Research conducted in conjunction with the Technology and Public Purpose Project at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, found that 53% of drivers surveyed felt less safe while riding. share the road with self-driving pickup trucks, and 47% feel less safe sharing the road with other self-driving vehicles. The AAA notes that 38 states and the District of Columbia have pilot projects testing self-driving cars. In California and Nevada particularly, this project is actively lobbied for. In fact, only 35% of survey respondents know that some states allow testing of self-driving cars on public roads. Additionally, 34% of those surveyed said they support self-driving pilot programs while 36% are against. Self-driving car test project is applied in many places in the US Of those opposed to the program, 77% said they were concerned about the safety of sharing the road with self-driving cars while 62% worried about who would be responsible for collisions with self-driving cars. . More than half also believe that the public needs to know the safest way to be on the road with self-driving test vehicles. The study also revealed that this problem could be overcome if self-driving test vehicles were easier to identify. In fact, 62% said they would feel safer if such vehicles were clearly marked. Meanwhile, 60% said they want a dedicated lane for self-driving cars. The AAA also recognizes that regulators should establish signs to make such vehicles easier to identify. Solutions have been put in place for self-driving cars to “integrate” into public transport

Fly Geyser, Nevada, USA : Mixing unique colors, the Fly Geyser geothermal geyser is likened to a natural wonder in the heart of the Black Rock desert in Nevada. Strong water pressure pushes minerals and hot gases off the surface, interacting with oxygen and thermophilic algae in hot and humid conditions, creating a rainbow effect. The color of the fountain as well as the surrounding small ponds is constantly changing with the seasons and the amount of water being ejected. With its magical beauty, this place attracts paparazzi from all over the world. Landmannalaugar, Iceland : This is one of the most impressive landscapes in Iceland with large mountains of strange beauty. Coming here, visitors can enjoy the colorful picture with plateaus, hot springs and fjords. The color mixing thanks to the geological features of Landmannalaugar, which is a volcanic area. Lava from volcanoes forms obsidian green, pink, brown, yellow, purple… With the ingenious color scheme of nature, Yuanyang rice terraces , Yunnan, China, was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2013. This scenic spot was built on the red soil mountains more than 2,500 years ago, located at an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters above sea level. The fields are filled with green, brown and yellow spring water from the forests, creating a fanciful scene. Cano Cristales River, Colombia: The Cano Cristales River, also known as the River of Five Colors, is located in the Serrania de la Macarena National Park. The river wears a colorful shirt and has crystal clear water. The vibrant colors that visitors see are actually algae clinging to the rocks. Palouse, Washington, USA : Located south of Spokane, Palouse is an agricultural area, mainly producing wheat and legumes. This is considered a land with beautiful multi-colored grass like lacquer paintings. The alluvial sand dunes are typical of Palouse. Flat land here is very rare, mainly sloping terrain. The Land of 7 Colors , Mauritius: The famous natural wonder of the island nation of Mauritius attracts visitors by its colorful sand dunes, surrounded by tropical jungle. The dunes are created when basalt lava gradually transforms into clay minerals, encountering different temperatures of the rock, forming 7 distinct colors. Prominent among the vast nature are the smooth strips of land with bright colors such as red, orange, yellow, purple… Painted Hills , Oregon, USA: Drawing Hill is one of the attractions in the US that attracts tourists around the world. Each color layer here corresponds to a geographic period. Geologists believe that the black layer is lignite, derived from ancient riverbank plants. The red layer is laterite rich in iron and aluminum. Gray patches alternate between layers of shale and mudstone. Due to the special geological structure, Doi Ve has almost no living plants. Huay Mae Khamin Waterfall , Thailand: This spectacular waterfall is considered one of the most beautiful natural wonders in Thailand. The chain of 7-tiered waterfalls is white, combined with moss-covered rocks, and the jungle changes colors vividly every season. All create a natural picture with artistic color schemes. Ningaloo Marine Park , Western Australia: Located on the coast of Western Australia, the park owns more than 500 species of fish and 200 types of coral. With a drone view, you can admire the cyan waters that blend with the pale shoreline of Cape Range National Park.

