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Musk spat with Trump and exit from DOGE bad for Dogecoin
Idrees Abbas | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesIt's been a bad week for DOGE. And a really bad week for dogecoin.The meme coin, which gained popularity in part because Elon Musk once dubbed it "the people's crypto," fell about 10% on Thursday…
EDF and Aukera sign PPA for solar-plus-storage project in Scotland
EDF has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Aukera for the full output of the Benthead Solar Farm, a co-located solar and battery project in North Ayrshire, Scotland.The project will combine 53.52MW of solar generation…
Trump Truth Social step toward bitcoin ETF launch with new NYSE filing
Anna Barclay | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump's Truth Social platform moved a step closer to having a bitcoin exchange-traded fund available to everyday investors. NYSE Arca, the all-electronic arm of the New York Stock Exchange that…
Operating system to run your city?
Cologne-based startup dataMatters, a spin-off of RWTH Aachen University, has unveiled urbanOS, which it calls the world’s first operating system designed specifically for Smart Cities.The system is already being piloted in 20 cities…
Saylor bitcoin buying strategy ‘exploding,’ but Wall Street skeptical
LAS VEGAS — The bitcoin treasury play that lifted Strategy's market cap past $80 billion is now being mimicked by meme stock companies, media firms, and multinational conglomerates. But Wall Street isn't buying all the hype.This week,…
The Dice Is Right! School kids make climate change board games
Schoolchildren from Selby CP Primary School have turned lessons on climate action into two brilliant board games, thanks to nearby Drax Power Station’s Community and Education team.Year 4 pupils were tasked with designing games that…
Trump says U.S. will double steel tariffs to 50%
President Donald Trump told U.S. steelworkers on Friday that he will double tariffs on steel imports to 50%."We're going to bring it from 25% to 50%, the tariffs on steel into the United States of America," Trump said during remarks at…
Royal Mail hits 7,000 EVs and pledges 1,800 more to lead green deliveries
Royal Mail has marked a major sustainability milestone with the unveiling of its 7,000th electric vehicle, maintaining its lead as the UK’s largest electric delivery fleet.The van was introduced at South Lambeth Delivery Office by Lilian…
OPEC+ holds oil quotas ahead of July production review
A view shows the logo of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 13, 2024. Maxim Shemetov | ReutersOPEC+ countries on Wednesday…
Battery materials security drives EV supply chain change
As global demand for electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries accelerates, players across the battery value chain are adopting vertically integrated “mine-to-market” strategies to ensure access to critical materials and improve profit…