Consumer & Gadgets
The Trump administration's threat of massive new tariffs has sent Apple Inc.'s share price plummeting, but it has also brought a short-term benefit: customers rushing to retail stores to buy iPhones.
Apr 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
The share of solar power in global electricity generation rose to 6.9% in 2024, up from 5.6% in 2023, according to a new report by energy think tank Ember.
Apr 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
On a recent day when the wind gusted close to 40 miles per hour, 82-year-old George Neill was making repairs on his ranch, oblivious to the nearby cluster of wind turbines churning the sky behind him.
Apr 8, 2025
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Business
When Congress passed a law in 2024 to ban TikTok unless it came under U.S. ownership, lawmakers argued that the app's Chinese parent company posed national security concerns. The Trump administration, which had granted the ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has more than 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all vehicles. Boda bodas are crucial in providing ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Internet
Instagram users under 16 won't be able to livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages they've received without parental approval, owner Meta Platforms said Tuesday as it widened its safety measures for teenagers.
Apr 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Australia has huge reserves of coal and gas—but very little oil. Before the 20th century, this didn't matter—trains ran on local coal. But as cars and trucks have come to dominate, Australia has become more and more reliant ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Automotive
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD expects to see record profits in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary results published on Tuesday, as booming sales saw it ship more than a million cars.
Apr 8, 2025
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Business
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled a record first quarter sales forecast and said it saw a better-than-expected performance for profits, beating market expectations.
Apr 8, 2025
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Engineering
Andrew Iams saw something strange while looking through his electron microscope. He was examining a sliver of a new aluminum alloy at the atomic scale, searching for the key to its strength, when he noticed that the atoms ...
Apr 7, 2025
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