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A Volvo logo is displayed at the Volvo Cars Hill Country dealership in Austin, Texas on September 4, 2024.Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesEuropean car giants face a host of challenges on the road to full electrification, including a lack of affordable models, a slower-than-expected rollout of charging stations and the potential impact of European tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles.Volvo Cars announced on Wednesday it had abandoned its heavily promoted plan to sell only electric cars by 2030, citing the need to be “pragmatic and flexible” in changing market conditions.The Swedish automaker said it currently aims to…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the BRICS+ meeting of the two-day BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Summit in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on June 11, 2024.Sefa Karakan | Anatolia | Getty ImagesTurkey’s request to join the BRICS alliance is seen as a strategic and symbolic move as the Eurasian country of 85 million people grows in influence and influence on the global stage.”Our president has stated many times that we want to be a member of the BRICS,” a spokesman for Türkiye’s leading Justice and Development Party told reporters in early September. “Our demands on this matter are clear and the entire…
Most people like to travel. But far fewer people like to book.A survey of more than 2,400 people who book their own travel arrangements found that 71% said the process was at least somewhat stressful for them, according to a 2024 survey from consumer data firm CivicScience. Surveys show the proportion is even higher among parents of children and teenagers.Travel planning can involve wading through booking sites, star ratings, travel reviews and the fine print – first to find what to book, then to find the best deal.Artificial intelligence will change this, and ChatGPT has proven that generative AI can…
Last year, Utah was the happiest state in America, but this year, another state took the top spot in WalletHub’s annual rankings.To determine where America’s residents are the happiest, the personal finance website compared 30 indicators across the 50 states in three key categories:emotional and physical healthworking environmentcommunity and environmentEach indicator is rated on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing maximum happiness.”The happiest states are those that offer above-average quality of life in every area, from strong state economies and high-quality physical and mental health care to ample leisure time and pleasant weather,” said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. stated in…
Today’s data centers are the critical computing infrastructure that powers the modern Internet.In Pictures Ltd | Andrew Aitchison | Corbes News | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain said Thursday it will now classify data centers as critical infrastructure, a move expected to improve the country’s cybersecurity and help operators of critical computing facilities work with the government to protect data from malicious attacks and disruptions. .UK technology minister Peter Kyle said UK data centers would be awarded a “critical national infrastructure” (CNI) designation, a label usually only applied to critical sectors such as energy, nuclear power, defence, space and emergency services.”Data…
A team from the Geology Bureau of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) collected natural gas samples on October 23, 2023, in One Pute Jaya Village, Morowali District, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.Noor Photos | Noor Photos | Getty ImagesU.S. clean fuel startup Koloma, backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said it hopes to leverage expertise traditionally serving the hydrocarbon industry to fuel the global gold rush for buried hydrogen.Meanwhile, there’s been buzz about the clean energy potential of geological hydrogen, a long-neglected resource that advocates say could play a key role in the transition away from fossil…
UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel was interviewed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 18, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUniCredit BankChief Executive Andrea Orcel revealed this week that the Italian bank holds a 9% stake in the company. Commerzbank –A takeover of the German rival is still possible.UniCredit faces a series of hurdles before it can increase its stake after making a request “that could exceed 9.9% of Commerzbank if necessary”. Shares in Commerzbank soared on Wednesday following news of UniCredit’s stance, and rose further on Thursday on speculation of an imminent takeover.”All options are on…
On September 20, 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin used binoculars to watch the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz shooting range near the city of Orenburg.Alexey Nikolsky | AFP | Getty ImagesRussia says it has launched a massive counteroffensive to retake large swaths of the Kursk region that were captured by Ukrainian forces in a border incursion that began last month.Russian special forces Major General Apti Araudinov, who is fighting in Kursk, said Russian forces had regained control of about 10 settlements in Kursk, which borders northeastern Ukraine.”We are in a good situation…our troops have started attacking. Yesterday and today…
Britain’s competition watchdog said on Friday it found competition concerns with the proposed merger of the two companies. Vodafone and the three major UK mobile networks owned by CK Hutchison.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal would lead to price increases for tens of millions of customers or result in some users receiving reduced services. The regulator also warned it would have a negative impact on so-called mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), which rely on existing infrastructure.”The CMA has preliminarily concluded that the merger will result in a significant lessening of competition in the UK retail and wholesale…
As riots raged across the UK, Elon Musk began making inflammatory comments about the situation, including stating: “Civil war is inevitable”. Musk is the owner of X, the social media platform formerly known as X.Atug Khan Senkar | Anadolu | Getty ImagesLONDON — The British government has engaged Elon Musk’s social media site X over the spread of misinformation and other harmful content, technology minister Peter Kyle told CNBC on Friday. “Constructive” talks.Kyle told CNBC’s Arabile Gumede that this summer the government has been reaching out to all major social media platforms, including Musk’s X, about misinformation and the role…