[ad_1] Researchers at SINTEF, one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations, are making significant strides in the development of hydrogen plasma technology. Their aim is to develop a technology that could lead to emission-free steel production. “If we succeed with hydrogen plasma, we can eliminate significant CO₂ emissions from the metal industry. This could be a breakthrough for the green transition in steel production,” said Kristine Bly, Master of Science at SINTEF. The team’s innovative approach offers a clean alternative to traditional methods that rely on fossil fuels. “The global metal industry relies on coal and coke to extract metals…
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[ad_1] Marc Benioff, Chairman & CEO of Salesforce, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBCSalesforce on Wednesday announced plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years.The cloud software giant said the investment is designed to accelerate the country’s digital transformation and the adoption of Salesforce’s flagship AI offering Agentforce.Salesforce is among the many technology companies hoping to boost revenue with generative AI features.The company launched the newest version of Agentforce last month. It has previously described the system — which it says can…
[ad_1] It’s not uncommon for big-name business leaders to get poached by major corporations. Take a recent example of Brian Niccol, the former CEO of Chipotle who got poached by Starbucks last summer. But these behaviors have started with the earliest-career professionals—and Jamie Dimon doesn’t like it. Dimon, the illustrious CEO of JPMorgan Chase, spoke of his disdain for private equity’s poaching practices during a talk last fall at Georgetown University’s Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy. “I know a lot of you work at JPMorgan, you take a job at a private equity shop before you even start…
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump’s bulked-up tariffs on steel and aluminum due to launch within hours will hit nearly $150 billion worth of derivative products made from the metals for the first time, ranging from nuts and bolts to bulldozer blades and threatening cost increases for industry and consumers alike. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Decades of research prove that highways tear apart the physical fabric of our cities, segregating neighborhoods by race and income and making it harder for anyone outside a car to access the jobs and services they rely on.But what impact do highways have on the invisible social fabric of our places — and does the internet provide a bridge between these disconnected communities, or only a digital mirror of the sharp divides that highways draw between our neighborhoods?Today on the Brake, we’re talking to IT University of Copenhagen data science researcher Luca Maria Aiello, who found a fascinating way to quantify…
[ad_1] Alberta’s billion-dollar steel and aluminum industries are bracing for a big hit on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump is promising to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian metal products entering the United States.It’s a prospect that has local manufacturers as worried as ever following a day that once again saw the White House threaten even bigger tariffs before backtracking. Early Tuesday, Trump said he would double — to 50 per cent — his planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum starting Wednesday in response to Ontario’s new surcharge on exports of electricity to some U.S. states.But after speaking with…
[ad_1] Tourists visit the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore on Sept. 7, 2023.Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — Welcome to CNBC’s live blog on the first day of CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore, where global business leaders, investors and key policymakers will share ideas about what it means to innovate and grow across industries.Some of the top speakers on Wednesday’s agenda include Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Alibaba Chairman Joe Tsai.For the first time, Dalio and Benioff will join each other on stage from around 9:25 a.m. Singapore time (1:25 a.m. London time/9:25…
[ad_1] By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets Wall Street’s failure to bounce back from its recent beating on news of a potential ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia shows just how worried investors are about the growth and market impact from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff wars. Ukraine said on Tuesday it is willing to accept a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, a deal that Washington will now put to Moscow. Investors initially cheered the news, and at one point the Nasdaq was up more than 1%. But Trump’s…
[ad_1] Thanks for following along tonight as we brought you the latest on Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada.It all kicked up a gear this afternoon when the US president used Truth Social (where else?) to announce he would double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium to 50% from tomorrow.Stock markets roiled and incoming Canadian prime minister Mark Carney hit back, raising fears of further instability.But since then we’ve had hints from Trump that he might not double the tariffs after all – and the head of a Canadian province that had imposed an electricity surcharge on exports to the…
[ad_1] By Somit Dasgupta The government proposes to implement its own version of a carbon credit trading scheme (CCTS) around mid-2026. Amending the Energy Conservation Act, 2021, made the setting up of a carbon market possible, and the scheme was notified in June 2023. A number of organisations will be involved in implementing the CCTS, such as the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, the Grid Controller of India, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, and electricity exchanges. There will also be a national steering committee to oversee the entire functioning of the CCTS.…