Toyota exec says shift to EVs will lead to job losses

Eliminating internal-combustion engines would also eliminate many jobs related to engine-related technology, Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda told Reuters and other media Thursday. “If electric vehicles simply become the only choice, including for our suppliers, those people’s jobs would be lost,” said Toyoda, who previously held the job of CEO and is also the grandson of…

Sanofi launches high-dose flu vaccine in the UK

New vaccine aims to protect older adults from severe flu complications Sanofi has announced the launch of its high-dose egg-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV-HD) in the UK. This vaccine is designed for people aged 65 and older, as well as clinically at-risk individuals aged 60 to 64. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)…

MLB Pitcher Luis Tiant Dies At 83

BOSTON (AP) — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83. Major League Baseball announced his death in a post on X on…

Gradonačelnik Rima poručio Macronu: Ne opterećuj se ti s Emily, dobro joj je kod nas

DAN NAKON što je francuski predsjednik Emmanuel Macron izrazio želju da se glavna junakinja Netflixove serije Emily u Parizu vrati iz talijanske u francusku prijestolnicu, rimski gradonačelnik Roberto Gualtieri poručio mu je da je njoj jako dobro u Rimu. UPOZORENJE! Tekst sadrži spoilere. “Dragi Emmanuele Macronu, ne brini se, Emily je jako dobro u Rimu”,…

Johnson & Johnson myeloma drug recommended for NHS use

Teclistamab offers hope for patients exhausting treatment options Teclistamab (Tecvayli), a drug manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, has received a positive recommendation from NICE for fourth-line use on the NHS in England and Wales. This new treatment is for myeloma, a type of blood cancer affecting plasma cells. While most myeloma patients are men over…

Tennis Superstar Rafael Nadal Announces Retirement Date

Rafael Nadal announced his impending retirement from tennis on Thursday at age 38 after winning 22 Grand Slam singles titles during an unprecedented era he shared with his rivals in the so-called Big Three, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal said he will retire after next month’s Davis Cup finals. “Really, everything I have experienced…

Student u Milijunašu otvorio 14. pitanje za 68.000 eura. Biste li vi znali odgovor?

PETAR Vrvilo, student kemije na zagrebačkom PMF-u, u ovotjednoj epizodi kviza Tko želi biti milijunaš nastavio je igru iz prošle epizode. Otvorio je 14., odnosno predzadnje pitanje za 68.000 eura. Na raspolaganju mu nije ostao nijedan džoker. 14. pitanje glasilo je: “Koje je naše naselje planski podignuto za vrijeme Mussolinijeve Italije?” Ponuđeni odgovori bili su:…

GM PowerBank home energy storage arrives, could outflex Tesla

General Motors is now rolling out its PowerBank energy-storage battery packs, providing the first real competition to the Tesla Powerwall home energy-storage system directly from an automaker. While other automakers have discussed energy-storage products, and the Ford F-150 Lightning can be had with a home backup power system, GM appears to be the first to…

Heart patient goes home hours after live-streamed valve replacement

Sheffield cardiologists demonstrate cutting-edge TAVI procedure Cardiologists at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have performed a cutting-edge heart valve replacement procedure live to an international audience. The streamlined transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) highlighted Sheffield’s leading role in cardiovascular research and allowed Christopher Wild, 80, to go home within hours of having his faulty…

Ex-NFL Media Journalist Settles Discrimination Lawsuit

A former NFL Media journalist announced Wednesday that he’s reached a settlement with the NFL to resolve a lawsuit in which he accused the league of refusing to address long-standing institutional discrimination while also alleging his contract was not renewed because he repeatedly voiced concerns regarding equity and racial injustice. Jim Trotter did not go…

Moris pokušao preuzeti glavnu riječ u zelenom timu, Sergio: “Zara je chef, ne ti”

NATJECATELJI MasterChefa našli su se pred izazovom koji zahtijeva ne samo vještinu, već i kreativnost u korištenju tradicionalnih namirnica koje odražavaju utjecaje različitih kuhinja na hrvatsku gastronomiju.  Pod tri zvona skrivale su se ključne namirnice koje definiraju jelovnike timova: bamija, namirnica karakteristična za tursku kuhinju; slatka crvena paprika, poznata iz mađarske gastronomije te ricotta, simbol…

