Category: Business

June 10, 2025 Detroit, MI — General Motors (GM) announced plans to invest $4 billion into several of its U.S.-based manufacturing facilities, a move that includes shifting production of two of its most popular Chevrolet vehicles currently made in Mexico back to American soil. The investment is part of GM’s broader strategy to strengthen domestic […]

A Senate bill re-introduced this week threatens security and free speech on the internet. EFF urges Congress to reject the STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829), which would undermine services offering end-to-end encryption and force internet companies to take down lawful user content.    TAKE ACTION Tell Congress Not to Outlaw Encrypted Apps As […]

As global trade surges, so does the underwater noise generated by commercial shipping. From the Arctic to the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have documented how this constant mechanical hum can disorient whales, disrupt migration routes, and drown out the acoustic cues that many marine species rely on to survive. As the issue intensifies, the United […]

June 2025 – Boeing’s commercial aircraft orders have climbed to their highest level in more than 18 months, as global air travel continues to rebound sharply post-pandemic. The U.S. aerospace giant has recorded 512 aircraft orders so far this year, significantly outpacing its European rival Airbus, which has logged 215 orders over the same period. […]

Mr. Guterres’ stark assessment came during a press conference on the second day of the UN ocean summit, known as UNOC3, where hundreds of government leaders, scientists and civil society groups are gathered on France’s Côte D’Azur. Their mission: to confront the escalating emergency facing the world’s oceans. Greed is a ‘clear enemy’ “We are in […]

Once upon a time we were promised flying cars and jetpacks. Yet we’ve arrived at a more complicated timeline where rights advocates can find themselves defending our hard-earned freedoms more often than shooting for the moon. In tough times, it’s important to remember that your vision for the future can be just as valuable as […]

“The ocean is the ultimate shared resource,” he told delegates gathered at the port of Nice. “But we are failing it.” Oceans, he warned, are absorbing 90 per cent of the excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions and buckling under the strain: overfishing, rising temperatures, plastic pollution, acidification. Coral reefs are dying. Fish stocks are […]

Austin organizers turned out to rebuke the city’s misguided contract with Flock Safety— and won. This successful pushback from the community means at the end of the month Austin police will no longer be able to use the surveillance network of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) across the city. Two years ago Austin City Council […]

Beijing, June 2025 — A newly built Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has landed in China, according to flight tracking data, marking the resumption of deliveries by the U.S. aerospace manufacturer to Chinese airlines. The move signals a potential thaw in trade relations between Washington and Beijing, particularly in the high-stakes aerospace sector. The aircraft, identified […]

On a sun-drenched morning off the coast of Villefranche-sur-Mer, the Sagitta III cuts through the cobalt waters of the Mediterranean, past the quiet marinas and pine-fringed terraces of France’s Côte d’Azur. The 40-foot scientific vessel – named after a fearsome zooplankton with hook-lined jaws – rumbles toward a lonely yellow buoy bobbing offshore. In the […]