Elon Musk Crosses $500 Billion Net Worth Milestone

Elon Musk

Elon Musk has made history as the world’s first person with a fortune that exceeds $500 billion. This achievement takes him halfway to the unprecedented achievement of becoming the world’s first trillionaire, which no other human on earth even remotely has come close to in history. Musk’s wealth is growing quickly thanks to the surging value of his companies such as Tesla, SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI. Tesla’s stock price has shot up in recent months reflecting high investor confidence in the future of electric cars. SpaceX remains at…

China Deploys World’s Largest Autonomous Mining Fleet

Autonomous Mining Fleet

China has achieved a world first with the completion of a fleet of autonomous electric mining trucks in Inner Mongolia, an effort that will let down more than 12.6bn tons of ore and coal over the next two decades along a 5G-powered highway. At the Yimin open-pit coal mine, Chinese state-owned Huaneng Group is using this technology with load haul dump (LHD) trucks from XCMG and 5G pilot applications for remote control unmanned operations by Huawei to deploy 100 self-driving trucks, realizing innovation of smart mining and intelligent operation. The…

Months of Deadlock Ended with Drug-Price Pact by Pfizer and Trump

Drug-Price Pact by Pfizer and Trump

Pfizer and ex-President Trump finally struck a deal on drug prices after months of acrimony and repeated deadlocks. Patient affordability, pharmaceutical profit and pricing controls were the subjects of hard bargaining by both sides before they reached an agreement. Trump told Pfizer to lower prescription costs, and warned of new regulations if they did not comply. He held numerous meetings with executives, called in his advisors and even criticized drug prices at rallies across America. Pfizer defended its pricing strategy, arguing the needs for research and development, and demanded that…

Great Scottish Run Child Events Called Off Due To Weather Warning

Great Scottish Run Child Events Called Off Due To Weather Warning

‘Great Scottish Run’ organizers decided to call off all child events when the weatherman issued a storm warning for Glasgow. After consulting an updated forecast all teams are known to have emailed advisers in the early hours and suggested this rash decision. The kids were supposed to be racing runners at Glasgow Green, but due to heavy rain and strong winds the circuit was under threat from both sides. Barriers were taken down by volunteers and tents cleared out, families were briefed before people started to gather at the starting…