Deliveroo reduces losses as takeaway sales soar
International takeaway food app Deliveroo cut losses in the first half as the coronavirus pandemic boosted home deliveries, a results update showed Wednesday.
Aug 11, 2021
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Business
UAW leaders reach tentative deal with GM to end US worker strike
General Motors and the United Auto Workers announced Wednesday a tentative labor agreement that could end a month-long strike that has paralyzed the auto giant.
Oct 16, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar farms can eat up farmland—but 'agrivoltaics' could mean the best of both worlds for NZ farmers
New Zealand plans to commission about eight gigawatts of solar photovoltaic projects—more than the maximum power demand of the whole country on a typical winter's day—by 2028, according to the government's latest generation ...
Jun 6, 2024
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Security
The IRS dropped its demand to upload selfies, so why is Florida still requiring them?
Taxpayers, lawmakers and digital privacy advocates rebelled earlier this year when the IRS announced plans to require taxpayers to upload selfies if they wanted online access to their tax records. The selfies were needed ...
May 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
7-star housing is a step toward zero carbon. But there's much more to do, starting with existing homes
Energy-efficiency standards for new homes in Australia are being upgraded for the first time in a decade. New homes will be required to improve minimum performance from 6 stars to 7 stars under the Nationwide House Energy ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Emissions impossible? How the transport sector can help make the 2050 net-zero goal a reality
Meeting Canada's ambitious net-zero emissions target by 2050 necessitates significant technological, behavioral and systemic changes in the transportation sector, a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ...
Mar 18, 2024
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How ridesourcing services are transforming US cities
Over the last decade, the meteoric rise of ridesourcing services like Uber and Lyft have transformed the urban landscape, affecting travel patterns, car ownership, and congestion, and more broadly, the economy, the environment, ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Engineering
Exploring tidal range electricity generation for the UK
Tidal range schemes are financially viable and could lower energy bills, say researchers from Lancaster University's School of Engineering and the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology. They combined a tidal range power generation ...
Jun 21, 2023
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California law on rideshare drivers may hurt 'gig economy'
Labor activists Wednesday were celebrating California's move to have drivers treated as employees by rideshare firms even as it fueled concerns it will hurt digital platforms depending on the so-called "gig economy."
Sep 12, 2019
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Biden presses computer chips case in advance of Senate vote
Calling semiconductors "the building blocks for the modern economy," President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to move quickly and send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the computer chips industry and high-tech ...
Jul 26, 2022
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