Elon Musk & Tesla directors ‘agree’ to keep company public

Published time: 25 Aug, 2018 03:51 Edited time: 25 Aug, 2018 04:02 Elon Musk announced that he, together with the board of directors, will abandon the controversial idea to take Tesla private, citing a feedback from investors, the majority of whom were allegedly begging him “please don’t do this” “Given the feedback I’ve received, it’s […]

23andMe, Ancestry and others agree to genetic privacy guidelines

A number of genetic testing companies, including 23andMe and Ancestry, have signed onto a set of guidelines that aim to address consumer privacy concerns, the Washington Post reports. The privacy best practices, drafted alongside the Future of Privacy Forum, state that companies should acquire “separate express consent” from customers before handing over their individual-level information […]

Alisson to Liverpool: Reds agree £66.8m fee with Roma, medical planned, Chelsea yet to bid

Jurgen Klopp wants to install the Brazil international as his new No 1 after Loris Karius and Simon Mignolet failed to convince in the role. And The Times report Liverpool chiefs are following his wishes by pushing ahead with a move to take Alisson to Anfield. Liverpool are said to be close to sealing the world-record […]

Net neutrality makes comeback in California; lawmakers agree to strict rules

Enlarge / California State Capitol building in Sacramento. (credit: Getty Images | joe chan photography) A California net neutrality bill that could impose the toughest rules in the country is being resurrected. The bill was approved in its strongest form by the California Senate, but it was then gutted by the State Assembly’s Communications Committee, […]

Berlin, Paris agree on eurozone budget, Merkel says after talks with Macron

Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Tuesday to create a eurozone budget charged with boosting investment. The move would also promote economic convergence between the currency bloc’s 19 member states, according to the German leader. “We are opening a new chapter,” Merkel said after talks with Macron in Berlin […]

Russia & China agree to joint gold mining project in Siberia

The Russian government has approved a cooperation agreement with China on developing the Klyuchevskoye gold ore deposit in the Trans-Baikal region. The decree was signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and the project is expected to be operational in two years. The planned volume of ore extraction is over 12 million tons per year. Development […]

Barcelona transfer news LIVE: Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez agree on Antoine Griezmann SNUB

Barcelona transfer news LIVE updates: All the latest from the Nou Camp Wednesday June 13 Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez agree… Antoine Griezmann is using Barcelona’s interest to secure a lucrative contract with Atletico Madrid. That’s what Spanish website Don Balon claim Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are thinking. Griezmann, who’s been strongly linked with […]

Chinese, Russian FMs agree to ‘boost coordination’ on Korean Peninsula denuclearization & peace

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi have agreed to “boost coordination and cooperation as well as to make efforts to reach denuclearization and enduring peace on the Korean Peninsula,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Lavrov’s meeting with the Chinese foreign minister in South Africa comes just days […]

Europe must agree a common position to avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs

DIPLOMATS are racking up the air miles, but the prospect of trade war has not receded. Negotiations between American and Chinese representatives in Beijing ended on May 4th without agreement. Indeed, the two sides’ starting positions are so different that a mutually agreeable deal is hard to imagine. Talks will resume next week when Liu […]