Many of the technological advances in lithium ion batteries that now power many electric vehicles began in a laboratory just outside Chicago’s city limits decades ago.  VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports on new innovations at Argonne National Laboratory preparing for the next-generation needs of drivers. Camera: Kane Farabaugh, Mike Burke    Produced by: Kane Farabaugh    …… more


Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Monday met mixed reactions as observers speculated how digital speech on the service might change under his leadership.  Musk, a prolific Twitter user who has criticized Twitter’s management in tweets, said in the press release Monday announcing the deal that “Twitter is the digital town… more


Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told employees Monday that he is uncertain of the direction the company will go after Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes over.     Musk reached an agreement Monday to buy Twitter for $44 billion, promising to make the platform more supportive of free speech. The move has raised questions about how far… more


The first all-private astronaut team ever flown aboard the International Space Station (ISS) safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida’s coast on Monday, concluding a two-week science mission hailed as a landmark in commercialized human spaceflight.   The SpaceX crew capsule carrying the four-man team, led by a retired NASA astronaut who is now vice… more


Як пише німецька газета Die Welt, посилаючись на документи, з якими змогли ознайомитися журналісти, концерн може відправити перші 22 танки вже протягом кількох тижнів, а решту – до кінця року …… more


Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached an agreement Monday to buy Twitter for $44 billion cash.  The sale will transform the social media giant from a publicly traded company to a privately held one, owned solely by Musk, the world’s richest person.  Discussions over the deal accelerated after Musk unveiled a financing package last week to… more