Blink now takes crypto payments at DC fast chargers in the US

  • January 8, 2026
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Image: Blink Charging Blink Charging now takes crypto at select DC fast chargers in the US, letting EV drivers pay for a charging session with a dollar‑pegged stablecoin instead of a card or app. Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) says it has rolled out the first phase of cryptocurrency payments at select Blink‑owned DC fast […]

US House breaks with Trump to revive Affordable Care Act subsidies

  • January 8, 2026
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A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US supreme court in Washington DC on 10 November 2020. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images View image in fullscreen A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US supreme court in Washington DC on 10 November 2020. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images US […]

9.5 MWh of batteries will power this huge Brooklyn EV charging depot

  • January 8, 2026
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Renderings of XCharge NA and Eplug’s battery-backed EV charging depot. Source: DREAM GREEN DESIGN NY XCharge North America is planning one of the largest battery-backed EV charging depots in the US, and it’s coming to Brooklyn. XCharge North America has partnered with Energy Plus, a New York–based energy-efficiency and electrification contractor, to develop what the […]

This new EV is about to become China’s largest electric SUV

  • January 8, 2026
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China has a new flagship EV en route that will become the largest electric SUV on the market later this year. Meet the NIO ES9, a new flagship electric SUV In the latest list of road motor vehicle manufacturers and products released by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), we got our first […]

Are Tesla Gigafactory Berlin’s days numbered?

  • January 8, 2026
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Is Tesla preparing to pull the plug on domestic production in Germany? It might sound crazy for a factory that just opened a few years ago, but when you look at the abysmal sales numbers in Europe and combine them with the latest threats from management against the union, the writing might be on the wall. For months, we […]

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What Having a Fake Disease Taught Me About Health Care

  • January 8, 2026
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Every few weeks I turn up in a hospital gown at a medical exam room in Massachusetts and describe a set of symptoms that I don’t really have. Students listen to my complaints of stomach pain, a bad cough, severe fatigue, rectal bleeding, shortness of breath, a bum knee, HIV infection, even stab wounds; on […]

Digital health innovators to be recognised at global awards

  • January 8, 2026
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Health Tech World is to recognise the very best of digital health at its forth annual awards event. The Health Tech World Awards celebrate some of the best examples of leadership, innovation and impact spanning life sciences, medtech, digital health and beyond. The Digital Health Innovation of of the Year award recognises exceptional innovations in […]

Senators claim UnitedHealth is withholding internal documents from inquiry

  • January 8, 2026
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The UnitedHealthcare corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Photograph: Steven Garcia/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The UnitedHealthcare corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Photograph: Steven Garcia/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock Senators claim UnitedHealth is withholding internal documents from inquiry UnitedHealth says it will ‘continue to engage’ with lawmakers who began investigating their involvement in nursing home care […]