9 h. ago Fight intensifies over bill by former Edison executive to gut rooftop solar credits

Fight intensifies over bill by former Edison executive to gut rooftop solar credits  Los Angeles Times

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11 h. ago IBM effected by DOGE cuts, downplays impact during Q1 earnings call

Tech and consulting giant IBM was not immune to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts. IBM had 15 of its federal contracts cancelled due to DOGE-related cuts during the first quarter of 2025, according to reporting from Reuters and Bloomberg. These cuts amount to $100 million in future payments, per Bloomberg. Federal contracts represent […]

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11 h. ago IBM affected by DOGE cuts, downplays impact during Q1 earnings call

Tech and consulting giant IBM was not immune to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts. IBM had 15 of its federal contracts canceled due to DOGE-related cuts during the first quarter of 2025, according to reporting from Reuters and Bloomberg. These cuts amount to $100 million in future payments, per Bloomberg. Federal contracts represent […]

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15 h. ago Lorde Debuts New Single ‘What Was That’ at Washington Square Park

Lorde Debuts New Single ‘What Was That’ at Washington Square Park  The Hollywood Reporter

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15 h. ago Wearable device tracks individual cells in the bloodstream in real time

The technology, which achieves single-cell resolution, could help in continuous, noninvasive patient assessment to guide medical treatments.

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17 h. ago Tariffs restrain US business activity, boost asking prices for products

Tariffs restrain US business activity, boost asking prices for products  Reuters

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17 h. ago A single molecule boosts perovskite solar cell efficiency and lifespan

A new study in Science shows that the incorporation of a synthetic molecule into the design enhances the energy efficiency and longevity of perovskite solar cells. The benefits of the molecule, known as CPMAC, were found through an international collaboration that included King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

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18 h. ago From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone's data for surveillance

A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board reported an unusual spike in potentially sensitive data flowing out of the agency's network in early March 2025 when staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency, which goes by DOGE, were granted access to the agency's databases. On April 7, the Department of Homeland Security gained access to Internal Revenue Service tax data.

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18 h. ago Video: Lorde Dances to Her New Single in Washington Square Park

Video: Lorde Dances to Her New Single in Washington Square Park  The New York Times

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19 h. ago United States: Wellness Tourism in Arizona Gets a Boost as The Wilde Resort and Spa Joins Dynamic City Capital’s Luxury Travel Collection

United States: Wellness Tourism in Arizona Gets a Boost as The Wilde Resort and Spa Joins Dynamic City Capital’s Luxury Travel Collection  Travel And Tour World

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22 h. ago The U.S. doesn’t refine cobalt. This startup wants to change that.

Xerion says it has a new technique to produce highly refined cobalt in a single step.

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24 h. ago “We Found an Alien World”: United States Declares Enaiposha Definitive Proof of Extraterrestrial Life Beyond Our Solar System

“We Found an Alien World”: United States Declares Enaiposha Definitive Proof of Extraterrestrial Life Beyond Our Solar System  Sustainability Times

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31 h. ago Alaska Legislature votes to uphold governor’s veto of significant education funding boost

Alaska Legislature votes to uphold governor’s veto of significant education funding boost  Alaska Beacon

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36 h. ago Trump admin live updates: Musk to pull back from DOGE with setup work 'mostly done'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk opened his company's earnings call with comments defending the work he was doing with the Department of Government Efficiency.

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36 h. ago Elon Musk says he may keep doing DOGE work for ‘the remainder’ of Trump’s term

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he may keep doing work with the Department of Government Efficiency through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s second term, amid calls for him to step away from politics. Musk said he plans to reduce his role with DOGE to a “day or two” per week starting next month, “or […]

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37 h. ago Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000

Growing case numbers suggest that national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.

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38 h. ago Pike Place Market limiting vehicle access along 1st and Pike to boost small businesses

Pike Place Market limiting vehicle access along 1st and Pike to boost small businesses  KING5.com

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38 h. ago Agrivoltaics study reveals potential solution to land competition between agriculture and solar energy

Can agriculture and solar energy work together instead of competing? A study led by Maddalena Curioni, Nikolas Galli, Giampaolo Manzolini and Maria Cristina Rulli, researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Energy at the Politecnico di Milano, sheds new light on the potential of agrivoltaics. Published in the journal Earth's Future, the paper analyzes how the coexistence of photovoltaic panels and agricultural crops can help solve the global conflict over land use.

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39 h. ago Embedded smart trackers boost security for radioactive shipments

Every day, cancer patients visit medical facilities for treatments to lessen or alleviate the destructive illness. Treatments often include radioisotopes and other radioactive materials that target and destroy cancer cells effectively.

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41 h. ago U.S. to place 3,251% tariffs on Southeast Asian solar panels

U.S. to place 3,251% tariffs on Southeast Asian solar panels  upi.com

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