Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and oil and gas operations around the world than governments realized, recent airborne and satellite surveys show. That’s a problem for the climate as well as human health. It’s also why the U.S. government has been tightening regulations on methane leaks and wasteful […]
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has emerged as the hottest player in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Its cutting-edge graphics processing units (GPUs) are the most important hardware element of the servers that run advanced AI applications. In the particularly high-margin category of GPUs tailored to run AI and other accelerated computing applications, Nvidia currently commands roughly […]
Mar. 20—State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard is receiving both criticism and praise over her decision not to lease some of the state’s most valuable tracts of land for oil and natural gas development in the Permian Basin until the Legislature increases royalty rates. Her decision earlier this month to withhold lease sales came just […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, praised the “very valuable” potential of Gaza’s “waterfront property,” suggesting that Israel should remove civilians while it “cleans up” the area. “Gaza’s waterfront property, it could be very valuable, if people would focus on building up livelihoods,” Kushner said in […]
If you’re wondering why the stock market is back at all-time highs, there’s one simple explanation: The “Magnificent Seven.” This is the group of the seven most valuable tech stocks that include Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla. These stocks delivered monster returns last year, and many of them are […]
(Bloomberg) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has reclaimed a spot among the world’s 10 most-valuable companies as continued optimism in artificial intelligence thrusts the stock to record levels. Most Read from Bloomberg A 14% rally last week has elevated the chipmaker’s market capitalization to a record, before a 2% decline in early trading Monday pared […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishermen who harvest one of the most valuable marine species in the U.S. hoped for permission to catch more baby eels next year, but regulators said Monday the tight restrictions that have been in place for several years are likely to stay the same. The tiny baby eels, which are often […]
If you haven’t heard of vertical agrivoltaics systems, that’s probably because it’s such a new technology that many countries, including the United States, don’t have any farms using it yet. That’s set to change, at least for the U.S., however, as the first-ever vertical agrivoltaics system is about to be built in Vermont. An agrivoltaics […]
Microsoft (MSFT) on Thursday briefly overtook Apple’s (AAPL) market capitalization, making it the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. The software giant took the top spot just after the start of trading, hitting north of $2.8 trillion. Apple’s market cap was also trading above $2.8 trillion, but was just behind Microsoft. The two […]
Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock for AWNewYork / Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock for AWNewYork Billionaire “Shark Tank” investor Mark Cuban recently shared some advice on the traits he values most in employees. He said that he appreciates people who put in an effort and take initiative. See: 10 Ways to Double Your Income With ChatGPTFind: Pocket an Extra $400 a […]
Pollution from coal power plants killed at least 460,000 people over 20-plus years, according to a new study. What happened? Researchers tracked air pollution from 480 U.S. coal power plants that operated at some point between 1999 and 2020, The Guardian reported. The group used a model to track wind direction and the reach of […]
Discussions around the value of a college degree typically focus on initial job attainment, affordability, debt, return on investment and arguments about accessibility and entitlement, not on the profound worth of higher education and the significant doors it opens. Partisan attacks on course content and admissions policies distract from the real value: Beyond helping to […]