BlocPower is electrifying this Brooklyn, NY building Lisa Rizzolo | CNBC BlocPower, a Brooklyn-based climate tech company, has closed on a nearly $155 million fundraising round that will be used to expand and finance community decarbonization projects like it already has undertaken in Menlo Park, California, and Ithaca, New York. The round, which includes more
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In this article ERIC.B-SE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ericsson recently announced it is planning to cut 8,500 jobs as part of its cost-cutting measures. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson agreed to pay a $206 million penalty and pleaded guilty to violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt
Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of murdering his wife and son after a six-week trial that revealed the prominent lawyer’s spectacular fall from grace. The 54-year-old shot his wife Margaret, 52, four or five times with a rifle outside dog kennels on their rural Colleton County property in South Carolina on 7 June 0221. On
I’ve been to Huwara many times, but never seen it like this. Driving in feels like you’re nearing the frontline of a war. The streets, normally heaving with shoppers and cars parked bumper-to-bumper, are now quiet. The shops are all closed, metal shutters pulled down. There are Israeli soldiers everywhere. The IDF (Israeli Defence Forces)
Pulp bass player Steve Mackey has died at the age of 56, the band has announced, paying tribute to a “beloved friend” who “made things happen”. The Sheffield band, who rose to prominence with their fourth and fifth albums His ‘N’ Hers and Different Class in the 1990s, said the musician died on Thursday. On
10:00 AM ET I recently asked a Western Conference veteran for his take on the 2023 NHL trade deadline. “The East is insane. That’s my take.” It was as accurate and succinct a recap as one could apply to the days leading up to Friday, March 3, during which the West essentially became a feeder
While many people have unfulfilled dreams of being a rock star, the cast of the new TV adaptation of Daisy Jones And The Six were required to pull off being a world famous band in order to make the show. It’s based on the best-selling novel from 2019 – which is itself thought to be
FTSE 100 building materials firm CRH has recommended moving its primary stock market listing to New York, exacerbating worries about the London market’s standing as a global financial centre. The Ireland-based company confirmed its plans to investors on Thursday morning as it revealed full-year results that showed a 12% rise in sales to $32.7bn (£27.4bn).
Tesla has teased what appears to be a new wireless home charging station as part of its charging presentation during its Investor Day. Investor Day included presentations from all of Tesla’s major divisions, including a presentation about charging by Rebecca Tinucci, head of global charging infrastructure. The bulk of the presentation focused on Tesla’s extensive
LADWPs Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 in Kern County, CA. Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide rose less than anticipated in 2022 thanks to the growth of clean energy sources like solar, wind, electric
7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” PHOENIX — In order to become the best pitcher in baseball, Corbin Burnes had to start making his bed. The mundanity of the task is not lost on Burnes. Every fifth day,
Sue Gray has been appointed by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to serve as his chief of staff. The senior civil servant became a household name during the partygate scandal, authoring the report which found “a failure of leadership and judgement” in Number 10 during Boris Johnson’s premiership. Conservative MPs and former cabinet ministers have
WH Smith has said it has been the target of a cyber attack that has seen hackers access company data. The high street retailer added hackers have also been able to access current and former employee information. It said the hack has not impacted its trading activities and stressed its website, customer accounts and customer
Tickets for nine live shows for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest will go on sale next week. It will take place in Liverpool in May after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of the war-torn 2022 winners, Ukraine. The UK came second in last year’s contest. Fans hoping to see one
Matt Hancock has denounced what he said was a “massive betrayal and breach of trust” following the leaking of lockdown WhatsApp messages. The exchanges were published in The Daily Telegraph after he shared them with journalist Isabel Oakeshott, who worked with the former health secretary on his Pandemic Diaries book. In a lengthy statement, Mr
A couple have been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found in Brighton. Constance Marten, 35, and Mark Gordon, 48, who had been missing since 5 January, were arrested in the city on Monday after being spotted by a member of the public in a shop. They were found