Dan Elitzer and Jeremy Rubin rolled out the “MIT Bitcoin Project” in 2014. Christopher A. Maynor Jeremy Rubin was a sophomore studying computer science and electrical engineering when he decided that he wanted to give every undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology $100 worth of bitcoin. Seven months later – armed with half
Carrie Johnson has told other pregnant women there is nothing to worry about, after getting her second COVID-19 vaccine. The prime minister’s wife, who is due to give birth to her second child in December, said she got her second jab on Saturday and was “feeling great”. Mrs Johnson, 33, said she was concerned about
Solar panels in the Indian state of Karnataka. Jonas Gratzer | LightRocket | Getty Images The Indian government has said that the country’s installed renewable energy capacity had “crossed the milestone” of 100 gigawatts. In a tweet Thursday, R. K. Singh, India’s minister of power, described the news as “another landmark day” in the history
The Chinese are the undisputed leaders in the tiny electric car industry, but even top dogs can have an off day. I’m guessing the factory manager wasn’t walking the floor when this thing rolled off the line. It may have a face only a mother could love, but that has also earned it a coveted
Prince Philip’s funeral arrangements have been announced, with the proceedings scaled down due to coronavirus restrictions. The Duke of Edinburgh was said to have wanted little fuss at the service and he is not having a state funeral in line with his wishes. Sky’s Dermot Murnaghan explains the plans for the funeral. SUBSCRIBE to our
CNN’s Jake Tapper reports the CMA’s 2013 Song of the Year honors the story of a fallen soldier and his father.
British filmmaker Ken Loach has said he has been kicked out of the Labour Party for supporting others who have been expelled. The 85-year-old lifelong socialist said there was a “purge” and a “witch-hunt” in the party as he criticised Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. He wrote on Twitter: “Labour HQ finally decided I’m not
As part of my ongoing deep dives into different portions of the climate solution space, I’ve been working my way through grid energy storage solutions. That led to my recent pair of broad articles on grid storage, Grid Storage Winners Part 1: Assessing The Major Technologies, and Grid Storage Winners Part 2: How Much Of
A recent picture by NASA can leave us wondering. The aerial shot shows a vast expanse of Mars surface and is taken by NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on its 11th flight on the planet. Look close into the photo. Can you see NASA’s Perseverance Rover amidst the seemingly monochrome desert of the Red Planet? It’s
Two spacecraft flew past Venus recently in a rare double flyby that captured unique imagery and data. This data is now being analysed, but scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have been able to translate some of it into sounds to let people experience how it would feel if a gigantic planet flew next
Boeing’s astronaut capsule is grounded for months and possibly even until next year because of a vexing valve problem. Boeing and NASA officials said Friday that the Starliner capsule will be removed from the top of its rocket and returned to its Kennedy Space Center hangar for more extensive repairs. Starliner was poised to blast
Thousands of people with cancer could still be going unchecked due to COVID after numbers starting treatment post-lockdown soared, the NHS has warned. More than 27,000 people in England started treatment for cancer in June – a 42% increase on the same time last year. Around 250,000 were checked for the disease that month, according
Nicki Minaj and her husband are being sued for alleged harassment by a woman who accused him of raping her 27 years ago. The woman, 43, claims she has suffered an “onslaught of harassing calls and unsolicited visits” from Minaj, her husband Kenneth Petty and their associates. She says they offered her $500,000 (£360,000) in
The C-47 Dakota, part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, performs a flypast over Bedford Crematorium on the day of Captain Sir Tom Moore’s funeral. A firing party of 14 soldiers then fired three rounds in unison, the highest salute possible to any member of the armed forces. Six soldiers from the Yorkshire Regiment
CNN’s Victor Blackwell reports on law enforcement missteps in the Kendrick Johnson case and what the FBI is doing now.
A new study from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory offers the most comprehensive results yet of the costs of owning and operating different types of vehicles and how costs vary by powertrain. The study is titled “Comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership Quantification for Vehicles with Different Size Classes and Powertrains.” Argonne,
In this article @CL.1 XLE CVX It’s been a volatile week for crude oil. West Texas Intermediate was under pressure again on Friday for a second day in a row, falling below $69 a barrel, though it remained on pace for a nearly 1% gain for the week. These moves in the commodity come as
The Taliban could begin an assault on Afghanistan’s capital within days, a US defence official has warned. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the hardline Islamist group is making a concerted effort to isolate Kabul. Resistance from government forces has been crumbling, with insurgents seizing Afghanistan’s second and third-largest cities in recent days. The Taliban now
The upcoming 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the reimposition of coronavirus restrictions could spark violent attacks by extremists, the US Department of Homeland Security has warned. The agency added that the US is in a “heightened threat environment” that has been fuelled by resentment over measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, and extremists motivated
Banksy has confirmed he was behind pieces of street art which appeared in Suffolk and Norfolk. People flocked to see the art that began appearing a week ago in East Anglia, with many speculating that Banksy was behind them. But the artist remained silent. However, he has now claimed responsibility for them on his Instagram