Uber is cutting 10% of staff — here’s why, according to the CEO
“This wasn’t a decision we made lightly.”, “This wasn’t a decision we made lightly.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Princeton NuEnergy wins $50-million DOE grant to build cathode-recycling plant
The US Department of Energy has selected Princeton NuEnergy for a $50-million grant to build a closed-loop Cathode-to-Cathode rejuvenation facility in Commerce, Georgia. The award is part of a $110-million project that includes a $60-million cost share from the company. The plant will process 3,000 tonnes per year of nickel-basedContinue Reading
Pure Lithium’s Advanced Anode battery passes 9,315 cycles in lab testing
Pure Lithium says it has cycled its Advanced Anode lithium metal battery more than 9,315 times at 100% depth of discharge, and that the cells are still cycling in its laboratory. The company reported negligible capacity fade over the run. The cells were charged and discharged at 1C, a rateContinue Reading
Gloria Steinem’s Life Between Art and Activism
I have many books about feminism on my bookshelf, but only one by Gloria Steinem. It’s an old copy, possibly a first edition, of Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions , the book she considered her first. (Prior to this, she’d co-authored a book and curated an anthology of writing aboutContinue Reading
U.S. hits diesel fuel milestone as prices slam California economy from trucks to crops
Record-high diesel prices are squeezing California’s economy, driving up fuel and operational costs for local farmers, trucking fleets and supply chains…Continue Reading
Analysis shows strike on Iranian wedding was likely a direct US hit
An explosion that ripped through a wedding celebration in southern Iran on September 1, killing four people and injuring at least 68 others, likely resulted from a direct hit by a US munition, according to an analysis by weapons experts. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #iran #airstrike #iranisraelwar #usa Read the storyContinue Reading
Inside The Specialized Shelters Being Built To Protect The B-21 Raider From Harsh Winters
The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider represents the future of the United States Air Force’s (USAF) stealth, deep-penetration bomber force. The next-generation aircraft is designed to conduct both conventional and nuclear strikes within contested airspace and complex integrated air defense networks, providing the service with a new platform for long-range strategicContinue Reading
US Airlines Will No Longer Owe You Meals Or Hotels For 10 ‘Uncontrollable’ Delays
US airlines will no longer have to treat certain flight delays and cancellations as their responsibility, meaning fewer passengers will be eligible for meals, hotels and ground transportation. From October 19, ten types of disruption — ranging from unscheduled maintenance to medical emergencies, cybersecurity attacks and unruly passengers — willContinue Reading
A Moral Monstrosity: Yet More Blood, Hate and Grief
The latest of thousands of innocent victims of inhuman ethnic cleansing carnage, Pierre Damas Bel was a 20-year-old Haitian honor student, soccer player, aspiring doctor and “beautiful soul” in Ohio who, overwhelmed by the shame of an ICE shackle and the fear of being sent back to his ravaged country,Continue Reading
Pentagon polygraphs dozens of US military staff over media leaks: Report
About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff were interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles, NYT says., About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff have been interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles during Iran conflict, says The New York Times. United States investigators have subjected about 50Continue Reading
UAE pardons Egyptian dissident-poet al-Qaradawi facing 10 years in prison
Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an arrest warrant by the Arab Interior Ministers Council., Egyptian activist Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was held due to an arrest warrant by the Arab Interior Ministers Council. Egyptian opposition activist and poet Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi has been pardoned by United ArabContinue Reading
‘Chromebook remorse’ over tech use hits schools
Public schools across the U.S. are pulling back on the amount of tech for students after making classrooms feel like “an office,” The New York Times’ Natasha Singer says. “Schools felt like they were trying to make schools like offices … where every worker has their own device and spendsContinue Reading
How the hunger for a new weight loss drug is feeding an industry of fakes
Excitement around the creation of a new drug, especially one showing early promise in clinical trials, is often celebrated by those developing it. But new weight-loss drug retatrutide has become a headache not only for Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical company behind it, but for regulators in the UK and aroundContinue Reading