LOUSVILLE - Kentucky's governor says the commonwealth's medical marijuana program is moving forward. Gov. Andy Beshear was asked about the program last week during his Team Kentucky update. The governor said the dispensaries are now waiting on the cultivators and processors. "Some of the inspections that have to happen in dispensaries, they have to have
DETROIT - Despite back-to-back record sales months, GM said on Thursday that it’s now planning to build fewer electric vehicles, including the new Chevy Bolt EV that’s not even out yet. GM’s sudden shift comes as it prepares for what it calls “irrational” EV discounts to expire at the end of September. GM cuts EV production
NEW YORK - With the exception of the struggling Cybertruck, Tesla hasn’t released an entirely new electric car in five years. Musk has indicated that he wants Tesla to primarily focus on building robotaxis and robots. Autonomous-vehicle technology “is the product that makes Tesla a ten-trillion company,” he told his biographer, Walter Isaacson. “People will be talking
ARIZONA - In Southern Arizona, within the historic mining district of the Patagonia Mountains, a company called South32 plans on changing the U.S. future with a colossal reserve, White Gold. The project, officially known as the Hermose project, has a reserve of two particular elements that have the potential to power the U.S.’s energy future,
CLEVELAND - Ohio lawmakers are preparing to revisit regulations on intoxicating hemp products in the upcoming legislative session, joining many states grappling with how to control this booming but largely unchecked industry. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp and its seeds from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of controlled substances, to promote industrial use of
BOSTON - Extraterrestrials are already here on Earth, disguised as humans or living in secret bases hidden underground or even on the far side of the moon, according to a new scientific paper from Harvard University. The eyebrow-raising scholarly article suggests aliens are "concealed in stealth" or "even walking among us" in human form. It
COLUMBUS - Gov. Mike DeWine ordered the Ohio Pharmacy Board on Monday to categorize kratom, both the natural plant and any synthetic products, as an illegal drug. 1. Why Ohio Officials Want to Ban Kratom Kratom, a botanical herb from Asia, has naturally occurring trace amounts of mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), which can have both
ANN ARBOR - Most new renewable energy projects take the form of massive wind or solar farms. Ann Arbor, Michigan, is trying something different: a new city-owned utility is building a local power network within city limits, made up of solar microgrids and geothermal energy installed at homes and businesses. “They’re creating a whole new model
ZURICH, Switzerland - AirConsole is a pioneering in-car gaming platform that turns ordinary rides into shared entertainment experiences. Now, it’s making its way into the new Porsche Macan later this year. Through this collaboration, Porsche will integrate a curated library of casual multiplayer games directly into its entertainment system. As a result, passengers can stay connected,
DETROIT - Artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of the jobs it will replace, but what about the jobs it will create? While some roles may fade, the rapid fusion of AI into everyday life will spark entirely new professions that would have sounded like science fiction just a decade ago. Jason Morris, business
