Robots aren’t going to take over the world, but they can definitely make life a lot easier for humans. And that was the aim of BladeBUG, a UK startup that has developed insect-like robots to inspect, maintain, and repair offshore wind turbine blades without the need for rope access. BladeBUG’s founder and CEO, Chris Cieslak,
Month: January 2021
A horn-wearing Donald Trump supporter whose photo during the US Capitol riots went viral has been arrested and charged. Jacob Anthony Chansley, who calls himself Jake Angeli, is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The self-styled
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have received coronavirus vaccinations, Buckingham Palace has said. The couple got the first doses of their COVID-19 jabs on Saturday, according to a spokesperson, in a rare announcement commenting on the royals’ private health matters. It is understood the Queen decided the information should be made public to
Saracens, the Championship rugby club plunged into crisis last year after breaching salary cap rules, has secured new backers even as the coronavirus crisis hammers elite sport’s commercial income. Sky News has learnt that Saracens will this weekend unveil a multimillion pound long-term naming rights and kit sponsorship with StoneX, a global financial services group
Martin Gilbert, the veteran fund management boss, is joining forces with a group of City grandees and former Aberdeen Asset Management colleagues to spearhead a fresh wave of deal-making activity across the sector. Sky News has learnt that Mr Gilbert, who stepped down from the helm of Standard Life Aberdeen last year, will next week
January 9th, 2021 by U.S. Department of Energy Intersections Between Wind Energy and Wildlife Set Up Opportunities for Coexistence As wind energy continues to supply more power to the electric grid, development of cost-effective solutions to detect and deter wildlife from wind energy facilities grows with increasing importance. Wildlife impacts can extend permitting timelines, add
A search and rescue operation is under way in Indonesia after contact was lost with a Boeing 737-500 plane on a local flight. An Indonesian Transport Ministry spokesman said the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 was flying from from the capital Jakarta to Pontianak City in West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo. The
The end of the Gulf dispute is a win for the region, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister told CNBC after announcing that relations between Qatar and four Arab countries have been fully restored. Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Egypt on Tuesday signed an agreement that aims to strengthen unity and cohesion. The deal came
Tesla has unveiled the first images of the new Model Y third row for the 7-seat option, and it’s unsurprisingly crazy small. Tesla Model Y 7-seat Third Row Option Earlier this week, we reported on Tesla opening orders for the Model Y Standard Range RWD and 7-seat third-row option. Tesla had promised a 7-seat version
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a fist during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington U.S, January 6, 2021. Jim Bourg | Reuters President Donald Trump continued tweeting Friday evening using the government-owned @POTUS account, despite having his @realDonaldTrump account permanently suspended by
American celebrities have praised Twitter bosses for banning president Trump from the social media platform. Among them was model and TV presenter Chrissy Teigen, who was called “filthy mouthed” in a tweet by Mr Trump. She was overjoyed with his ban, writing: “AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH..” The outgoing president’s access to his main method of communication was permanently
A new public awareness campaign has been launched, urging people to ”stay at home” and “act like you’ve got” coronavirus in an attempt to encourage the public to comply with lockdown rules. It comes amid growing fears that people have not been observing social distancing rules, as case numbers surge, hospitals become swamped and deaths continue to
U.S President Donald Trump gives an address, a day after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., in this still image taken from video provided on social media on January 8, 2021. Donald J. Trump via Twitter | Reuters Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account on Friday. The company said in a
Director Michael Apted has died aged 79, his agent has said. The British filmmaker was known for the Up series of documentaries which followed the lives of 14 children since 1964 when they were seven years old, as well as directing Coal Miner’s Daughter and Gorillas In The Mist. He also directed the 1999 James
Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been permanently suspended “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”. Tweets from the US president’s @realDonaldTrump handle have been wiped, with his account now showing the words: “Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter Rules.” Image: Trump’s Twitter account permanently suspended The Twitter Safety account posted shortly afterwards,
January 8th, 2021 by John Farrell Originally published at ILSR.org. A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance shows that America’s monopoly problem is bigger than you might think. While last year’s Big Tech hearings and House antitrust report spotlighted monopoly abuses at Amazon, Google, and other tech giants, the report from ILSR makes clear
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