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Meta enters cloud wars; Rivian tops Q2 outlook
Meta is reportedly building a cloud business to sell excess AI compute, sending shares up roughly 10% and pitching the social network into direct competition with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. The piv
Kalmar is building – and selling! – these massive electric reach stackers in China
Swedish heavy-equipment maker Kalmar has secured four orders for its 45-ton ERG450 electric reach stackers from customers across China, with the units marking the first deployment of its next-generati
New UK Heatwave to Hit 34C as Health Alerts Issued
A new UK heatwave is building from this weekend with temperatures forecast to peak at 33C or 34C, as the UK Health Security Agency issues week-long yellow health alerts for six English regions running
CATL is building more than 200 battery swap stations EVERY MONTH
CATL's Choco-SEB battery swap network deployed its 2,000th station on June 30th, averaging more than 200 deployments per month in 2026 while expanding into UK and European markets through a new partne
GM Floods Dealers With Bolt EVs as Production Wind-Down Nears
GM's decision to produce the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt for only one model year has left dealers with 118 days of inventory — nearly double the industry norm — but the conspicuous dealer silence suggests the
Estancia Wells Dry as Detention Center Tops Water Use
Estancia, New Mexico declared a water emergency after its wells ran dry from years of drought, forcing the town to cut supplies to the Torrance County Detention Facility — its largest commercial water
As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles?
Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto entered the US market with a $24,950 electric pickup, but only eight US models now sell under $25,000 — compared with more than 200 in China, where EVs can cost as little
Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change
Dr. Peter Jones, nicknamed 'The Bogfather,' has spent 30 years restoring Welsh peatlands — a nature-based climate fix tackling carbon storage, flooding and biodiversity loss — as Wales targets 1,800 h
Wind Turbine Blades Recycled Into Building Materials
As Ireland's first commercial wind farm is decommissioned, Northern Ireland companies are converting its blades into traceable, reusable construction products.
'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts
The June 2025 heatwave broke temperature records by 2-3 degrees across more than a dozen European countries, while the UK's 37.7°C high in Norfolk exceeded the 1957 June record of 35.6°C — an event sc
Castlemaine composters push back on Fogo bin rollout
A Castlemaine volunteer network called Yimby says it has swapped and weighed roughly 50,000 compost buckets from more than 650 households since 2020, and is now lobbying its local council to slow-walk
DASH Builds DC Area's First En-Route Electric Bus Chargers
Alexandria's DASH transit agency has begun building the Washington, DC metro area's first en-route overhead pantograph electric bus chargers, marking a milestone in the region's transit electrificatio
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 remains a top-selling EV as sales cross 20,000 in the first half of 2026
Hyundai's IONIQ 5 crossed 20,000 US sales in the first half of 2026, outpacing every rival EV as competitors posted steep declines.
Record Heat Hits US as July 4th Holiday Begins
Record-breaking temperatures are gripping the United States as the 4th of July holiday period gets underway, raising heatwave and severe weather concerns.
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Volkswagen’s next electric SUV is almost here, and it’s not just a rebadged ID.4 [Images]
Volkswagen will debut the ID. Tiguan by the end of 2026, replacing the ID.4 with a redesigned electric SUV on the new MEB+ platform that borrows traditional styling cues from the gas-powered Tiguan.
Hyundai’s new steel mill sparks hopes and fears in Louisiana
Hyundai's roughly $6 billion steel mill in Louisiana, touted as potentially the lowest-carbon U.S. steel plant ever built, will start operating in 2029 on natural gas with carbon capture rather than t
France Heatwave Deaths Jumped 29% in One Week
France recorded 2,025 excess deaths during the hottest week of June's record-breaking heatwave — a 29.1% jump over the prior week — with health authorities warning the toll will rise as Belgium and th
42 Teams Enter Record Electrek Solar Car Challenge
A record 42 college teams from four countries are preparing for the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge, starting with a Formula Sun Grand Prix pre-qualifier July 21–23 in Minnesota before qualifyi
Canada's C$150bn Pipeline Deal Keeps BC Tanker Ban
Canada and Alberta will move forward on a new oil pipeline along the Trans Mountain route, with PM Mark Carney announcing over C$150bn in investments to preserve BC's tanker ban and offer Indigenous o
Vietnam held talks with South Korea’s KEPCO as it seeks foreign partner for second nuclear plant
Vietnam is moving to pick a foreign partner by Q3 2025 to co-develop its 3.2 GW Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear plant, with South Korea's KEPCO emerging as a leading candidate after positive initial talks.
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