Scotland’s largest teaching union has rejected the latest pay offer, with strikes set to continue across the country. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union has been embroiled in a wage dispute with the Scottish government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) over the past year. Under the plans announced by Education Secretary Shirley-Anne
In this article TSLA TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla, Inc. electric vehicle charges at supercharger location in Hawthorne, California, on August 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration wants to see at least 500,000 electric vehicle chargers on U.S. roads by 2030, and announced a
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple maintained its position as the world’s largest smartphone maker by shipments in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to IDC. However, iPhone shipments declined 14.9% year on year. Stanislav Kogiku | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Apple’s latest patent is adding to
Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., conduct a news conference in Capitol. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee found rare alignment at a recent hearing about how Congress can help protect kids from online harms. The hearing on Tuesday, which included a parent who
Tesla and the White House announced that they reached a deal for the former to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in the US. The automaker also confirmed plans to double its number of chargers in the US. Over the last year, Tesla has been working to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric
Men wearing military uniform walk along Red Square in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in central Moscow on February 13, 2023. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images The coming months will be critical in figuring out how Russia’s economy is holding up in the face of a new suite of sanctions, and for how
UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammad al-Gergawi (L-on stage) speaks with Elon Musk attending the World Government Summit virtually in Dubai on February 15, 2023. Musk indicated that he is aiming to find someone to succeed him as Twitter CEO by the end of 2023. Karim Sahib | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk said
Elon Musk donated around $1.95bn (£1.6bn) worth of Tesla stock to charity last year, according to documents filed in the US. The billionaire gifted about 11.6 million shares between August and December of 2022, the filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission showed. It didn’t list which organisations were the recipients of the shares.
In this article 175-HK BIDU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Visitors look at a Jidu Robo-01 electric SUV during the 20th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition at Canton Fair Complex on Dec. 30, 2022 in Guangzhou, China. Zou Wei | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Baidu’s ChatGPT-like product is set to come
In this article GOOGL MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Jordan Novet | CNBC During last week’s chatbot hype, with Microsoft and Google attempting to outduel each other in showcasing early versions of artificial intelligence-powered search, more than 1 million people signed up to try Microsoft’s tool in the first
The Tesla Model Y and Model 3, California’s #1 and #2 best-selling vehicles, are once again eligible for California’s $2,000 electric car rebate after steep price drops last month which bring them back under the MSRP cap for eligibility. California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program has issued over a billion dollars in total rebates since the
In this article ABNB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brian Chesky, CEO and Co-founder of Airbnb Mike Segar | Reuters Shares of Airbnb rose about 9% in extended trading Tuesday after the company released fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates on top and bottom lines. Here’s how the company did: EPS: 48 cents vs.
A German ballet director has apologised after smearing dog faeces on the face of a newspaper critic whose reviews he disagreed with. Marco Goecke was suspended from his post as ballet chief at the Hannover state opera over the weekend incident. He is said to have approached dance critic Wiebke Huester, who writes for the
Well, we knew this was coming, but not the exact magnitude it would entail. Following a scheduled discussion today, Ford of Europe has announced the elimination of 3,800 jobs – mostly in Germany and the UK – as it restructures its business overseas to support EV development. The leaning down also includes a complete rebranding
Ford has issued a nationwide “stop shipment” order to all its carriers, instructing them to hold F-150 Lightnings while a potential battery issue is investigated. Ford is not aware of any incidences of the issue in the field and has not stopped sales of the Lightning, only shipments. It has also paused production while the
Arriving by helicopter at hospital in the Turkish city of Adana, Emine Akgul is incredibly lucky to be alive. The 26-year-old teacher was rescued from a collapsed building more than 200 hours after the earthquake struck. She was found in a six-storey building, where many people worked carefully but quickly to remove her from the
Tesla employees at Gigafactory New York, located in Buffalo, say they are “tired of being treated like robots,” and they informed CEO Elon Musk that they seek to unionize. It’s not the first time the automaker has faced unionization efforts, but they have mostly been focused at Tesla’s car factories, and in the US, specifically
Renewable energy retailer Octopus Energy US today announced that it’s going to give Texas electric vehicle drivers cheaper electricity rates when they smart charge their EVs at home. A great deal for Texas EV drivers Octopus Energy customers in Texas can now pair their EVs with “Intelligent Octopus” to automatically find the best, most efficient
When it comes to electric bikes, many automakers have started tossing their hats in the ring. But Porsche is one of the most aggressive so far at targeting the booming e-bike industry. The company’s latest announcement sees it rebranding Croatian e-bike company Greyp as Porsche eBike Performance. The move actually rolls together three e-bike companies
A suspicious aerial object looking like a weather balloon has been spotted flying in Romania’s airspace. The country’s air force scrambled two MiG 21 LanceR jets to the area in the southeast 10 minutes after its surveillance system detected the object, but they were unable to confirm its presence, the defence ministry said. The planes