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Nikola’s stock crashes after announcing cancelation of contract with Republic Services for 2,500 garbage trucks

The undoing of Nikola continues. Today, the company announced the termination of its contract with Republic Services for 2,500 garbage trucks. Announced back in August, the deal had Nikola building ga

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I tried to sell Tesla to Apple, says Elon Musk

The tech billionaire says he wanted to be rid of his company during the "darkest days of the Model 3 programme".

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Kenyan police officers escape death in roadside blast

File photo of an area cordoned off by Kenya Police in a past operation. /Photo courtesy: National Police Service - Twitter Kenyan police officers escaped death narrowly on Sunday following a r

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15 killed in traffic accident in central Tanzania

At least 15 people traveling to a wedding have been killed and two others seriously injured in a road accident in Tanzania’s central district of Manyoni in Singida region, police said on Monday.

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UK space launch startup Orbex raises $24 million for its reusable rockets

UK-based Orbex has raised a new $24 million funding round, led by BGF and Octopus Ventures, and including participation from existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Heartcore Capital, and Elecnor

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UK electric vehicle startup Arrival picks Charlotte for its North American headquarters

Arrival, the UK electric vehicle startup that plans to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special purpose acquisition company CIIG Merger Corp., has picked Charlotte for its North

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Blue Origin’s space industry all-star team submits proposal for landing system to carry humans back to the Moon

The Blue Origin -led “National Team” has submitted a proposal to NASA for its Human Landing System (HLS), which would be used to transport the next lunar astronauts to the surface of the M

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China’s Chang’e-5 lunar lander successfully lands on the Moon

Chinese state news agencies are reporting a successful landing of the Chang’e-5 lunar robotic lander, which will seek to return lunar rock samples back to Earth. The launch took off on November

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At least two killed after car hit pedestrians in Germany

At least two people were killed on Tuesday after a car drove into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier, according to police."We have arrested one person, one vehicle has been se

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Gunmen attack military camp in E. Afghanistan

Casualties were feared after a suicide bomb attack and ensuing gunfight outside a military camp in Ghazni city, capital of Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, a local official confirmed on Sunday.

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9 killed in road accident in SE China's Fujian

Nine people were killed, and seven injured after a concrete mixer truck collided with a farm vehicle in Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province on Friday afterno

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Tesla plans to produce electric car chargers in China, document shows

Tesla Inc plans to start manufacturing electric vehicle (EV) chargers in China in 2021, according to a document submitted to the Shanghai authorities by the U.S. firm which is seeking to expand sales

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China's moon mission to bring back rock samples blasts off

The mission aims to increase understanding of the lunar surface's composition and advance space exploration technology.

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South African footballer Anele Ngcongca dies in car accident aged 33

South Africa international defender Anele Ngcongca was killed in a car accident on Monday, his Premier Soccer League club AmaZulu have confirmed.Ngcongca, 33, was a member of South Africa squad at

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The EPA says the Ford Mustang Mach-E’s electric range is a lackluster 211-300 miles

The EPA just released its findings on the Mustang Mach-E, and it’s a mixture of good news and bad news. Depending on the model, the EPA says the Mach-E is good for just 211 miles to 300 miles on

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China's Long March-5 rocket begins fueling

China on Monday began fueling the fifth Long March-5 rocket, current the country's largest launch vehicle, for carrying the Chang'e-5 lunar probe to the moon from the W

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Voyager Space Holdings to acquire multi-launch site startup The Launch Company

Voyager Space Holdings, one of the companies that has been on a bit of an acquisitive spree recently as it looks to put together a comprehensive and multi-vertical space technology offering, has anno