Dapps see 70% surge in usage to hit record activity levels during Q3

Decentralized applications (dApp) registered a significant 70% surge in daily unique active wallets (UAW) between the second and third quarters, reaching an all-time high of 17.2 million, according to DappRadar’s third-quarter report. Applications tied to artificial intelligence (AI) emerged as the standout performers among the different sectors within the dApp industry last quarter, averaging nearly…

2024-25 NHL picks: Stanley Cup, division winners, awards

The 2024-25 NHL season begins Tuesday night with a tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN+, but we’re looking beyond those games. Will the Florida Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champs? Which team will top the standings in each division? Who will take home all of the individual hardware? We’ve gathered our cross-platform ESPN hockey family together…

GM adopting LFP batteries, could cut $6,000 from EVs

General Motors on Tuesday filled in some details on plans to use cost-cutting lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells in future EVs. Now it has a number for the level of cost-cutting that’s potentially gone into the next Bolt EV. As reported by InsideEVs, GM executives said at an investor conference that LFP cells would…

Astellas and AviadoBio announce exclusive gene therapy deal

AviadoBio to receive up to £1.8 billion in potential payments AviadoBio and Astellas Pharma have entered into an exclusive option and licence agreement for AVB-101, an investigational gene therapy targeting frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The deal, announced today, could see AviadoBio receive up to £1.8 billion in licence fees and milestone payments, plus royalties. Under the…

Vikings Cheer Coach Criticizes Jets Kicker

New York Jets kicker Greg Zuerlein interrupted the Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders in a viral video, not the other way around, the cheerleaders’ head coach said on Instagram. Jacie Scott went on the social media platform to correct headlines about Zuerlein practicing kicking the ball in the middle of the cheerleaders’ performance during Sunday night’s game…

The freedoms of dressing in midlife

It is summer in the Midwest, hot as soup, and I don a frock the size of a twin bed sheet in cooling cotton. “Going full women’s studies professor today, are we?,” my wife comments appreciatively. I give her a magisterial stare over the top of my reading glasses. “Where are my clogs?,” I ask,…

Kyowa Kirin announces positive interim data for lymphoma treatment

Real-world studies show effectiveness of mogamulizumab in routine practice Kyowa Kirin International (KKI) has announced positive interim findings from three real-world studies on mogamulizumab (Poteligeo) for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). The data will be presented at the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer’s Cutaneous Lymphoma Tumour Group (EORTC-CLTG) meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, from…

Robert Saleh Fired By New York Jets

Robert Saleh insisted no one was panicked about the New York Jets’ slow start. A day later, he was out of a job. Owner Woody Johnson made the stunning decision Tuesday to fire Saleh five games into his fourth season after the team’s 2-3 start following a 23-17 loss to Minnesota in London on Sunday.…

Tesla Robotaxi reveal: What to expect

Tesla is gearing up to reveal its Robotaxi this Thursday, and everyone wants to know what it will look like, whether Tesla will unveil a commercialization strategy, and what outrageous timelines Elon Musk might announce to bump Tesla’s stock.  The “We, Robot” event will take place at 7 p.m. PT at Warner Bros. Discovery’s movie…

GM is pulling the plug on Ultium name

General Motors will drop the Ultium name from the modular EV batteries and related components used in all of the automaker’s current and planned U.S.-market EVs, CNBC reports. The hardware will remain the same, but GM will erase the Ultium name other than for production operations such as its Ultium Cells LLC battery joint venture…

Scottish patients first in UK to access new lung cancer treatment

Scottish Medicines Consortium recommends pembrolizumab The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has recommended MSD’s KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) as a monotherapy for adults with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) who are at high risk of recurrence following complete resection and platinum-based chemotherapy. This recommendation is restricted to adults whose tumours express programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) with a tumour…

India regulator issues notice to Ola Electric over consumer rights concerns

The Central Consumer Protection Authority, India’s consumer rights regulator, has sent a show-cause notice to Ola Electric over alleged violation of consumer rights, escalating troubles for the leading electric vehicle maker whose shares dropped 9% earlier on Monday, The notice, issued on Monday, gives the Bengaluru-headquartered firm 15 days to respond to allegations that include…

Toyota debating when to end pure gas-car sales in US

Toyota knows the end is coming for pure gas-powered cars Electrified models, mostly hybrids, accounted for 48% of Toyota’s U.S. sales in September Toyota has a three-row electric SUV on the way in 2026 Toyota believes it’s nearing the point where sales of hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles will overtake pure…

