Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is “a genius who defies common sense and can be overly optimistic,” Panasonic’s CEO said on Tuesday, as the Japanese firm cautiously moves to expand a battery partnership with the US carmaker. “I believe only geniuses can hold onto big visions, and a genius I know is Elon Musk,”
JK Rowling and Salman Rushdie are among 152 writers and academics who have signed an open letter denouncing the so-called “cancel culture”. Those who signed the letter have said they “applaud” recent protests for racial justice and greater equality, but added a “reckoning” has weakened tolerance of different opinions in favour of “ideological conformity”. The
A newly-discovered species of seaweed is spreading rapidly and killing large patches of coral in one of the most protected ocean environments in the world, researchers have said. A study from the University of Hawaii and others says the seaweed, which is part of the algae family, is spreading faster than anything they have seen
Thousands of protesters have clashed with riot police in the Serbian capital Belgrade after the country’s president announced the reintroduction of a lockdown following a spike in coronavirus cases. Serbia went from one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe to a near complete reopening of the country at the beginning of May. Football and tennis
Ministers have come under pressure over suggestions NHS workers may soon have to pay to park at their own hospitals again. A Tory peer and doctors’ union are among those calling for the exemption brought into force at the start of the coronavirus outbreak to continue. Healthcare staff were told at the end of March
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will spend £2bn funding hundreds of thousands of “work placements” to keep young people off the dole in his emergency economic update to MPs on Wednesday. Mr Sunak will put job creation and training schemes at the heart of the latest stage of the coronavirus recovery plan as the government begins to
Kasabian say former frontman Tom Meighan misled fans by choosing not to talk about his assault charge. Meighan admitted one count of assault by beating at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning and was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work. The court heard he pushed his ex-fiancee, Vikki Ager, into a hamster cage and
Tesla’s 2014 acquisition of SolarCity turned the electric vehicle manufacturer into the undisputed largest player in residential solar, but that lead has steadily eroded as its major competitor, Sunrun, surged ahead with more aggressive plans. Now with the $3.2 billion dollar acquisition of the residential solar installation company, Vivint Solar, Sunrun looks to solidify its
10:31 AM ET The DraftKings All-American Team Cup, the first pro tennis event in the U.S. to take place before paying spectators, ended Sunday at a tennis and fitness center in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. It was rocked Friday night when Frances Tiafoe, the popular captain of the young “Stars” team, tested positive for the coronavirus,
A suspected case of bubonic plague in China is being “well managed” and is not considered high risk, the World Health Organisation has said. Authorities in the city of Bayannur, in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, issued a warning on Sunday after a hospital patient – reported to be a herdsman – was feared
Replenysh has been kicking since 2016, but up til now, the Orange County, California startup hasn’t done much press. That changes today, as the company announces that it has raised a $2 million seed round with the fairly lofty goal of transforming recycling in the U.S. A press release outlining Replenysh’s plans offers up plenty
Campaigner Marie Lyon broke down in tears as she read the report. “At last!” she exclaimed. After four decades of campaigning, she has achieved something extraordinary – recognition, finally, that she and hundreds of other families have been wronged. An independent review has found that children suffered “avoidable harm” from failure to regulate a drug
Ineos has suspended plans to build a new 4×4 vehicle in south Wales and may make the vehicle at a site in France instead. The factory in Bridgend had been expected to create up to 500 jobs, providing a boost to automotive workers just as Ford closes its engine plant in the town with the
Johnny Depp is not a “wife beater” and allegations of violence made by his ex-wife Amber Heard are “complete lies”, the High Court has been told by his lawyers on the first day of a libel trial. The Hollywood star is suing The Sun’s publisher, News Group Newspapers (NGN), and its executive editor, Dan Wootton,
Ethnic under-representation in local government is “perpetuating racial inequality and disadvantage” in the UK, according to a report. New data shared with Sky News shows only 7% of all UK councillors are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background, which is half the percentage BAME people make up of the country’s overall population
German engineering company Festo has created robotic birds capable of amazingly realistic flight. The firm acknowledges that the robo-birds don’t have any business applications yet, but hopes one could be found in future. Until then, a whole fleet (or flock) of the birds have been unveiled in a video showing off how they can take