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Ferrari to accept crypto as payment for its cars in the US
The logo of Ferrari is seen in the headquarters as CEO Benedetto Vigna unveils the company’s new long term strategy, in Maranello, Italy, June 15, 2022. Picture taken June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights MILAN, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Ferrari (RACE.MI) has started to accept payment in cryptocurrency for its luxury …
Musk says he would reverse Twitter ban on Donald Trump
May 10 (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump when he buys the social media platform, the clearest signal yet of Musk’s intention to cut moderation of the site. Musk, the world’s richest person and chief executive of electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc …
New lithium technology can help the world go green — if it works
April 7 (Reuters) – Rio Tinto, General Motors and even the U.S. Energy Department are investing heavily in a crop of newer technologies that could revolutionize the way lithium is produced for electric vehicle batteries. Now those technologies just have to prove they work on a commercial scale. If they do, miners will be able …
Breaking up Big Tech in focus as new U.S. antitrust bills introduced
The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise. Washington, U.S. January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced four bills on Friday aimed at reining in the power of the tech giants, with one potentially leading to their break-up. Two of the bills address the issue of …
UK’s Drax signs deal with Mitsubishi for negative-emissions capture technology
A woman walks a dog past Drax power station during the sunset in Drax, North Yorkshire, Britain, November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith Drax Group (DRX.L) has signed a long-term deal for carbon capture technology with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) (7011.T), paving the way for negative emissions from its UK plant by 2030, the firms …
Glencore, Umicore to trace battery cobalt with blockchain technology
Artisanal miners work at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 11, 2016. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo Mining and trading company Glencore (GLEN.L) and other miners are joining forces with battery material supplier Umicore (UMI.BR) to make the …