Alternative energy has been part of the global effort to diversify away from fossil fuels for decades. Fossil fuels are not only pollutants. They also are expensive, as the recent oil crisis shows. Most of the effort has focused on wind and solar power, but geothermal and hydro energy sources remain critical alternatives as well. Worldwide solar electricity generation has […]

Retail giant Walmart is set to expand its drone delivery network to 34 sites across six states in the U.S. by the end the year through its partnership with drone delivery company DroneUp. The deliveries will reach about 4 million U.S. households in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The retailer has been working on the drone delivery over […]

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for the booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between 5 to 11 years, at least five months after completion of the primary vaccines. The vaccine maker had requested for this emergency use authorization at the end of April, quoting company data that a third vaccine raised […]

EXCLUSIVE: Rob Reiner has offered a satirical response to being banned from Russia by Putin. The veteran filmmaker, who was a surprise inclusion on a list published by Russia over the weekend, quipped to us: “No comment. Except to say that I’m heartbroken and will have to live with the disappointment.” The Princess Bride and This Is Spinal Tap filmmaker was […]

The open offers for the shareholders of Ambuja Cements and ACC will begin from July 6 and close on July 19, as per a tentative schedule published by the Adani family today. With an investment of $4 billion (Rs 31,139 crore), together these two open offers might constitute the biggest open offer in corporate Indian history. The mandatory open offer […]

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed actor, writer and producer David Koechner (Anchorman) for representation. Koechner is perhaps best known for his turn as Michael Scott’s pal Todd Packer on NBC’s The Office, and as the Anchorman films’ Champ Kind. He currently co-hosts A&E’s America’s Top Dog and plays Bill Lewis on ABC’s The Goldbergs, having recently appeared on ABC’s Bless This Mess, CBS’s Superior […]

The sixth week of Johnny Depp’s $50 million defamation trial began with an expert witness, an orthopedic surgeon who cast doubt on the actor’s claim of how he severed his finger in March, 2015, forcing a delay on the set of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Depp claimed that during an argument with Amber Heard in their rented […]

If you’re hearing a lot about bridges lately, it’s probably because these vital passageways are front and center in President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure proposal. The ambitious plan targets improvements to the nation’s roads, transit hubs, broadband networks, water systems — and bridges.  The proposed legislation, which is scheduled for a vote in the House on Sept. 27, would […]