Kodak used to be king when it came to cameras and film. In 1976, Kodak had a near monopoly of the U.S. photography market, accounting for 90% of film and 85% of camera sales, according to The Economist. But the move to digital photography in the early 2000s hit the company hard. Ironically, Kodak actually invented the
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The board of BT Group is preparing to defend it against takeover approaches from industry rivals and buyout firms after the suspension of its dividend prompted its shares to slump to their lowest level in more than a decade. Sky News has learnt that Britain’s biggest telecoms group, which now has a market capitalisation of
What has 1,500 peak watts and can climb mountain trails like a billy goat? Jeep’s new e-bike, apparently. And now Jeep and its partners are sharing new updates about the powerful new off-road fat tire electric bicycle. Car companies have been jumping on the e-bike bandwagon left and right over the past few years. And
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman has died aged 64. The American rock band broke the news in a social media post. The cause of death was not disclosed. :: Listen to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker “We of the RHCP family would like to wish Jack Sherman
2:15 AM ET The Western Conference quarterfinals between the #2 LA Clippers and #7 Dallas Mavericks is headed to a Game 4 on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC), with the Clippers leading the Mavericks 2-1 following Friday night’s 130-122 Game 3 win by the Clippers. This matchup has pitted the top two offenses in the
A prominent critic of Vladimir Putin has arrived in Germany for medical treatment, amid claims he became seriously ill after drinking a cup of tea laced with poison. Alexei Navalny, who remains in a coma after his condition deteriorated on Thursday, was transported from a Siberian hospital to Berlin on a special medical plane. The
Violence and abuse against shop workers has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a union representing retail staff. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) says retail workers have been assaulted, threatened or abused at least once a week on average since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, compared to once a
Government support is “vital” to help small music venues survive, according to Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes. It comes as Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announces the first recipients of the government’s £3.36m Emergency Grassroot Music Venues Fund. “Fingers crossed some of this money from the government can go towards correcting things, fixing things, helping these venues
August 21st, 2020 by Zachary Shahan The idea of solar-powered vehicles is very appealing. In particular, concept vehicles with solar PV roofs and solar tonneau pickup truck covers get people giddy. (Unfortunately, there is less hype about the fact that you can buy an electric car, put solar panels on your roof, and then essentially
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s (TSLA) stock going inside, Tesla’s ‘not-so-secret’ Dojo project, Lucid Air’s charging capacity, and more. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing
From Brazilian coffee beans to fish caught in the Mediterranean, today’s grocery stores are stocked with a wide variety of produce. Many of us are now spoiled for choice when it comes to the food we put on our table, but it’s sometimes easy to forget that the ingredients we use in our kitchens are
August 21st, 2020 by Steve Hanley California is going through hell right now, with massive wildfires raging in many parts of the state. Sparked by lightning strikes, the fires have forced utilities like PG&E to shut off electricity to large segments of the population. Opponents of climate science — particularly the editorial board of the
Wildfires in northern California – sparked by almost 12,000 lightning strikes – have grown into some of the largest in the state’s history. One of them is within a mile of the University of California Santa Cruz, with residents in the city being told to have evacuation “go bags” already packed. Bulldozers have dug fire
Apple responded to Epic Games’ lawsuit accusing it of anticompetitive behavior in how it controls the App Store, telling the court that the Fortnite maker violated Apple’s rules and shouldn’t be placed back into the store temporarily while the legal battle rages. In its filing, Apple alleges that Epic Games asked for an individual arrangement with
Holidaymakers are scrambling to get home before Saturday’s early-morning quarantine deadline, while web searches for flights to Portugal have soared after the country was put back on the UK’s safe list. Travellers hoping to return to the UK from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad & Tobago before the 4am quarantine deadline are – in some cases
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella leaves the Elysee Palace after a meeting with the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on May 23, 2018. Aurelien Morissard | IP3 | Getty Images Microsoft is signing deals with foreign governments to offer cloud-infrastructure packages similar to the bundle it assembled for the U.S. Defense Department, people familiar with the