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Tom Hiddleston stars in a three-part National Geographic docuseries blending time travel, scripted drama, and expert interviews to explore Pompeii’s final hours during Mount Vesuvius’s A.D. 79 eruption.
HBO Max’s “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” premieres July 23, featuring Kevin Sussman’s character bouncing through the multiverse after a quantum device malfunction in this unconventional spinoff of “The Big Bang Theory.”
U.S. electric vehicle sales declined 21% in Q2 2026 compared to the prior year, though the market showed signs of recovery from recent lows.
University College London researchers demonstrate semi-transparent perovskite solar windows achieving 14% conversion efficiency while maintaining 30% light transmittance, with similar advances emerging from US-based companies like Sofab Inks.
Chinese automaker GAC has launched the Aion V midsize SUV and Aion UT compact hatchback in Australia, expanding to 30 dealerships as it targets top-ten brand status in the market.
CATL and Octopus Energy formed a joint venture called Swaptopus to develop automated battery-swapping hubs for European heavy trucks, bringing together Chinese battery expertise and European energy capabilities.
China’s electric truck program targets 40% of new heavy-truck sales by 2030, potentially reshaping global diesel demand and freight systems in ways Western planners have yet to fully recognize.
Middle East conflict disrupts LNG supplies, pushing Asian and European buyers toward alternative fuels like coal and oil as prices surge to multiyear highs.
Brazil’s oil and natural gas production reached record levels in June 2026, with Asian buyers increasingly purchasing Brazilian crude as Middle East tensions disrupt global supply chains through the Strait of Hormuz.
Canada’s government approved imports of up to 49,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles annually, sparking debate over the policy’s impact on domestic auto manufacturing and EV adoption amid escalating trade tensions.