Fifth of the world’s people face life-threatening heat by end of 2100 Posted June 21, 2023 At the end of the century, more than two billion people will be living in countries where extreme heat becomes life-threatening according to researchers in Europe and China. Th…
Busy U.S. cargo port tests autonomous robot street sweepers Posted June 20, 2023 One of the busiest seaports in the U.S. is testing electric driverless autonomous street sweepers to clean parking lots, warehouses and garages. The Port Authority of New York …
Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities Posted June 19, 2023 The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest returned from the mountain on May 23 pledging to dedicate the rest of his life to helping people with disabilities. …
Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all. CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings that th…
Kenya tea company suspends operations after protesters burn machines Posted June 17, 2023 A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations after tea plucking and harvesting machines were burned by protesters citing massive job losses…
Dubai’s next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made ‘moon’ as the city’s real estate market booms Posted June 16, 2023 Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of …
Venmo to be officially available for teenagers, although many use it already Posted June 15, 2023 Teenagers will officially be allowed to open a Venmo account with their parent’s permission, the company said, expanding the popular social payments app to an age demographic that…
US, Spain to collaborate on migration hubs Posted June 14, 2023 President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez held talks in the White House as their countries are collaborating along with Canada to establish migration hubs in La…
New York City buildings turn to carbon capture Posted June 13, 2023 From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby …
Nigerian chef cooks nonstop for 100 hours to set new global record Posted June 12, 2023 A Nigerian chef set a new global record for the longest hours of non-stop cooking as she cooked for 100 hours, surpassing the current record. Hilda Baci had been cooking when s…