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Energy majors go slow on green transition despite pressure
Most oil majors are stepping up investment in green energy amid rising activist pressure but without abandoning fossil fuels, putting at risk reaching carbon neutrality in 2050. Yet oil and gas firms are not cutting investment in fossil fuel exploration and production.
Asian markets mostly rise on US debt ceiling optimism
Hopes that lawmakers are edging closer to a deal to hike the US debt ceiling lifted spirits in Asia on Friday, though traders remain nervous as a deadline to avert a calamitous default draws closer. Reports said the two camps were edging towards a deal that would lift the debt ceiling and cap spending for two years.
Cocaine price crash a blow for Colombian coca growers
"Carlos," a 36-year-old coca grower in Colombia, is stuck hanging onto kilos of the valuable paste used to make cocaine stashed under his bed. - 'Not a lot' - It appears ironic that growers are struggling: Colombia broke its own record of land under coca cultivation two years ago, according to the latest available UN report.
Musk's Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implants
Elon Musk's start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has gotten approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people. The aim of Neuralink implants is to enable human brains to communicate directly with computers, Musk said during a presentation by the start-up in December.
Musk gives Ford access to Tesla's US chargers
Tesla will open its network of superchargers in the United States and Canada to Ford electric vehicles from 2024, the companies said Thursday, doubling the stations available to Ford customers.
AI chip giant Nvidia nears trillion dollar valuation
The market valuation of Nvidia, a US firm which specializes in chips coveted in the artificial intelligence boom, neared one trillion dollars on Thursday after the company blew past quarterly earnings expectations.
Gigi Lamayne finally clears the air on the drama she caused during 'Love & Hip Hop SA' reunion: "Askies"
Gigi Lamayne has explained why she lashed out at fellow rapper, Money DaBoo, during the reunion of 'Love & Hip Hop South Africa' hosted by star, Nadia Nadia.
Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflights after two year pause
Virgin Galactic successfully carried out its first spaceflight in nearly two years Thursday, the company said, after an "enhancement period" to make safety upgrades to its fleet. Virgin Galactic's space program has suffered years of delays and a 2014 accident in which a pilot died.
Lufthansa signs deal for stake in Italy's ITA Airways
Lufthansa agreed on Thursday to buy a stake in ITA Airways, created from the ashes of state-owned Alitalia, marking the German airline giant's expansion in a key European market. The German group's existing airlines are Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airlines.
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