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The result is that no one outside of the dominant companies, not even the US government, knows which economically crucial crops, most of which are grown from patented seeds, might be vulnerable to emerging pests and pathogens. For years, plant breeders have been calling for genetic assessments of these seeds and the crops they grow; to date, no such studies have been conducted. A shift in direction But the May 2026 Justice Department court filing saying seed patents are blocking agricultural competition and research indicates the tide may be turning. In 2023, multinational agrochemical company Corteva sued a genetic engineering…
Campaigners opposing Gatwick Airport expansion have lost two High Court challenges against the government but have said they will consider an appeal. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved a £2.2bn plan in September to move Gatwick’s emergency runway 12 metres north, allowing a two-runway operation. The anti-noise group Cagne and campaigner Peter Barclay told a hearing in January the scheme was unlawful, claiming the government had not properly assessed climate impact. Ruling earlier, Mr Justice Mould dismissed both bids, concluding the scheme would not “materially impact” the government’s ability to meet net zero targets – a decision London Gatwick called a…
The Brugge oil tanker anchored off the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, on Thursday, May 7, 2026.Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.S. has issued a sweeping rollback of sanctions on Iranian oil, allowing dollar-denominated trade for the first time in more than four decades, as Washington and Tehran press on with fragile talks toward a permanent peace deal.The U.S. Treasury on Monday issued a wide-ranging 60-day exemption allowing Iran to produce and sell crude oil, petrochemical and petroleum products in U.S. dollars through Aug. 21. Under the so-called General License X, vessels and entities…
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai addresses the crowd during Google’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 20, 2025.Camille Cohen | AFP | Getty ImagesMore than three years into the generative artificial intelligence boom, Google has defied the many skeptics who thought ChatGPT would be the search giant’s death knell. But cracks are forming in its core business.Search engine DuckDuckGo is seeing install rates jump by up to 40% a week. Microsoft’s Bing reached 1 billion users for the first time last quarter. And Google’s search engine traffic is down slightly over the past month, while ChatGPT is up…
Speaking in the House of Commons, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that the plan would be published before the Nato summit in Turkey, on 7 July, and said it would “involve more money, spent more effectively and meet the scale of the challenges we face”.Under Sir Keir’s leadership, defence spending has increased, however on resigning as defence secretary John Healey said a planned rise to 2.68% of GDP by 2020 fell “well short” of the 3% target he argued was necessary. There have been reports that the Ministry of Defence is asking for an extra £28bn between now and the end…
A cooling tower is seen at the nuclear-powered Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, U.S. August 13, 2024. Megan Varner | ReutersThe Energy Department announced Tuesday that it will provide $17.5 billion in loans to speed the deployment of 10 big nuclear reactors across the U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the loans will lower construction costs and accelerate the deployment of the reactors by up to three years.The loans will support the construction of five projects that each host two big nuclear reactors. The money will help finance complex, big-ticket components that typically take a long time to…
Inspire Medical shares fall after Evercore ISI downgrade Source link
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Carlos Barria | ReutersMeta on Tuesday announced a new set of $299 smart glasses, at least $80 less than the price tag for the company’s entry-level second-generation Meta Ray-Ban glasses, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues his push into wearables. The Meta Glasses come with new designs and are built in partnership with Ray-Ban parent EssilorLuxottica, but they don’t come with Ray-Ban…
Nigel Farage has said “it’s not the public’s business” to know details of how he spends a £5m gift from a billionaire Reform UK donor.Speaking to the BBC, the Reform leader said the money from British cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne was an “unconditional gift, I can spend it on cars if I want to”.He went on to say the money was for his personal security and he will need protection “until the day that I die”, but declined to confirm how much he has spent.Farage has argued he did not need to declare the gift because he received it before…