Washington, D.C., health insurance marketplace. Employees of the lawmakers and their families were also affected.
FAA SAYS TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP AVOID SOME DANGEROUS LANDINGS
Federal officials said they have completed outfitting 43 major U.S. airports with technology to warn when incoming planes are aimed at a taxiway instead of a runway.
Biden Administration Releases New Cybersecurity Strategy
The U.S. government plans to expand minimum cybersecurity requirements for critical sectors and to be faster and more aggressive in preventing cyberattacks before they can occur, including by using military, law enforcement and diplomatic tools, according to a Biden administration strategy document released Thursday.
'Marlowe,' With Neeson, Resurrects a Vintage Gumshoe
The richly hard-boiled terrain of detective Philip Marlowe has always been, to quote Raymond Chandler, “a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.”
FOR MAN BEHIND GENE-EDITED BABIES, A ROCKY RETURN TO SCIENCE
Five years ago, scientist He Jiankui shocked his peers and the world with claims that he created the first genetically edited babies. Now, after serving three years in a Chinese prison for practicing medicine without a license, he faces obstacles and critics as he tries to re-enter science.
EU OFFICIAL DEFENDS TALKS ON BIG TECH HELPING FUND NETWORKS
Europe’s existing telecom networks aren’t up to the job of handling surging amounts of internet data traffic, a top European Union official said, as he defended a consultation on whether Big Tech companies should help pay for upgrades.
CHINA SAYS WILL TRAIN FOREIGN ASTRONAUTS FOR SPACE STATION
China says it will soon begin training foreign astronauts for trips to its newly completed orbiting space station.