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Amazon Ends Its Charity Donation Program Amazonsmile After Other Cost-Cutting Efforts
Amazon is ending its charity donation program by Feb. 20, the company announced Wednesday. The move to shutter AmazonSmile comes after a series of other cost-cutting measures. Amazon Ends Its Charity Donation Program Amazonsmile After Other Cost-Cutting Efforts Through the program, which has been in operation since 2013, Amazon donates…
3D Printing Make Anything From Candy Bars To Hand Guns
3D printing or Additive manufacturing is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D Printing Make Anything From Candy Bars To Hand Guns [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0EJmBoLq-g&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaNuzJ8HUVUi1P8JMYXhjzp1[/embed] 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in…
Stealing The Blood Of The Young May Make You More Youthful
Maybe the vampires were right all along. A team of researchers — who definitely aren’t vampires — have discovered new evidence that the blood of the young could be the secret to actually staying young. Stealing The Blood Of The Young May Make You More Youthful Related: Henrietta Lacks And…
Henrietta Lacks And Her Remarkable Cells Will Finally See Some Payback
Research labs and companies gained financially from the Black woman’s cancer cells. Decades later, two entities are donating money to her foundation. Henrietta Lacks And Her Remarkable Cells Will Finally See Some Payback [caption id="attachment_32127" align="aligncenter" width="388"] Henrietta Lacks, In An Undated Photo, Sought Treatment For What Turned Out To…
AL_A Wins Approval For World’s First Magnetized Fusion Power Plant
Amanda Levete's firm AL_A has received planning permission for a prototype fusion power plant in Oxfordshire, UK, which is being developed with Canadian energy company General Fusion and the UKAEA. AL_A Wins Approval For World's First Magnetized Fusion Power Plant Designed to create "fusion conditions in a power plant-relevant environment", construction…
El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin As Legal Tender
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, Latin America’s youngest president who’s known to break from the norms, said he plans to send legislation that would make Bitcoin legal tender in the country. El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin As Legal Tender “In the short term, this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion…
California Lawmaker Says National Privacy Law Is a Priority
“I think there’s a real interest in making sure that this happens this year,” Rep. Jerry McNerney of House Energy and Commerce Committee says. California Lawmaker Says National Privacy Law Is a Priority National privacy legislation is a priority in Congress this year, said Rep. Jerry McNerney, a California Democrat…
Petition Calling For Resignation Of U.S. Securities/Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler
(1-22-2021) Five Reasons The SEC Should Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs. Petition Calling For Resignation Of U.S. Securities/Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler The evidence shows that investors would prefer to invest in cryptocurrencies through a spot vs futures-based exchange-traded fund. [caption id="attachment_36461" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Petition Calling For Resignation Of U.S. Securities/Exchange…
Green Finance Isn’t Going Where It’s Needed
Poor countries pay a higher price to raise money for green investments. Green Finance Isn’t Going Where It’s Needed We’ll all pay the price if they don’t get the support they need. Some of the finance world’s biggest climate champions may be undone by a relatively small part of their…
Shedding Some Light On The Murky World Of ESG Metrics
A new study illustrates how a lack of universal standards and transparency across industries means ratings don’t really amount to much. Shedding Some Light On The Murky World Of ESG Metrics Two years ago, researchers at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business started collecting data to determine the…
SEC Targets Greenwashers To Bring Law And Order To ESG
Regulators are placing emphasis on climate risk, and scrutiny of those who would exploit the global crisis for profit. SEC Targets Greenwashers To Bring Law And Order To ESG Since late February, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued at least five public statements spelling out the wide variety…
American Bargain Hunters Flock To New Online Amazon Competitors From China
Temu, a marketplace with deep discounts and copious coupons, has become the most downloaded mobile app in the U.S. American Bargain Hunters Flock To New Online Amazon Competitors From China As inflation and recession concerns squeeze American consumers, many are turning to a new mobile app with Chinese roots. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Pu8wxz2no&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaO_6lGZhF1IPixLcIxHfSAE[/embed]…