With One Million Displaced, Lebanon Turns to Digital Wallets for Aid
Amid mass displacement and collapsing trust in institutions, digital wallets are becoming critical conduits for aid, connecting diaspora donors directly …
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Gas Prices Are Soaring. So Is the Demand for Used EVs
Dealerships say they’re getting busier as the Iran war and the shipping crisis at the Strait of Hormuz drag on.
Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Driven by Remote Humans
The electric-car maker says it happens rarely and at speeds below 10 mph. But the disclosure—in response to a US …
The Sony Afeela Was Doomed to Fail
A six-year EV rollout ends with a thud.
Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use
In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity …
The AI Race Is Pressuring Utilities to Squeeze More From Europe’s Power Grids
As data center developers queue up to connect to power grids across Europe, network operators are experimenting with novel ways …
HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry
Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete …
How BYD Got EV Chargers to Work Almost as Fast as Gas Pumps
The Chinese automaker is racing ahead of global competitors—but don’t expect to see those gains in the US anytime soon.
Equinix building new $92m Dublin data centre
The new facility will require ‘no additional grid power’, Equinix has claimed. Read more: Equinix building new $92m Dublin data …
Scale solar projects across Ireland
A total investment of €260m will boost clean electricity generation, reduce reliance on imported energy and support the delivery of …
Neglected Arctic. The hard question is how
Ottawa wants to modernize a region in the north that’s about six times the size of Texas, ‘just like in …