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US sues Adobe over hard-to-cancel subscriptions

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The Justice Department said in its lawsuit that Adobe hid details of an expensive cancellation fee from consumers "in fine print and behind optional text boxes and hyperlinks." Adobe's website and customer service representatives made canceling additionally challenging, according to allegations in the suit.

Gold prices edge higher as US Treasury yields soften

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Gold prices rose slightly on Tuesday as Treasury yields dipped, with investors awaiting economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials for insight on the U.S. central bank's interest rate cuts.

No upkeep for months, waste piles up in green area now

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Residents of Sector Eta 1 in Greater Noida are facing sanitation issues at a GNIDA nursery managed by the horticulture department, leading to safety risks for over 200 families due to neglected garbage and poisonous creatures like snakes and insects.

Singapore's Sentosa island beaches closed due to oil spill

Energy-daily.com 

Singapore (AFP) June 15, 2024
Beaches on Singapore's top resort island of Sentosa, which also house luxury waterfront homes, were shuttered on Saturday due to an oil spill at a nearby port, maritime authorities said. The oil spill resulted from an accident on Friday at the Pasir Panjang terminal between a Netherlands-flagged dredger and a stationary Singapore-flagged bunker vessel, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority

Chinese Premier Li toasts warming trade ties in Australia

Energy-daily.com 

Sydney (AFP) June 16, 2024
Chinese Premier Li Qiang mixed a dash of "panda diplomacy" with a visit to a historic vineyard on Sunday to celebrate a thaw in once-icy trade ties with Australia. The highest ranking Chinese official to visit Australia in seven years, Li's four-day trip offers the prospect of greater trade after Beijing lifted punitive measures against a string of major Australian exports. China is by f

Adidas investigating corruption allegations in China: FT

Energy-daily.com 

Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2024
German sportswear giant Adidas has launched an investigation into alleged large-scale bribery in China after senior employees were accused of embezzling millions of dollars, the Financial Times reported Sunday. A letter, allegedly written by "employees of Adidas China", accused several Chinese employees by name, the paper reported. Those accused included one of the company's executives i

China retail sales up, industrial production slows in May

Energy-daily.com 

Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2024
Chinese retail sales picked up in May but industrial production growth slowed, official data showed Monday, suggesting the recovery in the world's second-largest economy remains uneven. Leaders have struggled to kickstart growth since an initial burst followed the end in late 2022 of stringent Covid measures that had hammered businesses and consumer activity, while a property crisis and high

German companies concerned by falling prices in China: report

Energy-daily.com 

Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2024
Falling prices and weak demand are the main difficulties facing German companies in China, according to a report Monday by a business body that said European tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are counterproductive. China is one of Germany's top trading partners, accounting for a significant portion of their sales in recent years. But 61 percent of 186 German companies surveyed by the

Serbia could mine lithium as early as 2028: FT

Energy-daily.com 

Belgrade (AFP) June 16, 2024
President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia could exploit lithium as early as 2028 following new guarantees from Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and the EU over the controversial project, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. According to Rio Tinto, Jadar in western Serbia holds one of Europe's largest reserves of lithium - a strategically valuable metal crucial for electric vehicle battery

Rice Lab Reports Significant Advances in Perovskite Solar Cell Stability

Energy-daily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 18, 2024
Solar power is growing rapidly as an energy technology, recognized for its cost-effectiveness and its role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A Rice University study published in Science details a method for synthesizing formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3) into stable, high-quality photovoltaic films. The efficiency of these FAPbI3 solar cells declined by less than 3% over more than 1,00

Watery Planets Orbiting Dead Stars Could Be Good Candidates for Life Study

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
The small footprint and dim light of white dwarfs, remnants of stars that have burned through their fuel, may make excellent backdrops for studying planets with enough water to harbor life. The challenge lies in detecting the shadow of a planet against a former star that has shrunk significantly and ensuring that it has maintained its water oceans for billions of years, even after enduring

Pair Plasmas Generated in Laboratory Setting

Spacedaily.com 

Rochester NY (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Black holes and neutron stars are among the densest known objects in the universe. Within and around these environments exist plasmas, the fourth state of matter alongside solids, liquids, and gases. Specifically, these plasmas are known as relativistic electron-positron pair plasmas because they consist of electrons and positrons moving at nearly the speed of light. While these plasmas ar

Mitsubishi Electric to Ship GaN MMIC Power Amplifier Samples for Ka-band SATCOM

Spacedaily.com 

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it will begin shipping samples of 8W and 14W gallium nitride (GaN) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers for use in Ka-band satellite-communication (SATCOM) earth stations from July 1. While the mainstream frequency for satellite communications is currently the Ku-band (13GHz to 14GHz), the higher

Voyager 1 Resumes Full Science Operations

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
The spacecraft has resumed gathering information about interstellar space. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is conducting normal science operations for the first time following a technical issue that arose in November 2023. The team partially resolved the issue in April when they prompted the spacecraft to begin returning engineering data, which includes information about the health and s

NASA's Perseverance Reaches Key Scientific Target in Ancient Riverbed

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Initially considered a simple route free of obstructions, Neretva Vallis has presented numerous geological opportunities for the science team. After navigating through a dune field to avoid challenging boulders, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover arrived at its latest area of interest on June 9. The route change not only reduced travel time to the "Bright Angel" site by several weeks but also

Ovzon Introduces New Mobile Satellite Terminals

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Ovzon has announced the launch of two new mobile satellite terminals, the Ovzon P20 and Ovzon P30. These ruggedized parabolic broadband terminals are designed for use in land, maritime, and airborne applications. The new terminals were developed with a focus on performance, mobility, and resiliency. They offer a variety of integration options, enhancing Ovzon's SATCOM-as-a-Service offering

Kayhan Space Launches Comprehensive Spaceflight Intelligence Platform

Spacedaily.com 

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024
Kayhan Space has launched Satcat.com, a spaceflight intelligence exchange that aggregates historical and real-time data for objects and events in Earth's orbit. Satcat is designed for a wide range of users, from space enthusiasts to industry experts, offering a single platform for researching, analyzing, and referencing space-related data. While many resources provide essential information