Norway’s $1 trillion pension fund to cut investments in oil and gas
Norway’s trillion-dollar Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), one of the world’s largest funds, announced that it will begin to divest from oil and gas...
Philadelphia becomes first US city to ban most cashless stores
Philadelphia has become the first city in the US to ban most cashless stores.
Cashless stores are those that do not accept cash - transactions...
UK offshore wind to provide 30% of country’s energy by 2030 under new deal
The UK government unveiled plans to ensure that 30% of the country’s electricity comes from offshore wind farms by 2030 under a new joint...
US citizens will need to register online to visit parts of Europe in 2021,...
European Union officials have sought to clarify travel regulations for US citizens after a series of inaccurate reports circulated earlier this week mistakenly saying...
New York’s iconic Chrysler Building to be sold for just $150 million
New York’s iconic Chrysler Building will be sold for around $150 million, a fraction of what it had previously been purchased for, according to...
US economy only added 20,000 jobs in February, wages continue to rise
The US economy added 20,000 jobs in February while wages continued to rise, according to a recent report by the US Bureau of Labor...
Coating graphene with wax during device manufacturing smooths surface
Coating graphene with wax during the manufacturing of devices reduces surface wrinkles. A reduction in wrinkles makes for a less contaminated surface.
A team of...
GE Additive Education Program accepting applications from schools
GE Additive is now accepting applications from primary and secondary schools for its Additive Education Program. The applications are for the 2019/2020 cycle of...
Airbnb acquiring hotel-booking service HotelTonight
Airbnb has signed an agreement to acquire the hotel-booking service HotelTonight for an undisclosed sum.
HotelTonight is an online travel app for users to...
Waymo to sell LIDAR sensors it developed for self-driving cars to third parties
Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo will start selling short-range sensors it developed for its self-driving cars to third parties.
The company has developed three different...