A bipartisan coalition of US attorneys-general are investigating how Facebook targets young people on its Instagram photo-sharing app and the potential harms it may cause. At least nine states are examining whether Facebook violated state consumer protection laws and “put the public at risk” by promoting Instagram to children and young adults, “despite knowing that…
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Ford and General Motors said on Thursday that they are forging stronger ties with semiconductor manufacturers to improve their supply of electronic chips as the car industry confronts a shortage. Ford has signed a non-binding agreement with GlobalFoundries, a New York-based chipmaker, that it said “opens the door” for joint research and development and manufacturing of…
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This article is an on-site version of our #techFT newsletter. Sign up here to get the complete newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday The UK and US published a joint statement today on their response to cyber warfare, with the director of GCHQ and head of US Cyber Command promising to “continue to adapt, innovate,…
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Companies are failing to ensure that their drugs and vaccines reach the world’s poorest people or to fully control manufacturing waste, which increases the risk of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, a watchdog has warned. Access to Medicines Foundation, a pharmaceutical industry watchdog, said in its annual survey that insufficient efforts to ensure drugs are approved…
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Despite being sold to Japanese investment group SoftBank in 2016, chip design company Arm is still seen as British in the UK. That is something that US chipmaker Nvidia has struggled to contend with since it first launched its bid for the company a long 14 months ago. Nvidia has faced a clamour to see…
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Florida Republicans approved a sweeping bill Wednesday to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses, rejecting claims that they were sacrificing public health to hand Gov. Ron DeSantis a win in his fight against White House virus rules. Lawmakers in the GOP-controlled statehouse expedited the measure, along with a package of virus bills, after hours of…
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Alibaba’s US-listed shares fell more than 10 per cent after the ecommerce group cut its sales forecasts sharply, citing slower growth in Chinese consumer spending. In quarterly results on Thursday, Alibaba said it now expected 20-23 per cent sales growth in 2022 compared with an earlier forecast of 30 per cent growth after experiencing “softer…
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University of Queensland conducts first-ever global vehicle-to-grid study Home News University of Queensland conducts first-ever global vehicle-to-grid study No posts to display We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok
Nuclear fusion works. If you doubt that fact, look at the sun (metaphorically, rather than literally: avoid frying your eyeballs). As hydrogen atoms are compressed they fuse together to create helium, releasing colossal amounts of energy. For decades, the dream on Earth has been to replicate that process, creating the ultimate, carbon-free energy source from…
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Deal provides millions to deploy clean energy in New York City No posts to display We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok