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A Tale of Two Nuclear Plants Reveals Europe’s Energy Divide
A forest of wind turbines rises out of the fields on both sides of the highway running east out of…
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A Fight Over Automation Plans at US Hydroelectric Dams
Michael Arendt has spent his career on the water. After working his way up through the US Merchant Marines from…
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These Algorithms Are Hunting for an EV Battery Mother Lode
“These things are hard to tip over,” geologist Wilson Bonner assures me as the four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle he’s piloting tilts…
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Why Are People in the US Becoming Radicalized?
Extremist movements can make people feel significant, give them a sense of purpose, and provide them a narrative that explains…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Making Meta Look Smart
It was the first day of April 2022, and I was sitting in a law firm’s midtown Manhattan conference room…
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The Holiday Travel Blob Has Begun
There was something curious about the US Transportation Security Administration’s data on passenger traffic at airports last month. The Sunday…
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San Francisco Just Reversed Its Killer Robot Plan
A week is a long time in politics—particularly when considering whether it’s okay to grant robots the right to kill…
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A Row Erupts Over Texas’ Bold Bitcoin Battery Plan
Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital, claims that crypto miners participating in demand response schemes have helped to stave off…
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Airbnb Is Running Riot in Small-Town America
Kaitlin had been living in the Village of Oak Creek for over two years when she received the notice. It…
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Ex-Twitter Employees Plan to ‘Bombard’ Company With Legal Claims
Just a month after Twitter’s new CEO, Elon Musk, oversaw massive staff layoffs, former Twitter employees have announced that they’re…
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