China invested over $100 billion overseas in cleantech since 2023
Chinese firms’ overseas investments in clean energy technology projects have exceeded $100 billion since the start of 2023 as they aim to avoid tariffs in the U.S. and elsewhere, Australian research...
View ArticleJD Vance didn’t like being fact-checked on the spot, so the CBS debate...
Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Republican nominee JD Vance and Democratic nominee Tim Walz was, for the most part, a civil exchange, focused on policy—especially when compared to...
View ArticleCritics of the EU’s deforestation regulation say it could be a trade barrier
A growing number of governments, international trade organizations and businesses are urging the European Union to reconsider a deforestation regulation set to take effect in December. Critics of the...
View ArticleTSLA troubles: Tesla stock falls 4% after deliveries disappoint—but the...
On Wednesday, Tesla announced its third-quarter (Q3) productions, deliveries, and deployments report, causing stocks to fall more than 4% as of this writing. The third quarter, which ended September...
View ArticleTrump and Harris haven’t set clean energy plans yet. It’s out of their...
Although Vice President Kamala Harris touts clean energy and Donald Trump makes misleading assertions and false claims about it, neither candidate has set forth a comprehensive energy plan. Even if...
View ArticleAfrofuturism is thriving in Philly. Here are 5 artists that you need to know
From the creation of the Liberty Bell in the 1750s to the world-famous Philadelphia Sound soul music of the 1960s and ’70s, artistic innovation has long been a staple in Philly history. Today, the...
View ArticleDigital tools help companies retain hourly workers, WorkJam CEO says
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resetting of the economy that followed it made hourly workers more aware of their value. Some experts think employers should expect to field demands for flexible hours...
View ArticleBig Oil paid more than $42 billion to foreign governments in 2023
The three largest U.S. energy exploration companies paid more than $42 billion to foreign governments last year, about eight times more than what they paid in the United States, according to...
View ArticleCalifornia spiked a landmark AI regulation. But that doesn’t mean the bill is...
With the veto of California’s AI bill, the idea of regulating frontier models may be in jeopardy. The bill, SB 1047, would have required developers of the largest AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic, and the...
View ArticleSales professionals need mental health ‘helmets’
Neuroticism is one of the Big Five personality traits, characterised by a tendency to experience negative emotions like anxiety, fear, and frustration. Individuals with high levels of neuroticism are...
View ArticleBank of America outage: Customers report app and website glitches, panic over...
Bank of America customers reported difficulty accessing their bank accounts on Wednesday, with some saying they couldn’t log on, while others saw balances of $0 in their bank accounts. The problem...
View ArticleWildfires have decimated forests. Here’s why replanting trees is a challenge
Camille Stevens-Rumann crouched in the dirt and leaned over evergreen seedlings, measuring how much each had grown in seven months. “That’s two to three inches of growth on the spruce,” said...
View ArticleHurricane Helene is forcing the 2024 presidential campaign to address climate...
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months.Vice President Kamala Harris...
View ArticleCalifornia’s new AI deepfakes law gets blocked by a federal judge. Here’s why
A new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes has been put on pause after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking it.U.S. District...
View ArticleHBO Bitcoin doc ‘Money Electric’ hunts for Satoshi Nakamoto—see a first look...
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? This is the burning question at the heart of the cryptocurrency space, and it has been since Bitcoin was first introduced to the world more than 15 years ago. Satoshi...
View ArticleThere’s another Tesla Cybertruck recall, this time affecting over 27,000 units
Tesla’s Cybertuck has had a rough time since the vehicles were released to the public. And now things are even worse: Tesla announced on Thursday is was recalling up to 27,185 Cybertrucks because of a...
View ArticleWhy Uber and Lyft drivers are using risky DIY Tesla robotaxis
A self-driving Tesla carrying a passenger for Uber rammed into an SUV at an intersection in suburban Las Vegas in April, an accident that sparked new concerns that a growing stable of self-styled...
View Article$1.5 billion in U.S. federal funds will go to power grid projects in these...
Four electricity transmission projects serving the U.S. southwest, southeast and New England will get $1.5 billion in public funding to improve the grid’s resilience and connect customers with clean...
View ArticleWhy OpenAI needs another $6.6 billion in VC money
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. OpenAI raises another...
View ArticleGoogle’s new AI search will change the way you browse the internet
When Google launched its AI Overviews, a world of normies got access to the power of modern AI search. Instead of a page of links, its Gemini model synthesizes one answer—and occasionally adds some...
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