Bill Gates To Launch Clean Energy Initiative

The Microsoft founder is set to announce the Breakthrough Energy Coalition alongside President Obama and French President Francois Hollande at the climate change summit in Paris.

Nov 30th, 2015

The Microsoft founder is set to announce the Breakthrough Energy Coalition alongside President Obama and French President Francois Hollande at the climate change summit in Paris.

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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

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39th session of the General Conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Nov. 4, 2017.

Beyond Vaccines, UNESCO Wants More Science Shared

Experts say the pandemic has shown that sharing sensitive research is possible.

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Amazon Wins $300M EU Court Tax Ruling

The EU has taken aim at deals between individual countries and companies that ultimately lead EU states to compete against each other.

This satellite image from Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS, shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt on March 25.

Part of Suez Canal to Be Expanded in Wake of Debacle

Egypt plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the canal, where a stuck vessel closed off the crucial waterway in March.

In this file photo, workers discharge gas from a truck to supply a gas station with fuel in the Iztapalapa area of Mexico City.

Mexican Judge Rules Against President's Gas Law

The law allowed Mexico's government to seize private gas stations in case of "imminent danger to national security" — and give them to the state-owed Pemex.

A woman walks by an H&M clothing store at a shopping mall in Beijing on March 26, 2021. An American business group warned Tuesday, May 11, 2021 that government-instigated consumer boycotts of foreign shoe, clothing and other brands in China are making companies less willing to invest. Brands including Swedish retailer H&M, Adidas and Nike have been targeted by demands online for consumer boycotts. That came after state media criticized them for expressing concern about reports of possible forced labor by ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region of China's northwest.

China's Boycotts Are Spooking Investors

Retailers like H&M, Adidas and Nike have been targeted for boycotts after they voiced concerns over Chinese labor issues.

Delegates talk near an ElectraMeccanica single-user electric vehicle during the inaugural B.C. Tech Summit in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.

3-Wheeled Car Factory Coming to US

It will produce 20,000 EVs each year.

EV Maker Picks IL for First-Ever US Plant

It will create 745 jobs initially and 1,400 within six years.

A forklift driver loads material for temporary shelters to be sent to India.

Long-Haul Carrier Emirates Shipping Free Aid to India

This should mean major savings for aid groups as airfreight costs have skyrocketed amid the pandemic.

In this April 29, 2021, file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Long March 5B rocket carrying a module for a Chinese space station lifts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang.

China Discounts Possible Harm from Falling Rocket

The rocket that launched the main module of China's first permanent space station is expected to plunge back to Earth at an unknown time and location.

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Chips Propel Surge in Taiwan Exports

The recovery in global manufacturing is straining demand for processor chips.

The first tourist to fly on a privately owned spaceship will ride in Blue Origin’s New Shepard Crew Capsule, seen here after a test flight in Texas.

Blue Origin's Plan to Send Civilians to Space

Space tourism is here.