After an expected delay in the UK’s target to ban new ICE vehicle sales, Ford says prolonging it any further will risk the country’s transition. Ford says UK 2030 ICE car ban delay will be a mistake “Our business needs three things from the UK government: ambition, commitment, and consistency,” Lisa Brankin, Ford UK’s managing
Tesla has added a Model 3 Performance sweepstakes to its referral program in order to boost incentives at the end of the quarter. After relaunching its owner’s referral program earlier this year, Tesla has been gradually updating it. Referrers and buyers earn credits when referring buyers and when the buyers use referral links. Those Tesla credits can
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration’s environmental efforts at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto, California, on June 19, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The White House on Wednesday announced a program that will aim to train 20,000 young people for climate-focused jobs
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s neurotech startup Neuralink will begin recruiting patients for its first in-human clinical trial, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday. Neuralink said its study, called the PRIME Study, is officially seeking patients since it received approval from an independent institutional review board and a hospital
In this article GS AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook holds a new iPhone 15 Pro during the ‘Wonderlust’ event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2023. Loren Elliott | Reuters As equities soared in 2020 and consumers flocked to trading apps like Robinhood, Apple and
Tesla and Elon Musk are reportedly under a federal probe over perks and transactions between the company, the CEO, and other companies under Musk’s control. Last month, it was reported that a federal investigation by the DOJ was launched around reports that Elon Musk might have misused funds from Tesla for a personal project. More
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Apple Watch Series 9, 45mm version, in aluminum with the new Snoopy watch face. Apple is releasing new Apple Watch models, called Series 9, on Friday. The new Apple Watches look nearly identical to older models. This year’s version comes in the same two
The King and Queen have arrived in France to a guard of honour as they begin a three-day state visit to the country. They are visiting Paris and Bordeaux six months after the trip had to be rescheduled because of widespread rioting. The royal couple were greeted by the French prime minister, Elisabeth Borne, and
The world’s foulest-smelling flower – which mimics the odour of rotting flesh – could be at risk of extinction. Scientists estimate 60% of the 42 Rafflesia species are at “severe risk” due to factors such as deforestation and a lack of seed-banking and propagation. They say some new species may be getting eradicated before they
Sep 20, 2023, 02:33 AM ET Spain‘s World Cup winning-squad agreed to end their boycott of the national team early on Wednesday after the country’s football federation (RFEF) said it would make “immediate and profound changes” to its structure. The decision was reached around 5 a.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) after more than seven
Flood warnings are in place across Wales after heavy rains left hundreds of homes without power. The rain comes as the remnants of Hurricane Nigel, which formed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend, sweep across the UK before heading north towards Europe. Nigel is expected to weaken throughout the week but
A brain chip company owned by Elon Musk has said it has received permission to start recruiting for human trials. Neuralink has created an implant designed to let people control a computer mouse or keyboard with their thoughts. It would be inserted into a region of the brain that controls the intention to move. Musk,
A ceasefire has been agreed in the Nagorno-Karabakh region after dozens died in shelling, according to Azerbaijan and ethnic-Armenian officials. Azerbaijan deployed troops and launched strikes on Tuesday in what it called an “anti-terrorist” military operation after months of tension. Earlier on Wednesday, it said the offensive was continuing but a subsequent statement suggested it
A pedestrian who died after he was hit by a car in Fife has been named by police as officers continue to search for the vehicle. Stephen Davis, 46, was crossing Cowdenbeath’s High Street when he was struck by a grey Audi at around 8.30pm last Thursday. Emergency services attended, but Mr Davis was pronounced
The Metropolitan Police officer who shot dead Chris Kaba will face a murder charge, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. Mr Kaba, 24, died the day after he was hit by a single gunshot from a police firearms officer in Streatham Hill on 5 September last year. The car he was driving was followed through
The headline numbers don’t do justice to the significance of the inflation data. On the surface, this only looks like a small fall, with the consumer price index (CPI) dropping from 6.8% in July to 6.7% in August. So what, you might ask? After all, it’s a far smaller drop than the one we heard
Spain’s World Cup winning women’s squad has agreed to end their boycott of the national team. It comes after the country’s football federation (RFEF) said it would make “immediate and profound changes” to its structure. The players had said they would not represent Spain until there were changes at the federation. It followed a row
The rate of inflation has eased slightly to 6.7% confounding the predictions of economists that it would rise. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the consumer prices index (CPI) measure slowed in the 12 months to August, from the 6.8% figure reported the previous month, thanks to food rising at a weaker pace during
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk‘s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients. Those with paralysis due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may qualify for the study, it said but
Aerial view of the China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) Jiujiang oil refinery. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s demand for oil could peak by the end of the decade — and with its economic recovery still in limbo, can global oil markets continue to rely on China? “For 20 years, the