Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) keeps harassing him amid ongoing investigations after being charged with false and misleading statements in 2018. The controversy started in 2018 when Musk tweeted that he had funding secured to allow Tesla to go private at $420 a share according to Yahoo…
Swiss scientists have created a spinal cord implant that has allowed three fully paralysed men to be able to walk again with the technology hailed as revolutionary. The spinal cord implant works by stimulating muscles to make movements through a specially designed walking frame that is controlled by the patient. The system was developed by…
New Zealand Fern’s defender Meikayla Moore scored three own goals leading the Kiwi women’s football team to lose 5-0 against the US in the SheBelieves Cup in California. In total Moore scored three own goals with two in the first six minutes and a third goal in the 35th minute. All goals were scored off…
Batteries | Photo Credit: John Cameron on Unsplash With potentially 150 million loose or removable batteries being stored in homes across Australia, B-cycle, with backing from Federal, State and Territory Governments, has been launched as a battery recycling scheme with the aim of curbing the number of used batteries being sent to landfill as waste.…
Eraring Power Station | Photo Credit : CSIRO It was announced today by Origin Energy, that they have submitted for approval from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to close the Eraring coal-fired power plant in the NSW Hunter Valley region in 2025, seven years earlier than the originally planned year of 2032. The Eraring…
Prince Andrew has reached an out of court settlement with his accuser Virginia Giuffre for an undisclosed sum with the ex-royal avoiding admission of any alleged wrongdoings. In a statement, lawyers for Ms Giuffre stated that the lawsuit would be dismissed when Ms Giuffre receives her settlement which will remain disclosed. Although The Telegraph has…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s wife Jenny has commented on the controversy over the meeting with Grace Tame by saying the interaction was ‘disappointing’. Jenny and Scott Morrison were interviewed on 60 minutes where they discussed a variety of topics, including the meeting with Australian of the Year and sexual assault victim and advocate Grace Tame.…
The Australian government has pulled officials and staff out of the Australian Embassy in Kyiv amidst rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia. Foreign Minister Marise Payne stated the build up of Russian troops is quite concerning and therefore made the decision to evacuate Australian consulate staff. “The government has directed the departure of staff at…
American rapper Snoop Dogg is being sued by a former dancer for an alleged sexual assault that occurred in 2013 with the performer denying the accusation. A lawsuit was filed in California by an anonymous woman who claims that Snoop Dogg and his friend Donald Campbell both sexually assaulted her. The woman alleges that Snoop…
Researchers in the UK have managed to produce five seconds worth of fusion energy with the breakthrough hailed as the next step for the future of clean energy. Scientists from EUROfusion worked at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in oxford to create 59 megajoules worth of sustained fusion energy which is the equivalent to…