President Joe Biden acknowledges guests and staff as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House July 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. He attended several meetings and traveled to Israel and Saudi Arabia in the days before. Here’s a…
Ragpickers dangerously pick through trash in Indian landfills every day. The same Indian landfills have burst in flames due to heat waves. These fires can cause extreme damage to locals’ lungs. One of Delhi’s largest landfills burned for two months. It was supposed to close more than 10 years ago, but today, thousands of people…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends her weekly news conference at the US Capitol on February 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images Pelosi is urging Blinken to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terror, Politico reported. Pelosi warned that Congress would make the move if the State Department doesn’t, the report said. Russia…
AP Amazon first revealed its electric delivery van in 2020, and now they’re expanding to more cities. The e-commerce giant has plans for 100,000 custom electric delivery vehicles from electric vehicle maker Rivian. The move to electric vehicles is part of Amazon’s Climate Pledge, aiming to reach zero net carbon by 2040. Amazon is rolling…
Vitalik Buterin. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Ethereum will become more scalable after the network “surge,” Vitalik Buterin said Thursday. “Ethereum will be able to process 100,000 transactions per second,” the ethereum co-founder told a conference in Paris. He also said the network will be 55% complete following the so-called merge, which will move the protocol to…
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning. He has “very mild” symptoms. The White House says he will “continue to work in isolation until he tests negative.” A long list of people are in line to take over if he can’t perform…
There are several common indications that your computer has been hacked. damircudic/Getty Images You can tell your computer has been hacked if you see frequent pop-up messages, mass emails sent from your account, or unexpected programs appear. If your computer has been hacked, you run the risk of losing data, having your identity stolen, or…
Boeing Qatar Airways just finalized an order for 25 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets — the largest of the MAX family. The move comes after a Memorandum of Understanding for MAX 10 jets, which was signed in January, had expired. Qatar’s investment comes during an ongoing dispute with Airbus over paint issues on the carrier’s…
Home inventory in the 100 largest metros in the U.S. is now at its highest level since October 2020, promising more options for homebuyers. bunnylady/Getty Images The chances of a US recession are about 50%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. A recession is not its baseline forecast, but “it is a coin flip at…
Elon Musk said entrepreneurs who enter the lithium business “can’t lose.” Christophe Gateau/Getty Images Elon Musk says getting into the lithium business is a “license to print money.” He encouraged entrepreneurs to refine the metal, which is crucial for electric-car batteries. The price of lithium has skyrocketed, and some experts are concerned that demand will…