FILE PHOTO: The logo of SK Innovation is seen in front of its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiSEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean battery maker SK On said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ford Motor Co and Koc Holding As to form a joint venture to produce electric vehicle (EV) […]

Why are Americans slow to get booster shots? By David Leonhardt The United States has a vaccination problem. And it is not just about the relatively large share of Americans who have refused to get a shot. The U.S. also trails many other countries in the share of vaccinated people who have received a booster shot. In Canada, Australia and […]

American agriculture is ravaging the air, soil and water. But a powerful lobby has cleverly concealed its damage. American agriculture is ravaging the air, soil and water. But a powerful lobby has cleverly concealed its damage. Supported by Video by Kirk Semple, Adam Westbrook and Jonah M. Kessel Mr. Semple is a reporter and producer with Opinion Video, where Mr. Westbrook […]

FILE PHOTO: Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain company Valereum said on Friday it would buy 90% of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) to create the world’s first bourse where shares and cryptoassets can be traded. Valereum, […]

Zeynep Tufekci helps me understand the systems-wide failure on Covid — and how we can prepare for the pandemic’s next phase. Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ I remember thinking, as Covid ravaged the country in December 2020, that at least the holidays the next year would be better. There would be more vaccines, more treatments, more immunity. Instead, we […]

Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Remy Tumin (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. 1. The U.S. […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Lindsay Crouse Ms. Crouse is a writer and producer in Opinion who writes on gender, ambition and power. What’s worse than an anti-vaxxer in a pandemic? An anti-vaccine star athlete. That paragon of physical health, cloaked […]

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. By Michelle Cottle Ms. Cottle is a member of the editorial board. Well, that was weird. Much of the past 12 months felt as though 2021 came about by looking at the political insanity of 2020 and […]

Supported by Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Video by Lindsay Crouse, Kirby Ferguson and Emily Holzknecht Ms. Crouse is a writer and producer in Opinion. Mr. Ferguson is a documentary filmmaker. Ms. Holzknecht is an associate producer in Opinion. That’s right: We’re all […]

FILE PHOTO: The Shinsei Bank logo is pictured at the lobby of the bank in Tokyo, Oct. 22, 2010. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoTOKYO (Reuters) -Government-owned Deposit Insurance Corp of Japan is planning to vote against Shinsei Bank’s poison pill defence aimed at blocking SBI Holdings Inc’s $1.1 billion bid, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday. How the government votes on the defence […]