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Cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid reaches nearly £50m a day
Great Britain’s power grid balancing costs reached nearly £50m on a single day after windfarms were turned off due to transmission bottlenecks, highlighting infrastructure gaps as renewable energy expands.
America’s LNG Boom Faces Its Biggest Test Yet
The U.S. LNG export industry faces a critical test as new capacity comes online globally, shifting focus from infrastructure development to whether international demand will remain strong enough to support profitability.
Sylvester Stallone Says Daughter’s ‘Tulsa King’ Casting Is ‘Of Course’ Nepotism: ‘Obviously We Let Them Have Every Advantage’
Sylvester Stallone acknowledged that his daughter Scarlet Rose Stallone’s casting in ‘Tulsa King’ Season 4 constitutes nepotism, stating parents should provide advantages to their children.
Billy Corgan Defends Marilyn Manson Friendship Despite Sexual Assault Claims Against Manson: “I Didn’t Feel That He Was Guilty”
Billy Corgar defended his friendship with Marilyn Manson on a podcast, stating he didn’t believe Manson was guilty of sexual assault charges after reviewing case details.
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El Niño: Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through
Panama Canal Authority will reduce daily vessel traffic from 36 to 32 ships starting September 15 due to low rainfall from El Niño conditions threatening freshwater supplies.
US borrowing costs rise as attempts to ease rates prove short-lived
US long-term borrowing costs rose again after a government intervention earlier this week, with yields on 30-year bonds reaching approximately 5.27% on Friday despite Treasury efforts to reduce them.
United’s next decision: What to do with all those Boeing 737 Max 10 seats it ordered years ago
United Airlines faces decisions about hundreds of premium lie-flat seats ordered for Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft, which have been delayed for certification but are expected to finally receive federal approval soon.
Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?
Microsoft appears to have significantly fewer AI chips operational than expected, with internal documents showing 2.2 million chips installed versus projections suggesting a much larger number, raising questions about its ambitious AI infrastructure expansion.
The critical tech staying safe by going underground
EarthGrid’s plasma-powered tunnel-boring machine melted through granite in a California test this January, potentially making it cheaper and faster to bury critical infrastructure like power cables and data centers underground.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered an attack allowing Grok to exfiltrate user data by encrypting malicious instructions, bypassing the AI’s safety guardrails through cryptographic context injection techniques.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta smart glasses due to film piracy concerns, though the trade body acknowledges the technology’s accessibility benefits for viewers with visual or hearing impairments.
Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public
Divine, a new short-form video app seen as a successor to defunct Vine, has launched publicly with two million restored Vine videos and an AI content ban.
Housing investors say this is their worst market in at least 3 years
Single-family housing investors report their lowest confidence in at least three years, citing rising interest rates, insurance costs, and geopolitical tensions as major concerns.
Walmart sees sales growth slip as US shoppers feel the squeeze
Walmart’s US sales growth slowed to a six-year low as rising fuel prices and cost pressures squeezed lower-income shoppers, the retail giant’s latest quarterly results revealed.
UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
UK productivity is growing faster than official statistics indicate, according to a thinktank analysis, suggesting the economy may be recovering from the 2008 financial crisis’s prolonged effects.
Review launched into how pub and hotel business rates calculated
A review into how business rates are calculated for pubs and hotels in England and Wales has been launched, with findings expected in March 2027 and potential reforms ahead.