Texas’ electric company ERCOT shut off power to prevent catastrophic failure
“We lost power on Wednesday at 9 am, and it was restored on Friday. No one knew about the severity of the storm. Monday and Tuesday we saw freezing rain and snow, the temperatures were negative 12 degrees Celsius,” said Auzana Kasnavia
US President Joe Biden to sign executive order to create a ‘China-free’ tech supply chain
US President Joe Biden will sign an executive order to form a “China-free” technology supply chain with other nations, including Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. Will this move reverse China’s fortunes and change the global power dynamics?
Johnson & Johnson to pay US$2.1 billion for carcinogenic baby powder
US court ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay US$2.1 billion for baby powder, which causes ovarian cancer. The pharmaceutical giant will continue to sell its product outside Canada and the US.
Tiger Woods won’t face charges following single-vehicle crash
Golf star Tiger Woods will not face any charges following his car crash earlier this week after investigators determined it was an accident.
Facebook strikes deal with Australia to restore news pages
After a long battle with the new media laws in Australia, Facebook has finally agreed to pay for journalism and will lift its ban on Australians viewing and sharing news on its platform.
Apple delivered its biggest quarterly revenue ever this year with a total of $111.4 billion US
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook revealed in a meeting with executives last week that the company has acquired about 100 companies in the previous six years, which is equivalent to one every three to four weeks.
Firefighters struggled to fight fatal fires across Texas during historic snowstorm
Fires broke out across the storm-battered state, claiming many lives and destroying properties
Catastrophic decline in freshwater fish is leading to extinction
One third of the world’s fresh water fish population is in catastrophic decline, and in danger of extinction. The situation is threatening the health, food security and livelihood of millions of people around the world. Eighty freshwater species have been declared extinct with sixteen species going extinct in 2020.
[WATCH] A bright meteor fireball seen in Alberta
This week, early risers in Alberta and Saskatchewan most likely caught a bright shiny ball of light across the sky heading down to earth. University of Alberta professor, Dr. Chris Herd, said it was likely a meteor.
