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Trump’s first Crypto Summit has attendees ready to push for regulation
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, slammed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He also said the cryptocurrency exchange is looking to invest more outside of the U.S.Carlos Jasso | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNow that President Trump…
AI – how much energy will it really devour?
Culpeper County, Virginia, may be home to cows and rolling farmland but its future is looking more digital than rural.Seven massive data centres are being built there, part of big tech’s relentless push into artificial intelligence (AI).…
Trump signs executive order for U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday creating a strategic bitcoin reserve, marking a major shift in U.S. digital asset policy.White House Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, wrote…
Groundbreaking energy storage system goes live
A first-of-its-kind battery energy storage system, is now operational at Blackhillock, Scotland. The 200MW) / 400MWh system, is the largest of its kind in Europe, marking a major step towards a stable, renewable-powered grid.Delivered by…
Europe’s battle for power leads to evolution of new power ecosystem
Electric grid is seen in Krakow Poland as Polish government lifts cup in electricity prices what is expected to rise inflation once more - January 18,2025. Poland has one of the highest inflations in Europe. (Photo by Dominika…
Waste tyres turned into jet fuel
A game-changing £100 million plant that turns waste tyres into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is now under construction at the Port of Sunderland.Wastefront’s facility is the UK’s first large-scale tyre-to-fuel operation, tackling tyre…
Trump tariffs will raise gasoline, electricity prices: Canada minister
President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada will raise energy prices for U.S. consumers if the levies go into effect on Tuesday as expected, the country's energy minister said Monday.Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's minister of energy and…
Gas is driving energy bills up, renewables are lowering them
The numbers don’t lie—gas is the main reason energy bills have skyrocketed over the last four years.That’s the view from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), who have worked out that gas price spikes will have added a…
Block plunge in February leads fintech sell-off, Stripe valuation jumps
Patrick Collison, chief executive officer and co-founder of Stripe Inc., left, smiles as John Collison, president and co-founder of Stripe Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 television interview in San Francisco, California,…
SSE to put £70 million into repower hydro power station
SSE Renewables has announced a £70 million investment to repower Lochay Hydro Power Station in Perthshire, extending its operational life by at least 40 years.The refurbishment will modernise the 45MW plant with efficient turbine…