Artificial intelligence is eating a lot of electricity. Data centers could consume 9-10% of the U.S. electricity within the next decade. Utilities have to build new power plants and transmission lines and upgrade infrastructure to cope with the surge in demand. The cost of electricity is one of the most important pressures in modern economy.
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Researchers at Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Cornell Tech in New York City have developed an eco-friendly method for making hollow ceramic pipes that cool their surroundings via the evaporation of water. The research was conducted before the Cornell student assembly voted to cut ties with the Technion last week.
Norway will not host nuclear weapons on its territory, as it bases its security on NATO's strategic deterrence. Sweden's and Denmark's top defense officials have said their nations would be open to such a deployment. Oslo is open to potential strategic cooperation talks with Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron has offered to deploy nuclear weapons to other NATO nations' territory. …
Ma Ruilin is a former United Front Work Department official who defected to the United States in 2024. He is providing the FBI with granular evidence of how Beijing surveils, intimidates, and silences Chinese diaspora communities on American soil. Ma's portfolio covered ethnic minorities, religious communities, private entrepreneurs, intellectuals, social media influencers, and diasporas in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. …
On Mar. 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a staff advisory telling exchanges to tighten surveillance on event contracts. The regulator opened a 45-day rulemaking process that asks pointed questions about inside information, manipulation and whether some markets serve the public interest at all. Prediction markets are moving into ordinary retail finance distribution.
Tonight is Laylatul Qadr, the Night of Power. Muslims believe it is one of the most sacred nights of the year. Shaun is asking people to donate to Iftar meals for families in Gaza and to support orphans with Shaun. He does not receive a percentage or a penny from either campaign.
The first time Dr. Menno Oosterhoff ended a patient’s life was when she was 18 years old and had been diagnosed with OCD, an eating disorder, and autism. Dutch law gave him the power to grant her request. In 2002, the Netherlands began allowing doctors to administer death to patients who make “voluntary and well-considered” pleas to end “unbearable” suffering.
At least eight people were killed in Israel's genocidal crackdown on Palestinians Sunday, including four children and a pregnant woman in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Ali Khaled Bani Odeh, 37, his 35-year-old wife Waad, and two of their children, Mohammad and Othman, aged 5 and 7, were shot in the head in the village of Tammun, while two …
Johann Wadephul says Germany will not take part in an international military mission to protect merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump had promised military assistance from many unnamed countries to secure the waterway. EU foreign ministers will meet in person in Brussels on Monday to discuss the Iran conflict.
Viridis Chemical, LLC and four affiliates filed chapter 11 sale cases in the Southern District of Texas on March 8, 2026. Prairie Catalytic, LLC (PC) completed construction of a chemical manufacturing plant in Columbus, NE in '19. PC went into receivership in '21 and Viridis bought PC's assets out of the receivership process for $12 million. Viridis brought the NE …
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The US-Israeli war on Iran has affected the production of fertilizer in the Persian Gulf. The conflict has closed the Strait of Hormuz and choked off shipping routes. Fertilizer production in the Gulf is dominated by China, the US, India, and Russia, but Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are the ninth, tenth, and eleventh-largest producers of nitrogen fertilizers. Urea is …
Alysa Liu won gold in the women's free skate at the Olympics earlier this month. Her father is proud to see his daughter win an Olympic gold medal. Sportscasters commented on the ebullient joy that enveloped Alysa's technical brilliance.
Araghchi says the Strait of Hormuz is only closed to American, Israeli ships and tankers and not to others. Tensions in the Strait have propelled the cost of oil to above $100 a barrel and are threatening economic dislocation worldwide. Iran and Russia have strengthened ties over the past decade in response to U.S. opposition.
Donald Trump is losing the illegal war with Iran he started but can't stop. His violence-addicted Israeli sidekick, Benjamin Netanyahu, is terrorising Lebanon. People everywhere face a huge economic bill for his reckless folly. Rising oil and gas prices are driving a global energy shock that harms international trade, fuels inflation and creates food and medicine shortages. The war’s financial …
Arab Gulf states report new missile and drone attacks. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates warned residents to intercept incoming projectiles. Iran called for the evacuations of three major UAE ports. Iran accused the U.S. of using “ports, docks and hideouts” in the UAE to launch strikes on Kharg Island. Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones …
On January 12, three faith-motivated environmentalists set out on a trek from Carlsbad, New Mexico, to the state capitol in Santa Fe. They walked past fossil-fuel developments, through remote ranch lands and deep into the desert on their way. They wanted to use their journey to advocate for the passage of the Clear Horizons Act (SB18), a bill that would …
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US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $180.33 million in total net inflows on Friday, March 13. BlackRock’s Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) contributed $143.59 million of the total net inflow on Friday. VanEck Bitcoin, Bitwise Bitcoin, Ark 21Shares Bitcoin, and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund were the only other Bitcoin ETFs that recorded any activity. This is the third consecutive week of positive …
Last week, the Civil Engineering and Development Department and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department jointly launched the Hong Kong Nature-based Solutions Design Guidelines. They aim to ease the tension between urban expansion and natural habitats. The government chose Long Valley Nature Park to unveil the guidelines. It shows how Hong Kong can expand its city while restoring and protecting the …
Israel dehumanized the Palestinian population to justify its killing and expulsion of the original Palestinian population and oppression of those who remained in Israel. The guards and those in the military and the public who commit or accept mistreatment of prisoners are just the end result of that dehumanization.
The Bitcoin market has experienced some significant price relief in recent weeks. The premier cryptocurrency currently trades around $71,000. The global markets have been rocked by heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East after the US and Israel launched a coordinated attack on Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran has initiated a closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a major …