Electric vehicles will end oil wars – if we let them

  • January 3, 2026
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With the news of the US’ actions in Venezuela this morning, we are reminded again of how reducing oil demand can lead to less conflict – and electric vehicles are our best bet for doing so. Today, US dictator Donald Trump, who cannot legally hold US office, unilaterally ordered an invasion of Venezuela, violating the […]

Vermeer soft-launches new line of electric tree care equipment

  • January 3, 2026
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The equipment experts at Vermeer are jumping into the electric landscaping and forestry markets with both feet following the limited launch of three all-new, all-electric equipment options for the US and European markets. In a move that.brings the company a bit more “down to Earth,” Vermeer has announced the limited release of three machines for […]

Sandvik bringing battery-swap mining rigs to Eldorado Gold mine

  • January 3, 2026
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Canadian mining firm Eldorado Gold is taking a big step towards decarbonizing its operations with a fresh order for ten fully electric equipment assets from the experts at Sandvik set to be deployed later this year. Placed just before the Christmas break, the SEK 160 million (approx. $17 million USD) order from Eldorado gold follows […]

Trump says U.S. oil companies will invest billions of dollars in Venezuela after Maduro’s overthrow

  • January 3, 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks at him following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump made clear […]

Anthropic’s ‘do more with less’ bet has kept it at the AI frontier, co-founder Amodei tells CNBC

  • January 3, 2026
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SAN FRANCISCO — Inside Anthropic headquarters, President and co-founder Daniela Amodei keeps coming back to a phrase that’s become a sort of governing principle for the artificial intelligence startup’s entire strategy: Do more with less. It’s a direct challenge to the prevailing mood across Silicon Valley, where the biggest labs and their backers are treating […]

Health Technologies

Acceptable data use vs exploitation with children’s ‘free’ digital health tools

  • January 3, 2026
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By Wolfgang Hackl, CEO, OncoGenomX Inc., Allschwil, Switzerland Digital health tools are becoming an integral part of childhood and adolescence. From ADHD trackers and mental-health apps to diabetes sensors, sleep monitors, fitness wearables, neurodevelopmental screeners, and educational wellbeing platforms, children and teenagers interact with more digital health technology than any generation before them. Much of […]

Connecticut puts EV chargers at the DMV – finally, a perk

  • January 3, 2026
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Going to the DMV is never fun, but in Connecticut, at least your EV can now get a charge while you wait. Connecticut’s DMV has installed 36 EV charging stations at branches in Cheshire, Enfield, Hamden, Norwalk, Old Saybrook, and Winsted, giving drivers another place to plug in while they wait for their number to […]