Ignore WW3 – these electric excavators are going TO THE MOON [video]

  • February 28, 2026
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Engineering startups Astroport Space Technologies and Astrolab have successfully completed a real-world demonstration for their UTIPA Excavator – an all-electric machine designed to become the cornerstone of lunar construction solutions and pave the way for autonomous construction projects on the Moon. Established equipment firms like Komatsu and Vermeer have been developing lunar construction and mining equipment […]

Real-world test: electric semi trucks can save fleets nearly $160,000 per truck

  • February 28, 2026
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After following two fleets over more than a year and 200,000 km of real-world driving, Canada’s most comprehensive real-world test of electric semi trucks showed that fleets can realize nearly $160,000 in savings. Per truck. Conducted by FPInnovations’ PIT Group and Transport Canada’s Zero-Emission Trucking Program, the recently published study collected more than 200,000 km […]

How the attack on Iran could impact the global oil market and economy

  • February 28, 2026
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The joint U.S. and Israeli attack on OPEC member Iran risks a major oil supply disruption in the Middle East that, in a worst-case scenario, could trigger a global economic recession. Follow CNBC’s live coverage of the U.S.-Israel strikes in Iran Iran is the fourth-largest oil producer in OPEC at just over 3 million barrels […]

Xiaomi unveils Vision GT electric supercar concept, with a twist

  • February 28, 2026
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Xiaomi just revealed a Vision Gran Turismo concept supercar at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, making it the first Chinese automaker to participate in the iconic racing game’s concept car program in its 28-year history. The electric supercar concept sits on Xiaomi’s own 900V Silicon Carbide (SiC) platform and features a radical low-slung design with scissor […]

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Four Conditions Make Cash Transfers Save Lives

  • February 28, 2026
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Of all the ways that governments can try to help people, cash transfers can seem like one of the most straightforward. Their popularity has been growing: Over the past decade, dozens of American cities have launched cash-transfer pilots. During the coronavirus pandemic, governments worldwide dramatically expanded their own programs’ reach. And as AI reshapes work, […]

How a young bike racer helped shape America’s best-selling low-cost e-bike

  • February 28, 2026
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When most people think about America’s best-selling budget electric bike, they probably picture affordability, practicality, and maybe a folding frame that fits in the trunk of a car. What they probably don’t picture is a former high-performance mountain bike racer hammering through the Arizona desert. But that’s exactly part of the story behind Lectric eBikes […]

Tehran strikes back at Gulf states after U.S.-Israel launch massive attack on Iran

  • February 28, 2026
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Follow CNBC’s live coverage of the U.S.-Israel strikes in Iran The U.S. military has begun “major combat operations” in Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday, as Iranian missiles targeted several Middle Eastern cities. “Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of […]

Solar installs surged 205% before the tax credit cut – and reshaped the market

  • February 27, 2026
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Photo by Gustavo Fring on Pexels.com The US residential clean energy market just went through one of its wildest six‑month stretches ever, according to EnergySage’s latest Home Electrification Marketplace Report. For the first time, EnergySage’s flagship analysis report looks at whole‑home electrification, including EV chargers and heat pumps, using millions of homeowner shopping data points […]

Jack Dorsey made the loudest case yet that AI is already replacing jobs

  • February 27, 2026
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Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Block, listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, June 4, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images The tech industry has spent the last couple years debating whether artificial intelligence will actually eliminate jobs at scale or simply be used as an excuse for companies to […]