Elon Musk’s Twitter is accusing Microsoft of violating its data use policy, saying the tech giant has not adhered to its agreement for data use “for an extended period of time.” In a letter obtained, Alex Spiro, the personal lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk, accused Microsoft of improperly using Twitter data, such as
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Fossil fuel vehicles gulp down petrol, and electric cars gobble up minerals. The battery industry is so ravenous for lithium as a raw material that researchers believe the demand could threaten climate goals. Most global scenarios and governmental targets for decarbonizing the transport sector consider battery-powered electric vehicles as a main
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Most people are aware of Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, the pyramid with basic requirements like food and shelter at the bottom and more lofty goals at the top. In Maslow’s pyramid, “Belongingness and love needs” sit right on top of safety – our need for each other is only
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Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert CO2, water and sunlight into multicarbon fuels – ethanol and
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Nigeria will now have a ready market for some of its crude oil production in-country as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, said it will be supplying 300,000 barrels daily to the Dangote Refinery set for commissioning next week. NNPCL Group CEO, Mele Kyari, in a brief remark at the Nigerian
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MainOne, a leading West African data center and connectivity solutions provider with presence in Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire will provide broadband connectivity for the Regtech Africa conference. MainOne, which provides services to major telecom operators, ISPs, government agencies, small to large enterprises, and educational institutions, has said it is pleased
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A new machine-learning model makes more accurate predictions about ocean currents, which could help with tracking plastic pollution and oil spills, and aid in search and rescue. To study ocean currents, scientists release GPS-tagged buoys in the ocean and record their velocities to reconstruct the currents that transport them. These buoy
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Trading unbacked cryptocurrencies should be regulated under gambling laws, the Treasury Committee has urged. In a new report, the cross-party Committee of MPs said that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have “no intrinsic value and serve no useful social purpose”, while consuming large amounts of energy and being used by criminals in
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If you're reading this while working remotely, Elon Musk is judging you. In a recent interview with CNBC, the tech CEO came down hard on work-from-home culture, saying he thinks it's "morally wrong." Musk, who told Tesla workers last year to return to the office or "depart Tesla," has long been vocal
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The amount of land France, Germany and Italy require to meet their renewable energy capacity targets is equivalent to the size of Belgium, research by McKinsey & Company has found. Land availability could be one of the limiting factors in expanding Europe’s renewable energy resources, which the continent needs if it
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