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Tesla CEO Elon Musk dismisses hydrogen as tool for energy storage

Elon Musk has a history of expressing strong opinions about hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cells. A few years ago, when the subject came up during a discussion with reporters at the Automotive News World Congress, the electric vehicle magnate described hydrogen fuel cells as “extremely silly.” JimWatson | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon […]

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Economy

Blackrock to vote for fewer climate provisions in 2022 than 2021

Laurence “Larry” Fink, chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., pauses as he speaks during the BlackRock Asia Media Forum in Hong Kong, China. Justin Ching | Bloomberg | Getty Images BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the world, said it will likely vote to support fewer climate proposals from companies in its investment […]

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Movies

Sir David Attenborough Is Dropping A Docuseries About Dinosaurs

The legend that is Sir David Attenborough is set to drop a storming new docuseries about dinosaurs called prehistoric planet. I can’t imagine anything better than the velvety tones of the nature presenter teaching us about prehistoric beings. But apparently, it does get better, with the equally legendary Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer providing the […]

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Business

VW is looking to bring back the Scout brand as an electric vehicle

This image, from 2019, is of a refurbished Scout. The brand was originally built by International Harvester between 1961 and 1980. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Volkswagen is planning to resurrect the iconic “Scout” brand as an electric vehicle in the United States. In a report late Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal […]

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Internet

FTC Takes Aggressive Action Against Internet Service Provider for Misrepresenting Internet Speeds

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the District Attorneys of Los Angeles County and Riverside County agreed to an order to settle claims against Frontier Communications Intermediate, LLC and its parent company, Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (collectively, Frontier). The plaintiffs alleged that Frontier promised internet speeds that Frontier did not deliver. The order, […]

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Business

Tesla Shanghai production lags due to parts shortages

Employees work at the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai, east China, Nov. 20, 2020. US electric car company Tesla in 2019 built its first Gigafactory outside the United States in the new Lingang area, with a designed annual production capacity of 500,000 units. DingTing | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Tesla reduced vehicle production at […]