Beijing enacted new rules that threaten stiff punishments for foreign and domestic companies that shift supply chains out of China, with penalties including “exit bans” on staff and asset seizures. The move reflects anxiety among policymakers as growing numbers of manufacturers shift production to places like India and Vietnam amid ...
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Solar power surge leads to decline in fossil fuel generationSolar power surge leads to decline in fossil fuel generation
Global clean power production outpaced electricity demand last year, leading to a decline in fossil fuel generation for the first time since the pandemic. India and China largely drove the fall in fossil fuel generation thanks to solar power, which saw a roughly 30% increase in global capacity last year. ...
Republicans release budget, hope to end shutdownRepublicans release budget, hope to end shutdown
Senate Republicans released their budget and began voting on it Tuesday afternoon. They will use it to set up an immigration enforcement budget reconciliation bill of roughly $75 billion. Senators hope that movement will prompt the House to pass the Senate bill funding the rest of the Department of Homeland ...
Trump’s Fed pick vows central bank independenceTrump’s Fed pick vows central bank independence
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Federal Reserve chair insisted to lawmakers Tuesday that he would uphold the central bank’s independence. During his congressional confirmation hearing, Kevin Warsh responded “absolutely not” when asked if he would be the president’s “sock puppet,” adding that Trump had not asked him to ...
NASA astronauts form US political nonprofitNASA astronauts form US political nonprofit
More than 100 former US astronauts launched a nonprofit to address an issue closer to home — the future of US democracy. Astronauts for America, which includes Democrats, Republicans and independents, plans to issue scores for political candidates and to hold officials accountable if they ignore the rule of law, ...
EMERGENCY BREAKING NEWS PODCAST: Tim, CookedEMERGENCY BREAKING NEWS PODCAST: Tim, Cooked
Today after recording our normal weekly podcast, Sam, Emanuel, and Jason spontaneously began discussing the legacy of Tim Cook as Apple CEO, the #BreakingTechNewsofTheWeek. We got really riled up so decided to press record to discuss Tim Cook’s accountant energy, his legacy of creating different sizes and shapes of rectangle ...
The snuggle is real: what happens when you can’t fall asleep without your partner?The snuggle is real: what happens when you can’t fall asleep without your partner?
Experts share why you might sleep better with that special someone and how couples can find healthy sleep dynamics Tell us: do you use AI for fitness? I don’t live with my partner, but when we sleep in the same bed, I doze off almost instantly. When I’m alone in ...
US top fusion CEO says Washington losing race to ChinaUS top fusion CEO says Washington losing race to China
The US official overseeing research on nuclear fusion and quantum computing defended proposed funding cuts to federal science programs, even as the country’s top fusion CEO warned the US was losing the race with China. A White House budget proposal released this month called for deep cuts to the National ...
Iran peace talks up in air as ceasefire deadline loomsIran peace talks up in air as ceasefire deadline looms
Oil prices whipsawed on fast-moving expectations surrounding a fresh round of peace talks between the US and Iran, with questions over who will attend, and whether they will deliver a lasting truce. The two-week ceasefire is entering its final hours, and US President Donald Trump again threatened to “knock out ...
UAE arrests Iran-linked terror cellUAE arrests Iran-linked terror cell
The UAE State Security Department arrested 27 men it accused of terrorist activities and links to Iran. There have been similar arrests across the Gulf since the US-Israel war with Iran began — including five men detained in the UAE last month, said to have been working with Iran and ...