Klarna is about to oust another board member

Klarna, the Stockholm-based buy-now-pay-later outfit that’s barreling toward an IPO, isn’t done shaking up its board. According to the FT,  seven directors just agreed to oust investor Mikael Walther from Klarna’s eight-person board, nearly eight years after he joined it. Walther is a confidante of Klarna co-founder Victor Jacobsson, who remains a major shareholder and,…

Ukrajinka u Supertalentu odgovorila Fabijanu: Znam ja takve koji uvijek nešto pitaju

U DRUGOJ audicijskoj emisiji jedanaeste sezone Supertalenta predstavila se Anastasiia Groško, Ukrajinka koja se preselila u Rovinj. Otpjevala je pjesmu Molitva Marije Šerifović i dobila četiri da. ”Meni si takav top večeras. Toliko si opuštena dok pjevaš, to je toliko lijepo za vidjeti! Predivna, lijepa kao slika, vitka kao grana, pripadaš ovoj pozornici”, zaključila je…

2025 Toyota Land Cruiser aims off-road for $57,900

The 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser hybrid SUV arrives at U.S. dealerships in late October with a base price of $57,900. That price includes a mandatory $1,450 destination charge and applies to the Land Cruiser 1958 grade—one of two available. An unnamed higher-level grade starts at $63,900 with destination, and adds features like heated and cooled…

Achieving true final settlement in Bitcoin

The following is a guest post from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. In the digital age, financial privacy has become a pressing issue because surveillance is ingrained in all electronic transactions. Each one generates bits that can be aggregated, stored, revisited, abused, funneled and manipulated. Theoretically, 4th and 5th amendments of the…

Mercedes-Benz Van.EA prototypes out testing

Mercedes-Benz is testing prototypes of its next-generation electric vans ahead of their scheduled debut in 2026. Unlike the current eSprinter and other smaller electric models sold in Europe that are based on existing combustion models, the new vans will debut a dedicated EV platform called Van.EA. Every Mercedes van introduced after 2026 will use this…

Lots in translation – PharmaTimes

Harnessing vital patient data for precision in clinical trials In clinical research, leveraging patient data has become a critical factor to improve the design, execution and outcome of clinical trials. Collecting data is no longer enough; the true challenge lies in translating that data into actionable insights that guide decision-making throughout the trial. The importance…

Dr Alex Dickinson – PharmaTimes

Sphere Fluidics has appointed Dr Alex Dickinson to its Board of Directors Sphere Fluidics has announced the appointment of Dr Alex Dickinson to its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director (NED). Alex is a seasoned executive bringing substantial experience from the intersection of healthcare, life sciences and information technology to Sphere Fluidics’ leadership team. He joins the…

9 Tips For Flying With A Pet

Is the thought of flying with your pet making you nervous? Here are 9 tips from pet owners and experienced travelers to help you and your pet have a safe and enjoyable flight.   Flying With A Pet Doesn’t Have To Be Scary If you’re considering with flying with a pet for the first time,…

Yamaha to help develop Caterham Project V electric sports car

Caterham is turning to Yamaha to help develop its Project V electric sports car, the company announced Wednesday. A production version will use a Yamaha-developed powertrain, as well as technology from the Japanese company for “vehicle motion control,” according to Caterham. A prototype is being developed by Tokyo R&D, an engineering company with experience building…

EIGEN Layer assures users infrastructure is secure after investor loses $6M in email hack

EIGENLayer reassured its community that the platform’s infrastructure and onchain protocol remain secure after an investor lost EIGEN tokens worth roughly $6 million in an isolated email compromise on Oct. 4. A malicious actor stole 1,673,645 EIGEN tokens by infiltrating an email thread between an investor and the platform’s custodial service. The EIGEN team reported…

ERLEADA shows 23% survival benefit over enzalutamide in prostate cancer study

Largest real-world study demonstrates significant survival advantage In a landmark study, Johnson & Johnson has announced that ERLEADA (apalutamide) significantly reduces the risk of death by 23% at 24 months compared to enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC). The findings were presented at the 6th European Congress of Oncology Pharmacy (ECOP) in…

Pete Rose’s Cause Of Death Released By Coroner

Baseball icon Pete Rose died from natural causes rooted in high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries, a coroner determined, according to a statement released Tuesday. Nevada’s Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse revealed that diabetes was a contributing factor. “Hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with a significant condition of diabetes mellitus,” she said in…

