US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan despite stern warnings from Beijing. CNN’s John King sits with Chinese ambassador to the US Qin Gang, who explains the controversial visit and implications this could have on US-China relations. #CNN #News
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Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving programs are facing mounting pressure from many fronts as regulators and politicians are getting involved. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has famously launched 38 special investigations of crashes involving Tesla vehicles where it believes advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), under which both Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Beta program fall,
Blackouts are growing more frequent in the United States. The average American experienced just over eight hours of power outages in 2020, with overall duration of power interruptions in the U.S. more than doubling since 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. “This is not because the grid has changed, but because there is
The most popular theory about the formation of the Moon is that it is the result of a collision between Earth and another celestial object. Now, a study has suggested that the Moon may have a deeper relationship with the Earth. Scientists from the ETH Zurich have concluded that Moon inherited some noble gases, such
The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk’s SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after the Ukraine conflict blocked Western access to Russia’s Soyuz rockets. The private American competitor to Europe’s Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to plug a temporary gap alongside Japan
In this article AAPL A new MacBook Air running M2 chip is seen displayed during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 6, 2022. Peter Dasilva | Reuters Apple has five MacBook computers to choose from, which might be a little daunting if you’re in the market for a new laptop as
Boris Johnson has admitted that the cost of living support the government is providing is not enough – but he refused to announce any immediate measures to combat spiralling household bills. Mr Johnson doubled down on his remarks that it will be up to his successor – either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak – to
A US car dealership giant with a market value of over $7bn was the mystery bidder which made an offer last month for Pendragon, its British peer. Sky News has learnt that Lithia Motors, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, tabled a 29p-per-share bid valuing Pendragon at about £460m. City sources said
When writer-director Jordan Peele and British actor Daniel Kaluuya teamed up to make the 2017 film Get Out, they proved that horror was a genre as worthy of awards as any other. The movie took a win for Peele in the best original screenplay category and made a star of London-born actor Kaluuya. Since then,
The official shortlist of UK cities hoping to host next year’s Eurovision Song Competition has been revealed. The cities that will potentially host Eurovision 2023 are: Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield. The news was shared on Friday morning on Radio 2 by Scott Mills on Zoe Ball’s breakfast show. The cities that
Droughts have been declared in parts of southwest, southern and central England and all of eastern England as high temperatures continue to fry the country. The affected areas are: • Devon and Cornwall• Solent and South Downs• Kent and South London• Herts and North London• East Anglia• Thames• Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire• East Midlands The announcement
CNN’s David Chalian, David Axelrod and Abby Phillip discuss the ramifications of former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone’s subpoena by a federal grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election. #CNN #News
According to new forecasts, the lithium market is expected to double by 2030 as soaring EV demand accelerates. Is it finally happening? Did we reach the threshold for mass EV adoption? Several legacy automakers are reporting staggering growth in EV sales. In fact, some are having a hard time keeping up with demand. On Ford’s
A customer pumps gas at an Exxon gas station on July 29, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Gas prices are below $4 for the first time since March, but the market remains precarious and experts said it’s too early to know if the move lower will hold. The national average for
2:01 PM ET There are just 101 days until the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup — thanks to a last-minute change of plan by FIFA to allow host Qatar to kick off the tournament a day earlier than scheduled — and there are already winners and losers in the Premier League as a
A record number of jobs are being advertised, with big increases for actors, entertainers, driving instructors and dancers, according to recruiters. Vacancies for water and waste roles such as sewerage plant operatives have also increased, which recruiters said could be related to the prolonged dry weather and fears of droughts. There were 1.85 million job
In this article PINS A banner for the online image board Pinterest Inc. hangs from the New York Stock Exchange on the morning that Pinterest makes its initial public offering on April 18, 2019. Spencer Platt | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50
Rishi Sunak has unveiled a plan to slash rising energy bills for up to 16 million vulnerable people which he hopes will propel him to 10 Downing Street. In a dramatic move as his Tory leadership clash with Liz Truss becomes increasingly bitter, he is said to be prepared to find up to £10bn to
NASA’s SunRISE — or Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment — is an ambitious program that plans to launch the largest radio telescope ever to detect and track hazardous explosive space weather events. The production of the first six satellites has been completed at the Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), according to the US space agency. The SDL has
The US attorney general has said he “personally approved” to seek a search warrant on Donald Trump’s Florida residence. In a statement made in Washington DC, Merrick Garland said the Justice Department did “not take the decision lightly”. He confirmed that federal agents searched Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday to probe whether he illegally