• Spain pushes on with Telefonica stake building

    The Spanish state’s investment company moved closer towards its target of owning ten per cent equity in Telefonica, with the latest batch of shares bought taking it to the six per cent mark.

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    Thousands without power as storms push through the ArkLaTex

    SHREVEPORT, La. - Tens of thousands of SWEPCO customers across the ArkLaTex were without power early Monday after powerful storms pushed through the region. High winds brought trees down on

  • China Is Leading The Global Nuclear-Power Build-Out

    China Is Leading The Global Nuclear-Power Build-Out Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, China is currently constructing a total of 26 nuclear power units with a combined capacity of 30.3 gigawatts (GW), the highest in the world, according to a report by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) cited by local media. China's nuclear power units Hualong One in Fuqing, Fujian Province, China. /CFP Last year, China approved the development of five new nuclear power...

  • City pushes to expand road and build 29 more homes

    Columbiana County Commissioners approved an annexation so the city could expand a road in Salem.

  • Boy Leaves Puppy With A Powerful Note And Bear At The Door Of Building

    Dogs and children often share a special bond due to their innate understanding of each other, and this story is a heartwarming testament to that connection. A compassionate young boy, 12-year-old Andres, and his mother made a difficult but brave decision to ensure the safety of their family dog, a Pittie named Rene. They placed Rene in a cardboard box and left him at the doorstep of a local rescue, a decision that may initially appear harsh but was driven

  • The dark side of solar power: Some of America's most productive farmland is at risk

    Dave Duttlinger’s first thought when he saw a dense band of yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm was: I warned them this would happen. About 445 acres of his fields near Wheatfield, Indiana, are covered in solar panels and related machinery—land that in April 2019 Duttlinger leased to Dunns Bridge Solar, for one of the largest solar developments in the Midwest. On that blustery spring afternoon in 2022, Duttlinger said, his phone rang with questions from frustrated...

  • Biden sends $1 million to Arizona in solar power push

    (The Center Square) – The emphasis on solar power in rural areas as a means of alternative energy continues to be a focal point of government spending, especially with federal taxpayer dollars headed to Arizona. In a news release last week, Arizona Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced that $974,538 in grants will go toward four businesses in Arizona to develop “solar energy projects.” The funding stems from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy and...

  • Decision pushed back on plans to build 200 new homes on edge of Cambridge

    Councillors at Cambridge City Council said they were “extremely concerned” about parts of the plans to build the new homes on the edge of the city

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    Qualcomm gives better-than-expected revenue forecast as company pushes AI-powered smartphones

    Handset sales rose 1% year-over-year to $6.18 billion, signaling that the

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    GitHub releases an AI-powered tool aiming for a 'radically new way of building software'

    Over the past two years, generative AI has helped accelerate what programmers can do. Now, GitHub is giving them even more tools.On Monday, the company launched a technical preview of GitHub Copilot Workspace, an AI-powered developer environment. The release builds on GitHub's existing productivity tools, including GitHub Copilot, launched in 2022, and Copilot Chat, which lets programmers use natural language to test and debug their code.Also: Yikes! Microsoft Copilot failed every single one of...

  • Biden shares stage with Bernie Sanders and AOC for Earth Day solar power push

    President Joe Biden commemorated Earth Day 2024 by reiterating his pledge to fight climate change and promote new green energy technologies. The president was joined on Monday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), all three progressives and some of the loudest voices in Congress focusing on green […]

  • House of Lords: Chamber left in darkness as lights go out during minister’s speech at the despatch box

    Video shows the moment the House of Lords chamber was left in darkness when the lights went off as peers sat on April 22. The lights went off, with TV screens also failing, while justice minister Lord Bellamy was speaking at the despatch box. Other sources of lighting allowed business to continue in the Lords during the short power cut. Lord Bellamy kept talking, using a table lamp to read, and responded to a debate on support for parents considering separation. Lord Bellamy humorously said:...