The Labour government could face fresh trouble just days into the new administration amid concerns electric vehicle sales targets are being missed. Keir Starmer’s party won a landslide victory last week, taking 412 seats in the House of Commons, forcing Rishi Sunak to resign as prime minister, while the Conservatives lost 251 seats in parliament. … Read more
June 25, 2024 marked a new “first” in spaceflight history. China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft brought back rock samples from a vast region on the moon called the South Pole-Aitken Basin. After Chang’e 6 landed on the “far side” of the moon, on the southern rim of the Apollo Crater, it returned with about 1.9 kilograms … Read more
The original Switch was hard to find at launch (Nintendo) As the launch of Nintendo’s next console approaches, the company has developed a simple strategy to combat scammers selling hardware at inflated prices. Most recent consoles have faced a shortage problem at launch. A well-known example is the global chip shortage during the pandemic, which … Read more
Stay up to date with free updates Simply log in to the Renewable energy myFT Digest — straight to your inbox. Two of the insurance sector’s largest companies, insurer Zurich and broker Aon, have launched a new hydrogen production plan to boost development of a sector seen as key to the shift to clean energy. … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Online fast-fashion group Shein has an alternative plan to list in Hong Kong as its ambition to hold an IPO in London faces increasing criticism in the UK and China. Singapore-headquartered Shein is keeping open … Read more
By Nikki Main Science Reporter for Dailymail.Com Published: 10:46 EDT, June 28, 2024 | Updated: 10:46 EDT, June 28, 2024 Apple is developing a secret plan that could revolutionize its future iPhone models for all of its 1.46 billion users. The tech giant is reportedly working to make battery replacements that currently require tweezers and … Read more
By Stacy Liberatore for Dailymail.com 17:15 Jun 27, 2024, updated 17:16 Jun 27, 2024 The delayed return of NASA astronauts from the International Space Station due to a malfunctioning Boeing Starliner has raised concerns that the crew could be “stranded.” While Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s stay was recently extended to an indefinite date, experts … Read more
London Tunnels, which aims to transform an abandoned underground network into a tourist attraction, has abandoned plans to set up operations in the capital and has instead opted for a stock exchange listing in Amsterdam. The company wants to turn the Kingsway interchange tunnels, an 8,000 square meter network under Holborn in central London, into … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Central banks of advanced economies expect gold’s share of global reserves to rise at the expense of the US dollar, as these institutions look to follow the lead of emerging markets in buying precious metals. … Read more
SpaceX officials hope to soon launch and land massive 450-foot Starship-Super Heavy rockets up to 44 times a year at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. But Susan Palma, a 40-year-old Titusville resident, fears that further development at the Cape risks further disrupting the natural water flow and salinity of the endangered Indian River Lagoon. She attended … Read more