86 per cent of teenagers have traces of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound used to make plastics, in their body, an Engaged Research public engagement project in collaboration with the University of Exeter has found. Measurable levels of BPA, an endocrine-disrupting chemical, were found in the urine of the vast majority of the 94 […]
Seven years ago, Los Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk first publicly introduced the Falcon Heavy rocket, promising that the first launch of the 27-engine behemoth would be “pretty epic.” That day comes Tuesday, when SpaceX plans to launch the Falcon Heavy at 1:30 p.m. EST from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center in its first demonstration mission. Falcon […]
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has gotten some blowback for comments she made about the way women snack. In an interview with Freakonomics Radio that posted last week, Nooyi said that when young men eat chips, in particular Doritos, they “lick their fingers with great glee, and when they reach the bottom of the bag, they […]
President Donald Trump on Monday boasted that the economy is roaring under his presidency during remarks at an Ohio manufacturing company, linking economic gains to his policies and the tax cut legislation he signed into law. But Trump’s economy-focused, campaign-style remarks on Monday ignored the beating the stock market has taken in the last two […]
The findings failed to reassure longtime critics of cellphone radiation. Two government studies that bombarded rats and mice with cellphone radiation found a weak link to some heart tumors, but federal regulators and some scientists say don’t worry — it is safe to use your device. They still do. Previous studies of cellphone users had […]
A new SpaceX rocket blasting off on its long-awaited maiden flight this Tuesday — the Falcon Heavy — promises to put on a spectacular show as the world’s most powerful booster climbs away from the Kennedy Space Center’s historic pad 39A atop nearly 5 million pounds of thrust from 27 engines, nine in each of […]
Broadcom Ltd plans to unveil a new approximately $120 billion offer for Qualcomm Inc on Monday, aiming to ratchet up pressure on its U.S. semiconductor peer to engage in negotiations, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The move comes ahead of a Qualcomm shareholder meeting scheduled for March 6, when Broadcom is seeking […]
The state government of South Australia announced Sunday that it had struck a deal with Tesla to install as many as 50,000 solar-power systems on homes, at no cost to residents. The system would include both solar panels and Tesla Powerwall batteries, and would become part of a decentralized electric grid managed by software. The […]
It was the must-have gadget of, well, last week. Elon Musk’s Boring Company flamethrower, retailing at $500, sold out within days of its launch. All 20,000 were gone. Everyone wanted one, it seemed. Musk had made it appear so very exciting. Now he has to face a familiar problem: delivery. And it seems there is […]
J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup said Friday they are no longer allowing customers to buy cryptocurrencies using credit cards. “At this time, we are not processing cryptocurrency purchases using credit cards, due to the volatility and risk involved,” a J.P. Morgan Chase spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC. “We will review […]
Friday marked the last day for Janet Yellen as the head of the Federal Reserve, giving way to her successor, 64-year-old Jerome Powell. Powell previously worked as a partner at private equity firm The Carlyle Group and was nominated to the Fed’s Board of Governors by President Barack Obama in 2011. He is expected to […]
The U.S. economy in January continued the slow but steady improvements that have characterized the post-recession period, as federal economists Friday reported that employers added 200,000 jobs last month while unemployment held steady at 4.1 percent. Worker pay jumped in January, with average hourly wages up 2.9 percent from a year ago. The bump suggests […]
