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Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive of the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker Tesla , has said he intends to have self-driving cars ready by the end of the year, it was reported on Monday. The world’s richest person, who was speaking at an energy conference in Norway on Monday, said he expected a wider introduction of self-driving vehicles to the roads of the US and possibly Europe, depending on the regulatory approvals, Reuters reported. Mr Musk said he was also focusing on his SpaceX Starship spacecraft. “The two technologies I am focused on, trying to ideally get done before the end of the year, are getting our Starship into orbit … and then having Tesla cars to be able to do self-driving." However, this is not the first time Mr Musk has made announcements about self-driving cars . In 2019, he voiced his ambition to have 1 million robotaxis on the road by the end of the following year. Read More : https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2022/08/29/elon-mu

Before the end of the decade, ponderous woolly mammoths could be traipsing across the tundra once again. Driven to extinction about 10,000 years ago, the 15-tonne animals could soon be kicking up the permafrost — if a company called Colossal has its way. Under the aegis of George Church, considered by many to be the godfather of genetic engineering, Colossal is using state-of-the-art genomic sequencing and Crispr gene-editing technologies to splice together recovered genetic material from the long-lost mammoths and DNA from Asian elephants. It is a process known as “de-extinction”, and researchers have been working on it for several years. Read More : https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2022/08/15/how-cloning-woolly-mammoths-could-save-the-world/

A young British man will attempt to swim the Bosphorus to raise funds in memory of his late grandfather who died with dementia. Louis Alexander, 22, from London, has dedicated his life to raising money for brain disorders. Now, the multi-sport athlete will take on what is said to be the oldest swimming challenge in the world, crossing the Hellespont, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Romantic poet Lord Byron famously swam the strait between the continents in north-west Turkey in 1810 in homage to the Greek classical myth of Hero and Leander. “It’s considered by many to be the epitome of ocean swimming because it’s the oldest swim in history", Mr Alexander said. “What’s even more special is that Lord Byron was 22 years old when he did the swim, which is the same age I will be during the swim.” Mr Alexander decided last year to dedicate his life to raising money for charity via such challenges, turning him into a full-time adventurer. Read More : https://www.thenation

Oil prices dipped on Tuesday, paring some gains from the previous session, as the market feared that more aggressive interest rate hikes from central banks may lead to a global economic slowdown and soften fuel demand. Brent crude futures for October settlement dropped 3.56 percent to $101.35 a barrel at 03.00 p.m Saudi time. US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $94.23 a barrel, down 2.87 percent. Crude in US emergency reserve falls to lowest since December 1984 Crude inventory in the US emergency reserves fell by 3.1 million barrels in the week to Aug. 26, according to data from the Department of Energy. Stockpiles in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to 450 million barrels, according to the data, the lowest since December 1984. The 3.1 million-barrel draw was the smallest draw since the end of April. Ecuador’s state oil firm warns Trafigura to stop Russian diesel imports Ecuadoran state oil company Petroecuador has asked global commodities trader Trafigura to stop importing Rus

RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council’s listed companies hit a record aggregate profit of $77.3 billion in the second quarter of 2022, as the oil-rich region benefited from elevated oil prices that traded at around $100 a barrel. This is up from $65.4 billion on a sequential basis, while year-on-year growth was even stronger at 63 percent from $47.6 billion in the same period of 2021, a Kamco Invest report shows. In Saudi Arabia, the profits of listed firms rose 70.4 percent on the year to $59.5 billion in the second quarter, once again accounting for the largest share of GCC-wide profits. The report explained that the earnings boom was backed by a growth in profit across most sectors, led by energy, banks, and materials which compensated for the adverse performance of diversified financial firms. Read more : https://www.arabnews.com/node/2152971/business-economy

BAGHDAD: Powerful Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his loyalists in the government zone to withdraw after nearly 24 hours of fierce clashes with security forces and paramilitary groups. In a televised speech Tuesday, al-Sadr gave his supporters, hundreds of whom stormed the government palace and have been holding an ongoing sit-in outside the parliament building, an hour to leave. Those backing influential cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr fired into the Green Zone, where it appeared Iraqi security forces were firing back at them. Live television footage showed the chaos, with at least one wounded man being taken away in a three-wheel rickshaw, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry visible behind them. The death toll continued to rise on Tuesday after the unrest erupted the previous day, according to two medical officials. Neighboring Iran closed its land borders to the country. Iraq’s military said four rockets were launched into the heavily fortified Green Zone. Outside of sporadic unrest in southe

