US offshore wind auction attracts record bids

US offshore wind auction attracts record bids

FILE PHOTO: Power-generating windmill turbines at the offshore wind farm Eneco Luchterduinen near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Hermann Register now to get free unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Feb 23 (Reuters) – The largest-ever U.S. sale of offshore wind development rights — for areas off the coast of New York and New … Read more

Dow futures rise as market rises near lows; Biden targets Russia to invade Ukraine

Dow futures: Biden says Putin decided to invade Ukraine.  5 stocks that don't suck

Dow futures rose strongly early Wednesday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. A faltering stock market rally lost more steam on Tuesday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of parts of Ukraine, and the West imposed targeted sanctions in response. X President Joe Biden, who called Putin’s actions “the beginning of … Read more

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin Recover Thanks to ‘Low Buying’ and Seller Fatigue – Analyst Says Watch Out for These Two Major Levels This Analyst Says – Bitcoin – US Dollar ($BTC)

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Recover Thanks To 'Dip Buying' And Seller Exhaustion — Analyst Says Watch Out For These Two Key Levels Says This Analyst

Major currencies traded higher on Tuesday evening as the global cryptocurrency market cap rose 1.9% to $1.8 trillion. Major currency price performance Currency 24 hours 7 days price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) 2.4% -14.3% $38171.80 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) 1.1% -17.4% USD 2628.45 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: dog) 1.3% -13.4% $0.13 Top 24 Hour Gainers (data via CoinMarketCap) Cryptocurrency … Read more

Slack crashed today, but the work isn’t canceled

Slack crashed today, but the work isn't canceled

“We are investigating the issue where some users Slack won’t load,” the company said on its site. Status page Around 9:30 a.m. ET. The issues for some users persisted throughout the morning. The company said the issue was completely resolved after about five hours. Slack and similar services have emerged as essential tools for office … Read more

Preventing blackouts in Texas with renewable energy

Preventing blackouts in Texas with renewable energy

Twelve months later, the state’s electrical grid, while it improved, Still vulnerable Power outages due to weather. “If we get hit by another storm this year, like Urey in 2021, the grid will go down again,” said Andrew Dessler, professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University. “This is still too risky for us.” Now, … Read more

General Motors seeks US approval to deploy a self-driving car without a steering wheel

General Motors seeks US approval to deploy a self-driving car without a steering wheel

Zoom / Cruz origin. Sea trip GM’s Cruise subsidiary has petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for permission to put the driverless Cruise Origin into commercial service. Sea trip announced the submission of its petition for approval On Friday, he said the vehicle is “a common zero-emissions electric vehicle that has been intentionally … Read more

Court records show notorious CEO Andrew Widhorn, who was a Portlander resident, under investigation for alleged fraud, money laundering, and attempted tax evasion.

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LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities are investigating Andrew Wedderhorn, CEO of the company that owns the Fatburger and Johnny Rockets restaurant chains, and are examining the actions of a family member as part of an investigation into allegations of securities and wire fraud, money laundering and attempted tax evasion, court records show. During the investigation, … Read more