Asteroid 2020 QL2 that could be up to 120 meters (394 feet) in diameter is expected to safely fly past Earth on September 14, as per NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). The asteroid is expected to fly past at a speed of nearly 38,620 kmph (24,000 mph) and come within a distance of
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There has been a 43% increase in the weekly number of coronavirus cases in England, according to new figures. In the seven days to 2 September, a total of 9,864 people tested positive for COVID-19. This is the highest weekly number since the government’s Test and Trace system was launched at the end of May.
Sally Potter’s new film The Roads Not Taken is a study of dementia, dedicated to her own brother, Nic, who had Pick’s Disease, a rare type of age-related dementia. In the movie the lead character, played by Javier Bardem, is seen going about a normal day in New York city – attending appointments with his
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is reportedly able to speak again as he continues to make progress in his recovery from his novichok poisoning. The fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin is being treated at a Berlin hospital after falling ill last month during an internal flight in Russia. His police protection has also been
More than 7,500 people have now complained to Ofcom following a dance inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement performed on Britain’s Got Talent. Following the routine by previous winners Diversity on Saturday night, hundreds of people complained to the media watchdog in the hours that followed. As the story made headlines this week, the
Apple has developed masks that the company is beginning to distribute to corporate and retail employees to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Apple Face Mask is the first created in-house by the Cupertino, California-technology giant for its staff. The other, called ClearMask, was sourced elsewhere. Apple previously made a different face shield for medical workers
Morrisons has reported a £155m hit to profits from costs related to the coronavirus crisis. The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket chain said, like rivals, it had seen a surge in sales during the first half of its financial year in the run-up to, and during, the COVID-19 lockdown that began in March that saw all non-essential
Lucid has finally fully unveiled the production version of its first car: the Lucid Air, a luxury electric sedan. For those of you who have been following our coverage pver the past few months, there won’t be many surprises since Lucid has gradually leaked the most important information, but it’s still worth diving a little
One of the most consistent dividend payers in the history of the energy trade could be in danger of having to slash its payout, according to the options market. The energy space as a whole has suffered greatly at the hands of the global coronavirus pandemic. Demand for oil has fallen off a cliff, sending
Leaked documents reportedly show the government plans to carry out up to 10 million coronavirus tests a day by early next year, but critics have branded the proposals “waste on a cosmic scale”. The mass testing programme would cost £100bn – almost as much as the government spends on the NHS each year (£130bn) –
A 10-day biker rally in South Dakota was responsible for more than 260,000 cases of coronavirus costing $12.2 billion in treatment, according to a study by San Diego State University. That represents almost one in five of the 1.4 million new cases of COVID-19 in the US between 2 August and 2 September. The Sturgis
10:27 AM ET Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for … wait, what? You can’t hear me? Oh, dang it … sorry … I had myself on mute. Anyway, I appreciate you all showing up for this Zoom call. I know my invitation was a little last-minute, but I felt it was important that, before this
September 9th, 2020 by Steve Hanley Tesla conducted a survey in Germany last month to determine if its customers would be interested in a plan that would allow the company to tap some of the electricity stored in their car batteries and feed it back into the grid if they could be assured of having
Alexander Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies Inc. Getty Images As Palantir gears up for its stock market debut, the company has a long way to go to convince potential shareholders that it’s worth the $20 billion price tag that investors gave it almost five years ago. Palantir held a virtual event for investors on Wednesday.
Donald Trump has defended his approach in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic following claims he admitted he was playing down the US outbreak. According to Rage, a new book by journalist Bob Woodward, the US president appeared to understand the threat of COVID-19 as he was telling the nation it was no worse
September 9th, 2020 by Tina Casey A couple of years ago, everyone was all excited about new solar cell technology that could result in costs as low as 20 cents per watt. Yes, 20 cents per watt. There was just one problem. The new device was developed by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Lab,