Musk tells China data gathered by Teslas remain secret: report

Tesla boss Elon Musk strongly denied Saturday that his cars, which gather large amounts of data, could ever be used to spy on China despite fears raised by Beijing, the Wall Street Journal reported.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-musk-china-teslas-secret.html

Meteor streaks over Cuba, causes explosion

What is believed to be a meteor lit the sky over eastern Cuba and caused an explosion, scientists on the island said Saturday. There were no reports of damage or injury.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-meteor-streaks-cuba-explosion.html

Eruption of Iceland volcano easing, not affecting flights

The eruption of a long-dormant volcano that sent streams of lava flowing across a small valley in southwestern Iceland is easing and shouldn't interfere with air travel, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said Saturday.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-eruption-iceland-volcano-easing-affecting.html

Japan lifts tsunami advisory after strong quake off northeast

Japan's meteorological agency lifted a tsunami advisory around an hour after a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the country's northeastern coast on Saturday, causing no immediate damage or injuries.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-japan-tsunami-advisory-strong-quake.html

How Finland embraced being 'world's happiest nation'

Once notorious for its bland food and long, harsh winters, Finland's repeated success in the annual happiness rankings has helped transform the country's global reputation, boosting tourism and business.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-finland-embraced-world-happiest-nation.html

An easy way to reduce socioeconomic disparities

Researchers from Columbia University and Temple University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how choice architecture can reduce socioeconomic disparities.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-easy-socioeconomic-disparities.html

Volkswagen suspends production in Brazil over COVID

Volkswagen said Friday it was suspending production at its four plants in Brazil for 12 days because of a new surge of COVID-19 in the hard-hit country.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-volkswagen-production-brazil-covid.html

Twitter to establish legal entity in Turkey, comply with law

Twitter has announced it will establish a legal entity in Turkey in order to continue operating in the country, which passed a controversial social media law last year.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-twitter-legal-entity-turkey-comply.html

Lava eruption from long-dormant Icelandic volcano

Glowing red lava spewed Saturday from a volcano that has erupted near Iceland's capital Reykjavik after being dormant for more than 900 years.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-icelandic-volcano-erupts-night-sky.html

Iceland's main volcanic eruptions

A volcano erupted just 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Iceland's capital Reykjavik on Friday, turning the sky crimson as streams of red lava spewed from the ground.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-iceland-main-volcanic-eruptions.html

Record rains, flooding prompt evacuations in Australia

Record rains and widespread flooding prompted evacuations along Australia's east coast Saturday and threatened the most serious overflow of Sydney's main reservoir in 30 years, officials said.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-prompt-evacuations-australia.html

Carbon pawprint: is man's best friend the planet's enemy?

Is your adorable puppy as bad for the planet as a gas-guzzling SUV?

source https://phys.org/news/2021-03-carbon-pawprint-friend-planet-enemy.html

UK gamers and politicians take aim at console 'scalpers'

Furious British gamers and lawmakers are training their sights on "scalpers" who are buying up coveted PS5 and Xbox consoles and selling them online at vastly inflated prices.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-uk-gamers-politicians-aim-console.html