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Ford slashes EV budget, cancels new electric model amid financial challenges
Ford Motor Company has announced a series of adjustments to its electric vehicle (EV) strategy, following reports that the automaker is losing $100,000 on every EV sold. In response to these financial challenges, the company is scaling back its electric vehicle plans. Originally slated to begin new EV production this year at its $5.6 billion… -
Vance accuses Walz of lying about IVF since he used IUI. What’s the difference?
Republican vice presidential nominee, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, is accusing his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, of lying about his family’s experience with IVF. That’s because Walz and his wife used a slightly different procedure called IUI to conceive. IVF stands for in vitro fertilization, a multi-step process that involves stimulating the eggs, removing… -
Authors sue AI company Anthropic, claim it used pirated works to train tech
Three authors filed a class-action lawsuit against AI company Anthropic, alleging copyright infringement in the training of its chatbot Claude. Writers Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson claimed Anthropic built a multibillion-dollar business by misusing copyrighted works and pirated writings without permission and without paying the authors for their work. The lawsuit argues… -
Jury finds parents of Santa Fe high school shooter not negligent
In a landmark civil trial, a Texas jury has found the parents of the Santa Fe High School shooter not negligent and absolved them of financial liability for the 2018 tragedy. The jury instead placed responsibility on the shooter, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, and Lucky Gunner, an online ammunition retailer that sold him ammunition without age verification.… -
How a bet on social media turned into a problem for renewable energy
What started as a bet on social media has turned into one of the most unexpected problems facing the renewable energy transition. Back in 2017, Australia faced a series of storms that exposed critical weaknesses in its fossil fuel-dependent power infrastructure. Tesla CEO Elon Musk then claimed on Twitter he could solve the problem within… -
10 more states join DOJ’s antitrust suit against Live Nation, Ticketmaster
There’s more trouble for Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation as 10 more states have joined the antitrust lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice, 29 states and the District of Columbia in May. The suit accused Ticketmaster of acting as a monopoly and inflating concert ticket prices following outrage by consumers — specifically… -
Large fire continues at Russian oil depot after Ukrainian drone strike
Firefighters in southern Russia’s Rostov region are struggling to contain a large fire at the Kavkaz oil and petroleum storage facility. It has been two days since a Ukrainian drone strike allegedly ignited the blaze. The fire began on Sunday, Aug. 18, after Russian air defense systems intercepted drones in the town of Proletarsk. It… -
School bus rides are getting greener, but in some cases more expensive
As students across the United States return to classrooms, their transportation may soon be getting cleaner. School districts nationwide are exploring the adoption of electric school buses, a move that promises environmental benefits but has come with some financial challenges. This year, a district in California is set to unveil the first all-electric fleet of… -
X shuts down operations in Brazil amid censorship dispute
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has shut down operations in Brazil, citing “censorship orders” from the country’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The social media company claims de Moraes threatened to arrest X’s legal representative in Brazil for noncompliance with content removal orders. While X argues it’s protecting free expression, de Moraes contends… -
Wind and solar may produce more energy than coal in the US this year
For the first time in U.S. history, renewable energy sources have generated more electricity than coal for seven consecutive months. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), wind and solar power produced more net electricity for the nation than coal from January through July 2024. In addition to this development, the EIA… -
N. Korea condemns US-S. Korean military drills as ‘prelude to a nuclear war’
U.S. and South Korean forces have kicked off their 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, a massive military drill designed to boost their defense capabilities against North Korea’s ever-growing nuclear threat. The drills, which feature around 19,000 South Korean troops and a series of land, air and sea exercises, are meant to prepare both nations for… -
Chinese, Philippine coast guards clash near Sabina Shoal
Tensions escalated in the South China Sea on Monday, Aug. 19, when Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided near Sabina Shoal, a disputed area in the Spratly Islands. Both sides blamed each other for the incident, which resulted in damage to at least two Philippine vessels. The Philippines accused China of engaging in “aggressive… -
US government invests billions to boost domestic semiconductor production
The U.S. government is making significant investments to increase domestic semiconductor production, a critical component in nearly all modern electronics. This push comes as part of a broader effort to reduce reliance on foreign manufacturing and regain a competitive edge in this industry. In 1990, the United States accounted for over a third of the…
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