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Boeing's CEO acknowledged to a US congressional panel Tuesday that the company's culture was imperfect, but insisted the aviation giant was making progress and committed to improving safety.

University of Toronto engineering researchers have designed a new way to recycle steel that has the potential to decarbonize a range of manufacturing industries and usher in a circular steel economy.

It’s a potentially powerful alliance with one of the biggest unions in the US.

Electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second electric startup to do so in the last year as even industry leaders struggle to lure more buyers beyond the early adapters of the technology.

Massive public and private investments are being made to support the buildout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the United States, but efficient planning and deployment requires sophisticated analysis to ensure convenient, reliable, affordable, and equitable charging for all Americans.

The electrification of road vehicles has already begun, with most automotive companies now investing in hybrid and electric cars. While these efforts could contribute to reducing carbon emissions worldwide, they have so far been primarily focused on cars, rather than trucks and heavy-duty vehicles for transporting goods.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will likely face tough questions Tuesday when a Senate panel grills the executive on safety problems, manufacturing missteps and alleged efforts to intimidate whistleblowers.

Musicians around the world have described artificial intelligence as a threat to creativity, but the CEO of one popular platform told AFP he thinks critics are looking at it all wrong.

When Bae Jin-soo quit his well-paying job at one of South Korea's biggest conglomerates to write stories, his parents were so upset they kicked him out of the house.

Dr. Darla Shaw explains how cultural fit leads to long-term happiness

The music mogul announced that he would be taking over as the CEO of Hybe America, an entertainment and music company with roots in South Korea.

As the Dragon Boat Festival and summer vacation period in China approach, bookings on various travel platforms have shown a continuous rise in the popularity of outbound travel, with some agencies seeing a 100 percent increase in bookings year-on-year. With the positive catalyst of flight resumptions and visa-free policies, the outbound travel supply chain is gradually returning to normal, experts said, noting that it is a significant driving force and stabilizer for global tourism development, injecting strong confidence and development momentum into the world tourism market.

Senior officials of Brazil, Venezuela and Cuba are paying visits to China this week, as announced by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Experts believe that these trips bear a common goal of seeking new cooperation opportunities and strengthening ties with China in the midst of global landscape changes and their own economic hardships. Whether in overall regional cooperation, or in bilateral relations between China and Latin American countries, progress is being made in various aspects in a fast but steady pace, setting a model for partnership within the Global South, Chinese observers noted.

The country's biggest provider of pet insurance cites rising cost of veterinary care in pulling product in some states.

The vast majority of school buses have no seatbelts and none have airbags for the drivers.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Neel Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, on "Face the Nation" that aired on June 16, 2024.

Bill Gates said that he's "quite confident" that a next-generation nuclear power project will continue regardless of the balance of power in Washington next year.

A recently-developed wirelessly-powered 5G relay could accelerate the development of smart factories, report scientists from Tokyo Tech. By adopting a lower operating frequency for wireless power transfer, the proposed relay design solves many of the current limitations, including range and efficiency. In turn, this allows for a more versatile and widespread arrangement of sensors and transceivers in industrial settings.

Dr. Peter King, a manufacturing researcher at our Clayton site, came across a problem in the lab six years ago. He found that before the team could start any lab work, they had to spend a lot of time programming.

Apple, a company known for its longstanding commitment to user privacy, has received flak since unveiling its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10. This relates to the centerpiece of Apple Intelligence, which gives users access to OpenAI's powerful generative AI tool, ChatGPT.