I spoke with Rodgers about the lawsuit, the youth movements erupting around the world in response to governments’ inaction on climate change, and about preparing her own children for a future marked by the climate disaster. But they’re also confident that they’re going to get their stories told and that justice will be done. Rodgers: A court order recognizing that these youth have …
Three energy companies are collaborating on a pioneering zinc hybrid battery technology that they are ultimately targeting at the UK’s industrial and commercial market. The battery system is also being developed to integrate with electric vehicle charging and demand side management solutions. The trio of firms – UK-headquartered Bryt Energy and Connected Energy, and US-based Eos Energy Storage …
According to telecommunications company Nokia, those days could soon be over. Nokia Bell Labs, a subsidiary of Finnish manufacturer Nokia, has now announced a new smartphone battery design reportedly packing “2.5 times the battery life than anything currently on the market”. Nokia Bell Labs developed the technology with AMBER, a research centre in Ireland that connect material science …
Dutch startup Nowi is today launching a small energy-harvesting chip that could solve one of the biggest bottlenecks in the internet of things industry: the need to change batteries. The tiny device, which is being showcased as part of Huawei’s latest narrowband IoT chip, can turn light — even from relatively dim indoor bulbs — into enough energy to power a small IoT device indefinitely. …
AT&T is facing a class-action complaint over its practice of charging a $1.99-per-month “Administrative Fee” that isn’t disclosed in its advertised rates. This suggests to customers “that the Administrative Fee is akin to a tax or is another government-related pass-through charge, which it is not.” AT&T’s website says the Administrative Fee “is subject to change from time to time as AT&T’s …
A judge in Oklahoma has signed off on the state’s $85 million settlement with Israeli-based Teva Pharmaceuticals following a squabble between the attorney general and the Legislature and governor over how the deal was structured. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman said Monday he signed the agreement calling for the funds to be used to help abate the state’s opioid crisis. Kevin Stitt …
The Charmed star and her husband, David Bugliari, have settled the $10 million lawsuit they filed in 2017 for alleged fraud and forgery, PEOPLE confirms. “Alyssa Milano and David Bugliari have successfully settled their lawsuit against their business managers,” her attorney, William J. Briggs, Venable LLP, said in a statement on Monday. RELATED: Alyssa Milano Explains Her Controversial ‘Sex …
A group of Iowa House Democrats is waiting to hear what comes next in a lawsuit aimed at rolling back changes to the process for choosing Iowa Supreme Court justices. The panel, which provides the governor with a list of nominees for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, has traditionally included eight members chosen by lawyers and eight more appointed by the governor. “What has occurred …
Class Action Lawsuit over Universal Music Fire Filed by Soundgarden, Hole, Tom Petty EstatePublished Jun 24, 2019In the wake of news surfacing that a 2008 fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed 500,000 irreplaceable master recordings Hole and Steve Earle , as well as the estates of Tom Petty and 2Pac , have filed a class action lawsuit against Universal Music Group As a follow-up New …
Facebook must face a lawsuit stemming from a security lapse that enabled hackers to steal 30 million users’ information, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling, issued Friday by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup in the Northern District of California, allows Michigan resident Stephen Adkins to proceed with a class-action complaint alleging that Facebook was negligent in its handling of …