Disrupt 2024 Side Events schedule and companies hosting

With TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 right around the corner, we’re thrilled to introduce the companies hosting Side Events that will extend the buzz and excitement to the thousands of attendees and Silicon Valley locals alike. Whether it’s a fun happy hour, insightful panels, or energizing morning runs, Disrupt Week — happening from October 26 to November…

Bitcoin’s performance as US labor market normalizes after pandemic disruption

The post-COVID US labor market is finally experiencing a nuanced shift, reflecting a blend of resilience and gradual normalization after the unprecedented disruptions of the pandemic. By weaving together the latest data on job quits, wage growth, unemployment, job openings, and inflation, we can create a comprehensive picture highlighting opportunities and challenges for everyday people.…

Kirk Cousins, Falcons beat Bucs in overtime

Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Jenna Laine Close Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in…

9 Tips to Keep Your Kitchen Cool During Heat Waves

Sweltering temperatures have been plaguing the United States all summer long. Just because we’re on the cusp of fall doesn’t mean you’re off the hook when it comes to making dinner. The solution? Certainly not ordering takeout. You don’t have to suffer through ice-cold meals, either. You can still hustle about in the kitchen and put your stove to…

Tokenized funds get preliminary approval to be used as collateral in the US

A subcommittee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Global Markets Advisory Committee voted to approve guidelines for using tokenized shares of money-market funds as collateral for traditional financial operations. As reported by Bloomberg on Oct. 2 citing an anonymous source, the recommendations aim to integrate blockchain technology in managing non-cash collateral consistent with margin…

Barcelona sign Wojciech Szczęsny after Ter Stegen injury

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 2, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Wojciech Szczęsny has completed his shock move to Barcelona to help manage the Catalan club’s goalkeeper crisis after Marc-André ter Stegen‘s long-term injury. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “FC Barcelona and Wojciech Szczęsny have reached an agreement for the goalkeeper to join the Club until 30…

Insilico Medicine reports positive results for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis therapy

ISM001-055 shows promise in improving lung function among patients Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative AI-driven drug discovery company, has announced positive preliminary results from its Phase 2a clinical trial of ISM001-055. This first-in-class small molecule targets TNIK (Traf2- and Nck-interacting kinase) and was designed using generative AI to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The study…

Volvo CEO wants Europe to ban new gas car sales still

Volvo is holding off on plans to make its lineup all-electric by the end of this decade, but the automaker’s boss still supports Europe’s planned phaseout of new internal-combustion vehicle sales halfway through the next decade. Volvo and 49 companies recently signed a declaration urging the European Union not to change its current timeline, which…

Ten years of Bitcoin address data uncovers investor behaviors and market shifts

Analysis of Bitcoin address outflow patterns indicates a correlation between address activity types and Bitcoin’s price movements from 2014 to 2024. Per CryptoQuant data, shifts in outflow trends among different address categories reflect underlying market trends and participant behaviors. Bitcoin Address outflow status 2014 – 2021 (CryptoQuant) From 2014 to 2017, frequent in-out flow addresses…

European Commission approves Yuvanci for pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment

Janssen-Cilag therapy becomes the first single tablet combination therapy for PAH in europe The European Commission has approved Yuvanci (macitentan 10 mg and tadalafil 40 mg), a single tablet combination therapy (STCT) for the long-term treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adult patients. This approval marks a significant milestone as Yuvanci becomes the only…

What To Do, Where To Stay, Places To Eat

Pet friendly Flagstaff is nestled at the base of the San Francisco peaks at 7,000 feet in elevation. From its historic downtown, you’ll have easy access to mountain wilderness, scenic trails, national parks, and more!   Outdoor adventurers, history buffs, aspiring astronomers, foodies, and local brew enthusiasts all find Flagstaff, Arizona to be a fantastic…

How Secure Solo Sex Enhances Relationships

In relationships, open communication, trust, and intimacy are often seen as the foundation for creating secure and lasting bonds. However, one crucial aspect of intimacy that is often overlooked or stigmatized is secure solo sex. In Episode 16 of the Roadmap to Secure Love podcast, hosts Kyle Benson and Dr. Kimberly Castelo tackle the myths…

Great company – PharmaTimes

ICON celebrates 2024 ‘company of the year’ win ICON continues to celebrate its achievement at the 2024 Clinical Researcher of the Year Awards, where we were honoured to receive the ‘company of the year’ title in the International PharmaTimes competition. With 53 employees reaching the finalist stage across seven categories, including 28 from ICON Biotech,…