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Quick Charge Podcast: August 5, 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...

Politics

Climate minister under fire for jetting to 30 countries – including several on red list

Alok Sharma, climate minister and COP26 president, is under fire for flying to dozens of countries since the start of the year. Mr Sharma...

Technology

Ethereum mining will soon be obsolete, as ‘London’ update moves key deadline to December

In this article ETHE Getty Somewhat buried in ethereum’s big software makeover that rolled out Thursday is a code update known as Ethereum Improvement...

‘People are still in denial’: Florida sees record hospital admissions amid vaccine hesitancy

The nurses in the COVID unit at UF Health hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, cannot believe they are here again, reconfiguring their space like a...

Uncategorized

Live events to be covered by govt-backed COVID insurance scheme – as Labour brands move ‘bare minimum’

Live events will be covered by a £750m insurance scheme backed by the government in a bid to stop cancellations over COVID-19. Industry figures...

Environment

Australian Miners Line Up For A Slice Of The EV Pie

Mining in Australia is big business, very big business. The royalties fund much of the government spending at the state and federal level. Providing...

Row as PM says Thatcher gave UK ‘early start’ in climate change fight by closing coal mines

Sir Keir Starmer has led criticism of Boris Johnson after he said Margaret Thatcher gave the UK a “big early start” in its battle...

Environment

Futuristic Farmers Deploy Solar Power To Farm For Microbes

Ambient air carbon capture has come in for its share of ridicule over the years, but fans of the technology finally have something to...

Uncategorized

Ford, GM, and Stellantis announce joint 40-50% EV sale goal in 2030 – who is going to buy other 50%?

Ford, GM, and Stellantis, also known as the Detroit Big Three, announced today a joint goal for electric vehicles to achieve 40% to 50%...

Environment

The mass manufacture of huge tidal turbines could be one step closer after firm seals funding

Nova Innovation Tidal energy business Nova Innovation has said it is able to move forward with a project centered around scaling up the production...

Business

Why the Bank of England is so optimistic on COVID recovery

Andrew Bailey is about to go on holiday. But as the Bank of England governor’s mind turns to writing postcards, he knows he will...

World

Belarus sprinter says family feared she would be sent to psychiatric ward if she returned home

A Belarusian sprinter who has flown to Poland after a stand-off with her country’s officials at the Tokyo Olympics said her grandmother had advised...

Technology

Ethereum just activated its ‘London’ hard fork, and it’s a really big deal

Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images Ethereum’s much-hyped and somewhat controversial “London” hard fork has just activated. So far, news of the successful...

Business

Bank of England warns inflation will rise to double target rate as upgrades future growth

The Bank of England has warned inflation will increase further this year to double the target rate, but insisted rising prices will only be temporary...

World

Last month was second hottest July ever in Europe

Last month was the second hottest July in Europe on record and the third hottest ever globally, EU scientists confirmed today. The only hotter...

Sports

U.S.’s Nelly Korda builds 4-shot lead at Olympics

4:01 AM ET Associated Press KAWAGOE, Japan — Already with her first major title and the No. 1 ranking, Nelly Korda took a big...

Science

Elon Musk Confirms Walter Isaacson Is Writing His Second Biography

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX apart from being a vocal supporter of cryptocurrencies, has confirmed that his biography is being penned by...

‘Rot in prison’: Men get life sentences for murdering student in botched drive-by shooting

Seven men been been given life sentences of up to 34 years for the murder of a law student mistakenly killed during a botched...

Science

Bipedal Robot Creates History after Running 5 KM On Single Charge

A bipedal robot, designed at the Oregon State University (OSU), has created history after it completed 5km in just about 53 minutes. Cassie, the...

Science

This Beautiful Image Shared By NASA Reminds Us What We’re Made Up Of

NASA has shared another stunning view of the Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) at night time. The image, glittering with stars right...