Amazon’s distribution center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 25, 2020. Documentary photo: AFP/VNA The appeal comes after the LuxLeaks scandal exposed in 2014 revealed 500 tax agreements between Luxembourg and more than 350 international businesses, including many billion-dollar tax frauds and involving corporations. such as Apple, IKEA, Pepsi… These corporations have had tacit agreements with the tax authorities of Luxembourg to enjoy lower tax rates than prescribed. In the case of Amazon, in 2017 European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager accused Luxembourg of having an illegal arrangement with the online commerce giant to pay less tax than other businesses. other profession. Accordingly, Luxembourg has offered a preferential tax policy for Amazon, helping nearly three-quarters of the company’s profits not be taxed. At the heart of the EU’s allegations is Amazon’s violation of the so-called “market price principle”, which ensures that transactions between subsidiaries are based on prices that other independent companies in the market would charge. must return. At the time of the EU case, Amazon said it had not received any special treatment from Luxembourg, and insisted it had paid taxes in full in accordance with both Luxembourg and international tax law. However, analysts are not too optimistic about the ability of the EU’s requirements to be upheld. Less than a year ago, iPhone maker Apple won a spectacular victory in this same court against the European Commission’s request that Apple pay 13 billion euros in taxes to Ireland in 2016. But whether it wins or loses in the appeal, the European Commission will likely emphasize its goal of targeting corporate profits. The agency is also developing new rules to close tax loopholes, especially for tech giants. In recent weeks, the US side has gradually embraced the idea of ​​a global minimum corporate tax. Negotiations on cross-border corporate tax are underway at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). If successful, this tax policy will make special transactions for multinational companies a thing of the past.

San Luis Valley, Colorado, USA: Also known as “UFO hot spot in America”, the San Luis valley is a place associated with many speculations about the appearance of UFOs and mysterious stories about the sky. Broad Haven, UK: This area became famous in 1977 when a group of students claimed that they had seen a UFO shaped like a “silver cigar-shaped spaceship”. Bonnybridge, Scotland: Residents of this part of Scotland have claimed they have seen an unidentified flying object (UFO) and flashing lights every year since winter 1992. Area 51, Nevada, USA: As one of the most secret and mysterious places in the world, Area 51 is a military area of ​​the US Air Force that is associated with stories of UFOs and strange phenomena. Interpretation occurred at this location. Nullarbor Plain, Australia: UFO sightings in southern Australia have been circulating since the early 20th century, but it was not until January 1988 that the phenomenon became common when many witnesses reported that they had seen the Bright and strangely active are believed to be of aliens. A family of four driving in the Nullarbor Plain claimed that they were chased, attacked and lifted by a large glowing object. Since then, the authorities say they have received hundreds of reports of similar incidents each year. San Clemente, Chile: The small Andean town has recorded many sightings of UFOs and it is even known as the “UFO capital of the world”. This place is also the location for 2 of the most modern observatories in the world. Nazca, Peru: The Nazca lines are geoglyphs – giant drawings on the ground are an archaeological mystery that has yet to be answered. While some consider it to be the work of the Nazca civilization that lived between AD 1 – 700, another theory explains that the drawings may be the remaining traces. again when a UFO lands. Wiltshire, UK: UFO stories in Wiltshire began at Christmas 1964 when locals recalled seeing “shock waves” and a “bizarre orange flame” in the sky. Since then, the area has recorded a number of strange UFO-related phenomena, the most recent of which occurred in February 2016. Roswell, New Mexico, USA: This site is the most famous place for the UFO conspiracy theories. Roswell became a popular name in the late 1970s when an object was dropped here. Although the US government released data showing that the object was a hot air balloon, rumors of UFOs, aliens or hidden mysteries still exist to this day. Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada, USA: Spanning over 160 km near Area 51, the Extraterrestrial Highway is a site that records countless UFO sightings and strange lights. Phoenix, Arizona, USA: On March 13, 1997, strange lights and a UFO were discovered in the sky in the US states of Arizona and Nevada. Witnesses claimed to have seen a V-shaped flying object with five mysterious flashing lights. Colares, Brazil: This city in the north of Brazil attracts the attention of people who believe in the existence of UFOs in 1970 after locals reported that they were attacked by aliens. burns on the skin. The cases occurred so many times that the Brazilian government launched an investigation called Operação Prato but it ended in 1978 when nothing was found. Triangle M, Russia: Located in the Perm region near the Ural Mountains, this remote land was only known in the 1980s. Some witnesses have reported strange phenomena they encounter here such as lights bizarre, UFOs, strange symbols in the sky, giant footprints or mysterious mysterious shapes. Melbourne, Australia: After the Westall event in 1966 when more than 100 Westall students and teachers claimed to have seen 3 metal objects in the sky (as shown in the picture), this area has repeatedly recorded cases. the same, similar. Witnesses even claimed they met “men in black”. Manitoba, Canada: The Lake Falcon incident in 1967 was the most famous UFO sighting case in Canada. This happened when a man came home and got sick after spending a weekend in the area. The man claimed to have seen two cigar-shaped objects hitting him with hot gases and burning his clothes. Later, many locals also reported seeing red fireballs and wheel-shaped objects in the sky. Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA: This national park was once believed to be an alien base. This is also the site of the Center for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI) – an institute that looks for signs of outer life to prove that we are not alone in this universe.

Squeezing on top of a decommissioned volcano in northern Nevada, workers are preparing to blast and dig holes to mine the first large-scale lithium mine in the United States in more than a decade. According to the New York Times, Lithium is an essential ingredient in the manufacture of electric car batteries and renewable energy. This lithium mine was built on federal rental land and promises to address current US dependence on international lithium supplies. However, this Lithium Americas project was strongly opposed by members of the Native American tribe, the owner of the farm and the environmental groups. The project plans to use billions of gallons of groundwater in the area. In addition, the lithium mine has the potential to pollute for up to 300 years and leave severe consequences and huge waste of waste. The conflict surrounding the Nevada mine represents a new tense problem: Electric cars and renewables may not be as green as they seem. “Blowing a mountain is not environmentally friendly, no matter how much economic expectations people put on it,” said Max Wilbert, who lives at the proposed mine. Demand soared In addition to Nevada, private businesses are proposing other lithium mining sites in California, Oregon, Tennessee, Arkansas and North Carolina. According to the Bloomberg In the first three months of 2021 alone, lithium miners in the US raised nearly $ 3.5 billion from Wall Street, seven times the amount raised in the previous 36 months. This shows that a lithium boom is exploding as the electric car industry is becoming a new trend. Lithium is used in electric car batteries because it is light, stores a lot of energy and can be recharged many times. Analysts estimate demand for lithium will increase tenfold as Tesla, Volkswagen, General Motors and other automakers launch a series of new electric cars. Blasting a mountain is not environmentally friendly, no matter how much economic expectations people place on it. Max Wilbert, a resident of the Lithium Americans mining area. Therefore, the US needs to quickly find sources of lithium when electric car manufacturers accelerate production. Although the United States has the largest lithium reserves in the world, the country has only one large-scale lithium mine, the Silver Peak mine in Nevada. Mining started in the 1960s and produces only 5,000 tons / year – less than 2% of the world’s annual supply. Most of the raw lithium used in the United States comes from Latin America or Australia, which is then processed and manufactured into batteries in China and other Asian countries. The Lithium Americas mine under construction in Nevada is estimated to have a lithium value worth $ 3.9 billion. The operator is expected to start mining operations next year. The largest shareholder of the mine is Chinese company Ganfeng Lithium. However, traditional mining is one of the most “dirty” businesses today. For electric car manufacturers and renewable energy companies, this situation has not improved much. “While its intentions are good, the need for clean energy can do harm,” said Aimee Boulanger, executive director at mining services for BMW and Ford Motor. bigger”. “Dirty” industry On a hillside, Edward Bartell and the ranchers often go out early in the morning to make sure that 500 cows roam the 50,000-acre (202 km2) desert with enough food. Faced with a lithium mining