Environment
Tech companies want nuclear power. Some utilities are throwing up roadblocks
A cooling tower at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, US, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Lauren Petracca | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech companies are increasingly looking to directly connect data centers to nuclear plants as they race to secure clean energy to power artificial intelligence, sparking resistance from […]
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SoftBank-backed Indian EV startup Ola Electric pops 20% on debut valuing firm at $4.8 billion
Bhavish Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ola Cabs and founder of Ola Electric speaks during a press conference ahead of the Initial Public Offer (IPO). Ashish Vaishnav | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Ola Electric surged 20% on their market debut on Friday, valuing the Indian electric vehicle startup at […]
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Elon Musk’s support for Trump pushes a corporate customer away from Tesla
Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul | Pool | Via Reuters European drugstore giant Rossmann announced Tuesday it will no longer buy Tesla‘s electric vehicles for its fleet, effective immediately, citing CEO Elon Musk’s pro-Trump political […]
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Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida
A man fishes on the beach at the southern residential area in the Continental United States in the wake of Hurricane Michelle in Key West, Florida Nov. 5, 2001. That hurricane just brushed the Keys and South Florida after hitting Cuba. Marc Serota for Reuters A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of […]
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Turkey blocks Instagram throughout country amid complaints of censorship of Hamas posts
Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images Turkey blocked access to Instagram for its 85 million people, the country’s Information and Communication Technologies Authority announced Friday morning. “Instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024,” local media cited a post on the authority’s website as saying. According to Turkish media, there […]
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Generative AI requires massive amounts of power and water, and the aging U.S. grid can’t handle the load
Thanks to the artificial intelligence boom, new data centers are springing up as quickly as companies can build them. This has translated into huge demand for power to run and cool the servers inside. Now concerns are mounting about whether the U.S. can generate enough electricity for the widespread adoption of AI, and whether our […]
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Climate change is gentrifying neighborhoods. In Miami, residents fear high prices — and a lost soul
Key Points Gentrification occurs when an area experiences a rapid rise in residents’ average incomes and rents. The typical outcome: The white population increases, and people of color are priced out. Climate change is accelerating this dynamic in some parts of the U.S., a trend known as “climate gentrification.” In Miami neighborhoods such as Allapattah, […]
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Philippines battles to contain oil spill as tanker sinks, leaving one dead
Aerial view of a ship at sea. Suriyapong Thongsawang | Moment | Getty Images A tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel capsized off the coast of Philippines, leading to one casualty and a vast oil spill, local authorities said Thursday. The Philippine-flagged MT Terra Nova submerged 3.6 nautical miles east off Limay, Bataan […]
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GM slows its EV plans again even as sales grow
GM’s 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV during a media launch event for the vehicle in Detroit, May 16, 2024. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – General Motors said Tuesday it is again slowing its plans for all-electric vehicles by further delaying a second U.S. electric truck plant and the Buick brand’s first EV. The six-month delay […]
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China’s Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after highway bridge collapse kills 11
Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs a symposium on advancing the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and delivers an important speech in east China’s Shanghai, Nov. 30, 2023. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts after a highway bridge collapse on Friday in Shaanxi […]
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