March 31, 2021 - Brief Briefing

U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Competitions Heat Up: New Lithium Extraction Prize & Teams Advance in Manufacturing Prize

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize. The prize was launched during today’s NextGen Geo, a live...

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World

Is Macron’s lockdown too far or not far enough as France fights a ‘pandemic within a pandemic’?

Above the Elysee Palace, the sky was big and blue. It could have been a perfect Paris day, except that the topic for debate...

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Quick Charge Podcast: March 31, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

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Environment

Saudi Aramco CEO says oil giant can still meet dividend expectations as crown prince prioritizes investments

Oil tanks at an oil processing facility of Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabian state-owned oil and gas company, at the Abqaiq oil field. Stanislav...

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Derek Chauvin murder trial: George Floyd begged police not to shoot him

George Floyd begged police officers not to shoot him after he was stopped for allegedly trying to use a fake $20 note. Footage from...

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Technology

Microsoft wins U.S. Army contract for augmented reality headsets, worth up to $21.9 billion over 10 years

In this article AMZN MSFT Soldiers wearing the IVAS system, a modified version of the HoloLens 2. US Army The Pentagon announced that Microsoft...

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Technology

Facebook removes video interview with Trump, citing his ban from the platform

In this article FB TWTR Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in the Hyatt Regency on February...

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Wales lockdown to ease slightly with cross-border travel allowed from 12 April

Lockdown restrictions in Wales will ease on 12 April to allow travel between the country and the rest of the UK. First Minister Mark...

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Politics

Review into sex abuse in schools after thousands of students share experiences

An immediate review of safeguarding policies in schools has been launched after more than 10,000 reports were posted on a website for students to...

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Sports

Can ACC keep up with SEC, Big Ten? New commissioner Jim Phillips faces a tall order

5:00 AM ET Andrea Adelson Close ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David M. Hale...

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BRIT Awards: Arlo Parks, Dua Lipa and Celeste nominated as women dominate album category

Arlo Parks, Dua Lipa and Celeste have each bagged themselves three BRIT Award nominations, with women making the majority of the best album list...

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World

Strict national lockdown imposed on France as Macron warns ‘the numbers are charging away from us’

France will widen strict lockdown restrictions – which have already been in place in several areas including Paris – to the whole country to...

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Environment

$5.4 Billion Project Aims To Be World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Producer In 2025

Enegix Energy is moving forward with plans to build a $5.4 billion facility off the coast of Brazil called Base One. And that’s news...

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Business

Biggest London flotation for a decade delivers huge dent to City ambition

The crash in shares of Deliveroo this morning is an event with massive implications for both investors and for future investment. This was the...

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Sports

How did the Sabres get so bad, and how do they get back on track?

7:00 AM ET The Buffalo Sabres are 0-15-3 since Feb. 25. They own the record for the longest winless streak of the shootout era...

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Sports

Miami Open could be the next step in Daniil Medvedev’s ascension to the top of tennis

6:41 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Daniil Medvedev was 8 years old the last time an ATP Masters 1000 event was held without Roger Federer,...

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Pfizer vaccine ‘safe and 100% effective’ in children as young as 12

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is safe and 100% effective in children as young as 12, its manufacturers have said. The two firms have carried...

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Volvo partners with Aurora to develop autonomous Class 8 trucks

The “long-term” partnership announced today is between Volvo Autonomous Solutions and self-driving startup Aurora. The two plan to jointly develop globally-leading autonomous transport solutions...

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Environment

US government has returned all the oil it stored for companies when prices crashed last year

Welders work on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve pipeline on June 1, 1980, in West Hackberry, Louisianna. Begun under President Ford to reduce the threat...

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Business

Rising number of celebrities selling video messages during pandemic – with some bizarre requests

Ever wanted some words of support from your football hero? How about help with a marriage proposal from a famous musician? The coronavirus pandemic...

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