Ex- Barclays CEO Praises BlackRock BTC ETF Filing

Ex- Barclays CEO Praises BlackRock BTC ETF Filing

Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond is not surprised by asset management giant BlackRock’s recent forays into the world of crypto. “I love seeing some of the mainstream firms get involved here, like BlackRock,” said Diamond during an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box...
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No New EU Money For Green Technologies

No New EU Money For Green Technologies

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said last year that she would create a new European Sovereignty Fund to help EU companies compete with president Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). But whereas the US is pumping $369 bn (€340 bn)...
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Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang to step down

Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang to step down

Daniel Zhang, who has been the Chinese conglomerate’s chief for eight long years, is being replaced. Eddie Wu, now chairman of Alibaba’s online shopping arms Taobao and Tmall, will take over as chief executive. Zhang, who became chairman in 2019, will...
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Photovoltaic Grade Polysilicon Prices Crash

Photovoltaic Grade Polysilicon Prices Crash

Solar grade polysilicon prices crash amid global supply glut. Spot prices for the main ingredient in photovoltaic panels are crashing considerably and fast, fueled by a glut in China’s photovoltaic panel supply chain. Some companies manufacturing polysil...
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Study: Longevity Isn’t Really About Our Genes

Study: Longevity Isn’t Really About Our Genes

A new study adds to mounting evidence that our health and longevity are primarily a result of our environment and lifestyle. The authors of the study, published in the Human Kinetics Journal, sought to analyze the relationship between physical activity and s...
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Open fan jet engine to power the successor to Boeing’s 737 MAX

Open fan jet engine to power the successor to Boeing’s 737 MAX

An open fan being developed by CFM International, making it a prime candidate to power the next generation of all new airplanes in the mid-to-late 2030s. The new engine with a giant open fan would change the look of airplanes...
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Chinese, Palestinian presidents pledge to establish strategic partnership

Chinese, Palestinian presidents pledge to establish strategic partnership

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing where they agreed to establish a strategic partnership between the two countries. During the Wednesday meeting, Xi said this partnership will mark a new stage in the...
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The discovery of a lithium mine in Iran

The discovery of a lithium mine in Iran

Iran’s lithium find is a potential game changer. The discovery of a lithium mine in Iran and its potential implications for the global production of lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles is still one of the topics discussed in the world...
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Ferrari win the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Ferrari win the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Italian Ferrari ended a 50-year absence from the 24 Hours of Le Mans by toppling Japanese Toyota on Sunday in the centenary running of the most iconic car race in the world. Ferrari last competed at Le Mans in 1973...
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Tesla’s supercharger deals with GM, Ford

Tesla’s supercharger deals with GM, Ford

Tesla’s supercharger deals with GM, Ford are ‘the cheapest forms of advertising’. Starting next year, owners of electric vehicles made by General Motors and Ford will be able to charge their EVs at many of Tesla’s charging stations, the...
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New Type Of Solar Cell Creates Hydrogen, Oxygen And Heat

New Type Of Solar Cell Creates Hydrogen, Oxygen And Heat

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) researchers have built a pilot-scale solar reactor that produces usable heat and oxygen, in addition to generating hydrogen with unprecedented efficiency for its size. Hydrogen production from water using solar...
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IATA elevates industry profit projection for 2023

IATA elevates industry profit projection for 2023

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) now expects the whole airline industry to make a net profit of $9.8 billion this year, roughly doubling of its initial projection for sector profitability. The airline association had initially projected the...
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Countering the counter-offensive

Countering the counter-offensive

Newest news about Leopards in Zoo: “The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ total losses in south Donetsk direction were over 1,500 servicemen, 28 tanks, including eight German-made Leopard tanks and three French-manufactured AMX-10 wheeled tanks, as well as 109 o...
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A Toroidal Model of the Proton and Electron

A Toroidal Model of the Proton and Electron

Recently a new paper was published by Giorgio Vassallo and Andras Kovacs titled “The Proton and Occam’s Razor” in which the authors present a new model of the proton. They propose the proton as in terms of geometric and electromagnetic...
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BIS To Use AI To Monitor Global Bank Transactions For “Money Laundering”

BIS To Use AI To Monitor Global Bank Transactions For “Money Laundering”

As the IMF is currently gearing up to introduce its new global CBDC system called the UMU (also known as the Unicoin), The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has been busy with multiple projects designed to centralize all international banks...
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