Scrutiny of corporate boardroom diversity, particularly when it comes to gender and race, has intensified over the past two years. But those aren’t the only voices deserving of more representation within the C-suites of both large and small companies. That’s why British personal care company The Body Shop is supporting a relatively unique effort, dubbed
I work for Mycorena, a biotechnology company that grows fungus-based vegan protein. We launched in 2017 and are based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The mycoprotein we grow can be used to manufacture a variety of products, from vegan leather to animal feed and meat substitutes. Our food product, Promyc, is already available in Swedish shops and
NASA has completed important repairs on its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the US space agency recently announced. The leaking fuel seals on the SLS were replaced by engineers last week. One of the fuel lines to the SLS started leaking earlier this month forcing the space agency to halt its attempt to launch Artemis
In this article GOOGL The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. Charles Platiau | Reuters Inside Google, a team of techies has been working behind the scenes on software for high-speed communications networks that extend from land to space.
PARIS – Euroconsult expects satellite communications services revenues to reach $1.2 trillion over the next decade, as growth in data services offsets declines in the video market. “The total share of data in satcom services revenue is expected to grow from 15 percent to 42 percent by 2031,” Nathan de Ruiter, Euroconsult Canada managing director,
As East Africa continues to struggle with drought, diminishing supplies can occasionally have unexpected effects on animals. As a result of low water levels at a dam close to the Tanzanian border, two elephants were stranded in the mud left last week in Kenya. Elephants saved from mud caused by drought (Photo : EVANS KIMAIYO/AFP
After sending untrained sales workers to work on vehicles amid a service crisis, we now learn that Tesla is bringing the workers back to sales for another end-of-quarter push. Earlier this year, we reported on Tesla CEO Elon Musk renewing efforts to improve the automaker’s service, especially in North America where many Tesla owners are
In this article JPM Some parts of China have officially promoted metaverse development plans. Pictured here is a metaverse exhibition area at an annual services trade expo in Beijing on Sept. 1, 2022. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — When it comes to futuristic concepts like the metaverse, JPMorgan
WASHINGTON — A federal bankruptcy court approved the sale of nearly all the assets of Masten Space Systems, a company developing a lunar lander for a NASA mission, to another lander developer, Astrobotic. The federal bankruptcy court in Delaware approved Sept. 8 the results of an auction conducted two days earlier where Astrobotic submitted a
This article originally appeared as part of our Food Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get sustainability food news in your inbox every Thursday. As I approach my fifth year working in Bali as an environmental journalist, I’ve encountered a diverse range of people who put their hearts and souls into leaving this island a bit better. From bird
Air pollution is one of the greatest industrial challenges facing the modern world, which affects not only the environment but also the health of people. The major source of these pollutants are human activities, specifically the burning of fossil fuels and car emissions. In recent years, there has been growing evidence linking the pollution to
Here at Electrek, we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through the thousands of miles at this point, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric
Brendan Hunt, Jason Sudeikis and Brett Goldstein star in AppleTV+’s “Ted Lasso.” Apple Is this the year of Apple TV+? The streamer’s historic Oscar win for Best Picture was overshadowed by an altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock in March, but big wins at Monday’s Emmys could cement the service as one
WASHINGTON — The Departments of Commerce and Defense have signed an agreement to cooperate on transferring responsibility for civil and commercial space traffic management. Don Graves, deputy secretary of commerce, announced the memorandum of agreement, or MOA, between his department and the Pentagon during a Sept. 9 meeting of the National Space Council at NASA’s
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. The left tibia (left two images) and left fibula of an individual who lived some 31,000 years ago show healed amputation sites.Credit: T. R. Maloney et al./Nature The skeleton of a person who lived 31,000 years
In this article TSLA Elon Musk had previously suggested Tesla could get into lithium refining at scale because the cost of the metal, a key component in manufacturing batteries, has surged. If Tesla’s application in Texas is approved, construction on a lithium hydroxide refining facility could begin in the fourth quarter of 2022. Christophe Gateau