Business manifestos: six election proposals touted by British industry | Business

Business groups are vying to influence political party priorities ahead of the July 4 election. Here are some of the big ideas promoted by the UK’s biggest industry bodies in their own manifestos. Workplace savings schemes The Association of Building Societies is calling for a workplace savings scheme to help build the financial resilience of … Read more

Budweiser clarifies ‘100% renewable electricity’ claim on UK website after complaint to ASA | Business news

The brewer has been accused of a “big lie” and burying the truth in the “fine print”, despite having “informally resolved” a complaint to the advertising regulator. from Sarah Taaffe-Maguire, Business Reporter @taaffems Thursday 30 May 2024 15:32 UK Budweiser had to clarify the claim on its website that its beer is produced using “100% … Read more

US delays plans to shut down coal-fired power plants as demand for AI power rises

Unlock editor summary for free Rula Khalaf, editor of the FT, picks her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The staggering demand for electricity needed to power next-generation technologies is forcing the US to rely on yesterday’s fuel source: coal. Retirement dates for the country’s aging fleet of coal-fired power plants are being pushed back … Read more

ULA Atlas V Manned Boeing Starliner Flight Test

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex with the NASA logo

Event details Payload blog NASA’s Boeing StarlinerCrew Flight (CFT) June 01, 2024 12:25 p.m Space Launch Complex 41 • Cape Canaveral Space Station UPDATE: All premium launch transport tickets and admission tickets purchased for the 6 May experience remain valid for the next experience, which is currently scheduled for no earlier than … Read more

Driving law changes starting in June could lead to fines for petrol and diesel cars

Motorists are being warned of new driving law changes coming into force in the coming days, which could see petrol and diesel drivers face expensive driving fines in several major UK cities. A myriad of driving laws have already been introduced this year, including new rules for parking cars on the pavement, regulations for manufacturers … Read more

“The chatbot changed my life”

image source, Yasmin Shaheen-Zafar Image caption, Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar uses an AI chatbot to help her with her writing Article information author, Elna Schutz role Business reporter May 30, 2024 While for many of us AI chatbots are perhaps just an interesting novelty, for some people they are proving to be transformative. Yasmin Shaheen-Zafar, from North … Read more

If the Big Bang created miniature black holes, where are they?

A dark scene of space has illustrations of a bunch of black circles with hazy white rings around each one.

The search for extinct, miniature black holes left over from the Big Bang may be heating up. Just when the trail of such tiny black holes seemed to have gone cold, an international team of scientists discovered clues in quantum physics that could reopen the case. One reason the search for these so-called primordial black … Read more

“The chatbot changed my life”

image source, Yasmin Shaheen-Zafar Image caption, Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar uses an AI chatbot to help her with her writing Article information author, Elna Schutz role Business reporter before 2 hours While for many of us AI chatbots are perhaps just an interesting novelty, for some people they are proving to be transformative. Yasmin Shaheen-Zafar, from North … Read more

Europe is looking to emulate NASA’s ground-breaking commercial cargo program

Zoom in / Introducing the European return cargo vehicle proposed by Thales Alenia Space. Thales Alecia Space The European Space Agency has awarded initial contracts to a German-based startup and one of the continent’s established aerospace companies to develop spacecraft to transport cargo to and from space stations in low Earth orbit. ESA announced the … Read more