Environment
‘Greetings, earthlings’: Nvidia-backed Starcloud trains first AI model in space as orbital data center race heats up
The Starcloud-1 satellite is launched into space from a SpaceX rocket on November 2, 2025. Courtesy: SpaceX | Starcloud Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud trained an artificial intelligence model from space for the first time, signaling a new era for orbital data centers that could alleviate Earth’s escalating digital infrastructure crisis. Last month, the Washington-based company launched […]
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Europe agrees to cut emissions 90% by 2040
The European Union has agreed to a legally binding climate target to cut emissions 90% by 2040, even as it pushes back a planned critical emissions trading scheme. The European Parliament and EU Member States came to a provisional agreement on the target and an amendment of the EU Climate Law on Tuesday night. “Today, […]
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FDA approves Merck drug for decimated U.S. cattle herds to stop screwworm
Cattle detained in the pens of the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union , at the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa border crossing in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on November 27, 2024, after the United States stopped imports of Mexican cattle due to the presence of screwworm. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. cattle ranchers will soon have a new […]
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Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan’s northeast region
News program of Television and internet media report tsunami warning due to massive earthquake in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo on December 8, 2025. The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Japan’s northeast region late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for residents to evacuate. A tsunami as high as three […]
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Huge Wall Street call: Morgan Stanley’s new Tesla analyst downgrades stock over valuation concerns
Morgan Stanley exited the bull camp on Tesla , saying valuation concerns outweigh its optimistic outlook for the electric vehicle maker in a huge potentially market-moving call on Wall Street. Analyst Andrew Percoco downgraded Tesla’s stock to equal weight from overweight. Percoco raised his price target by $15 to $425, but that still reflects downside […]
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The UK wants to unlock a ‘golden age of nuclear’ but faces key challenges in reviving historic lead
The Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Sizewell, UK, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. was the birthplace of commercial nuclear energy, but now generates just a fraction of its power from it […]
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‘Be autonomous, earn your living, be free:’ Veolia’s CEO on the family legacy that shaped her decisive leadership
Veolia’s CEO reflects on how the ground-breaking women in her family unlocked her career ambitions, why she wishes she had trusted her instincts earlier and why reframing our mindset is key to tackling global sustainability challenges. Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia, credits her pioneering family for shaping her confidence and career choices. “I come from a […]
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COP30 seals uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuels
COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago attends the plenary session at the UN Climate Change Conference, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 22, 2025. Adriano Machado | Reuters Brazil’s COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but that omitted any mention of […]
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Europe has rare earths but, for now, it’s at China’s mercy like everyone else
Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China. China Stringer Network | Reuters Like the U.S., Europe is also feeling the pressure to keep China sweet in order to maintain supplies of rare earth elements, which are vital for its strategic industries in the region such […]
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Toyota to invest $912 million in U.S. plants to increase hybrid vehicle production
2023 Prius Prime on display, April 6, 2023. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Toyota Motor on Tuesday announced plans to invest $912 million in U.S. manufacturing plants in five Southern states as part of a previously announced plan for the company to invest up to $10 billion domestically by 2030. The investments announced Tuesday are broadly […]
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