The James Webb space telescope has revealed its latest image of celestial majesty, an ethereal hourglass of orange and blue dust being shot out from a newly forming star at its center. The colourful clouds are only visible in infrared light, so had never been seen before being captured by Read more…
The powerful lithium ion batteries used in small electric vehicles are responsible for a growing epidemic of fires. This year, there have been about 200 fires and six deaths, according to the New York City fire department. This month, an e-bike fire inside a Manhattan high-rise apartment became an inferno Read more…
Britain has lost its position as Europe’s largest stock market, as Paris overtook London for the first time since records began in 2003. According to Bloomberg, the combined market value of primary listings on Monday on the Paris bourse ($2.823 trillion ) surpassed that of the London Stock Exchange ($2.821 Read more…
“The collapse of FTX will likely give rise to a number of criminal and civil actions against the exchange and its executives, like former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried,” reports CoinDesk, citing a number of legal experts. “It’s also likely to push forward actual regulatory changes, either via lawmakers or through Read more…
Two new U.S. studies show that automatic emergency braking can cut the number of rear-end automobile crashes in half, and reduce pickup truck crashes by more than 40%. The studies released Tuesday, one by a government-auto industry partnership and the other by the insurance industry, each used crash data to Read more…
A report from the Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce found that Bachelor’s degree holders generally earn 84% more than those with just a high school diploma, reports CNBC. “Still, 44% of all job seekers with college degrees regret their field of study.” Journalism, sociology, communications and education all Read more…
California’s EV-funding proposition 30 “has suffered an unambiguous defeat. The measure would’ve increased taxes by 1.75% on income above $2 million a year (for roughly 43,000 California multimillionaires) to fund electric car rebates and combat wildfires. “In the statewide vote count as of late Wednesday, 59% rejected the proposal.” So Read more…