A heavily criticised investment in OneWeb could bring the government a first bite at the lucrative satellite internet marketThey are invisible to the naked eye, but can leave a streak of light across an astronomer’s telescope. Above our heads, the cons…
Birmingham cultural gem at risk as developers eye jewellery quarter
An industrial hub for 200 years, the area’s historic workshops are being turned into flatsIn the dusty workshop basement of luxury jeweller Deakin & Francis, grooves have been worn into the wood of workbenches used by generations of skilled hands t…
Facebook is ‘biased against facts’, says Nobel prize winner
Philippines journalist Maria Ressa says social media firm is threat to democracy and failing to halt spread of misinformationThe campaigning Philippines journalist Maria Ressa, who was last week awarded the Nobel peace prize, has launched a stinging at…
Fossil fuel companies paying top law firms millions to ‘dodge responsibility’
Over the last five years, the 100 top law firms in the US represented fossil fuel clients in 358 legal cases and transactions worth $1.36tnThe world’s biggest corporate law firms have been making millions of dollars representing fossil fuel companies b…
888 app plan to protect women ‘sticking plaster that reinforces victim blaming’
Activists say UK government-backed proposal places onus on women to safeguard themselves rather than address societal problemsLabour and campaigners have criticised a government-backed proposal for a service to protect women travelling alone as “a stic…
Energy crisis: Tory MPs join Labour in urging support for heavy industry
Households expected to be hit by massive bills in spring after 250% rise in gas prices since JanuaryInstant bill increases for millions of customers will be held back by maintaining the energy price cap, the business secretary has said, as he resists a…
Why California’s enormous oil spill won’t be its last
The state’s ageing oil infrastructure means more disasters are likely as companies move away from fossil fuelsA gash in an underwater pipeline sent tens of thousands of gallons of oil rushing into the waters near Los Angeles last weekend, blackening be…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Hits $100 Billion Valuation
The valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX crossed $100 billion following a share sale by existing investors announced this week. CNBC reports: SpaceX has an agreement with new and existing investors to sell up to $755 million in stock from insiders at $560 a…
Amanda Staveley: ‘Newcastle is a fantastic gem that needs buffing up’
The director who will run the club said she understands the questions on human rights and takes them seriouslyAmanda Staveley has spent sufficient time in Middle Eastern souks to be able to spot a precious stone hiding, unpolished, amid a sea of replic…