project in the area, his family has never faced such a great threat. Not far from Bartell’s farm, the largest lithium Americans project in the United States is on the horizon. Mining ore will have helipads, chemical treatment plants and waste yards with the depth of the mine up to 112 m. Traditional mines are potentially dangerous to the environment, animals and people living in the area. Photo: NYT. Producing raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel often harm the soil, water resources, wildlife and people in the area. Like the competition for gold and oil in the past, governments are taking advantage of minerals to gain future economic and technological dominance. However, in the economic and technological race between great powers, environmental issues are often forgotten. What Barbell was most worried about was that the mine would consume all the water of the cattle. The mining company said the mine would consume 3,224 gallons of water per minute (equivalent to 12,204 liters / min). Thus, the groundwater level in the land where Mr. Bartell is breeding could decrease by about 3.5m. In addition, if the mine targets to produce 66,000 tons of lithium carbonate per year, this mine could cause groundwater to be contaminated with antimony metals and arsenic. Lithium is extracted by mixing clay dug from a mountain slope with 5,800 tons of sulfuric acid per day. The documents show that the entire process produces 354 million cubic meters of waste extracted from sulfuric acid treatment and can contain radioactive uranium. A December assessment by the Ministry of the Interior found that over its 41-year lifespan, the lithium mine would damage nearly 20 square kilometers of antelope and wildfowl habitat. In addition, the mine will destroy the nesting area of ​​a breed of golden eagle and other wildlife. “It was disappointing that the lithium mine was introduced as an environmentally friendly project, when in fact it was just a giant industrial park,” said Mr. Bartell. He filed a lawsuit demanding to stop mining activities. “The war is not fair” So far, the Joe Biden administration has not moved to promote more eco-friendly strategies such as extracting lithium from sea salt water instead of opencast mining. People of ethnic minorities protest outside the land management office to protest against the Lithium Americans mining project. Photo: NYT. Mining companies, meanwhile, want to speed up domestic lithium production and push the government to include a $ 10 billion funding program in the infrastructure bill. “If China severs relations with us, the US will face many difficulties,” said Ben Steinberg, an official in the Obama administration, threatened. This war is inherently unfair. After all, the mining units are just capitalists. Maxine Redstar, the leader of Fort McDermitt Paiute and the Shoshone tribe. At the Fort McDermitt Indian Reserve, controversy over the project was even more acute and led to more conflicts. The Lithium Americas mine proposes to hire tribal members as workers with an average salary of $ 62,675 / year. This salary is double the per capita income in the region, but indigenous Indians will pay a huge price for the environment and nature. “After you pollute the water here, what will we drink in the next 300 years? You’re lying!” Said Deland Hinkey, a member of the indignant tribe. Mr. Tim Crowley, vice president of Lithium Americas, pledged that the company will operate responsibly with the local environment, planning to use steam from burning molten sulfur to generate electricity, for example. However, people here still do not trust and fear that mining activities will cause serious environmental consequences. “This war is inherently unfair. After all, the mining units are just big capitalist corporations,” said Maxine Redstar, leader of Fort McDermitt Paiute and the Shoshone tribe.

Apple supports employees to vaccinate Covid-19 in its offices. Recently, Apple technology company said that they are starting to implement a program to support employees to vaccinate Covid-19 voluntarily right in their offices. An Apple spokesperson said the iPhone manufacturer is currently working with Walgreens Boots Alliance as a supplier and will open a website for employees to register and schedule injections. Apple was one of the first major Silicon Valley companies to launch a program to help its employees get vaccinated. Apple also encourages employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine and allows them to take leave to go to the clinic and to recover if symptoms occur after the injection. Apple also hopes its employees can return to offices soon after working remotely due to the pandemic. Last month, the Amazon Group also gave Covid-19 vaccines to frontline employees, starting in Missouri, Nevada and Kansas. Earlier this month, Germany’s largest private banking group, Deutsche Bank AG, became the first major bank in New York, US to say it would support Covid-19 vaccination staff at my office.