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North Korea reported zero fever cases Friday for a seventh straight day, state media said, adding that everyone who had fallen sick since the country confirmed its first COVID-19 infections had recovered. The isolated country, which has maintained a rigid coronavirus blockade since the start of the pandemic, announced an omicron outbreak in the capital Pyongyang in May and activated a “maximum emergency epidemic prevention system.” State media have meticulously reported the official number of cases, deaths, treatments and recoveries every day since, with leader Kim Jong Un putting himself front and center of the government’s response. North Korea refers to “fever patients” rather than “COVID-19 patients” in case reports, apparently due to a lack of testing capacity. “No new fever cases were reported during the past week and all those receiving treatment have recovered across the country,” the official KCNA reported Friday. “The overall anti-epidemic situation of the DPRK has entered a

House prices dropped by 0.1 per cent month-on-month in July, marking the first decrease in more than a year, according to mortgage lender Halifax. Across the UK, the annual rate of price growth slowed to 11.8 per cent, down from 12.5 per cent in June. House prices slipped back for the first time since June 2021 in monthly terms and the market is likely to weaken further as interest rates go up and the cost-of-living squeeze tightens, Halifax said. They had risen by 1.4 per cent this June. The weakening of the house market comes after a boom triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and the switch to working from home which pumped up demand for bigger homes, and by rock-bottom borrowing costs which are now rising again. Russell Galley, Halifax managing director, said: “While we shouldn't read too much into any single month, especially as the fall is only fractional, a slowdown in annual house price growth has been expected for some time. Read More : https://www.thenationalnews.com/Busines

At least 13 people died and dozens were injured when fire broke out early on Friday at a crowded nightclub in eastern Thailand, police and rescue workers said. Videos circulating on social media showed people fleeing the pub while thick black smoke billowed from the door and then the entrance through which people were escaping was suddenly engulfed in flames. Several people had fire on their clothes as they emerged from the building. Rescue workers said more than three dozen people were injured. The cause of the fire at the Mountain B pub in Sattahip district of Chonburi province, about 160 kilometres south-east of Bangkok, is under investigation, provincial police chief Maj Gen Atthasit Kijjahan told the PPTV news channel. He said the pub’s owner and staff were giving statements at the police station and the police forensic team would be collecting evidence at the scene. Police said the fire was reported at about 12.45am. Several witnesses described seeing smoke and fire on the ceilin

Deepika Padukone stepped out with her sister Anisha Padukone in Mumbai after attending an event on Thursday. The actress, who looked stunning in a black saree, later changed into comfortable clothes, like a black sweatshirt and biker shorts, to have dinner with Anisha. While the siblings, as they stepped out of their vehicle, posed for the pool of photographers and Deepika gave her sister a kiss. The Bajirao Mastani actress waved for the cameras and then headed inside a restaurant to have dinner with Anisha. Deepika shared the picture on her Instagram story and wrote: "Simply the best," tagging Anisha Padukone, 31, who is a professional golf player based in Bangalore. Many fan pages also posted videos of Deepika and Anisha, in black, and smiling for the paparazzi. Read More : https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/deepika-padukones-dinner-date-with-sister-anisha-was-simply-the-best-3226778

US immigration authorities are planning to issue photo ID cards to immigrants in deportation proceedings in a bid to slash paper use and help people stay up-to-date on required meetings and court hearings, officials said. The proposal from Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still being developed as a pilot program, and it was not immediately clear how many the agency would issue. The cards would not be an official form of federal identification, and would state they are to be used by the Department of Homeland Security.The idea is for immigrants to be able to access information about their cases online by using a card rather than paper documents that are cumbersome and can fade over time, officials said. They said ICE officers could also run checks on the cards in the field.“Moving to a secure card will save the agency millions, free up resources, and ensure information is quickly accessible to DHS officials while reducing the agency’s FOIA backlog,” an ICE spokesperson said in a s

Twitter on Thursday said the notion Elon Musk was “hoodwinked” into inking a $44 billion buyout deal defies reason and the facts. In a filing, Twitter rejected counter claims made by Musk as he fights to walk away from the deal he inked in April to buy the San Francisco-based company. “According to Musk, he — the billionaire founder of multiple companies, advised by Wall Street bankers and lawyers — was hoodwinked by Twitter into signing a $44 billion merger agreement,” Twitter said. “That story is as implausible and contrary to fact as it sounds.”Musk last week filed a countersuit along with a legal defense against Twitter’s claim that the billionaire is contractually bound to complete the takeover deal. Read More : https://www.arabnews.com/node/2136496/media