People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Multiple Western European countries have spent this week grappling with record-smashing heatwaves, with red alerts issued in the U.K., France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy that warn…
A tourist protects herself from the sun under an umbrella in front of the Louvre Pyramid, designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei in Paris on June 23, 2026, as France experiences a heatwave. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images A record-breaking European heat wave has caused a major power outage in France, as…
A cooling tower is seen at the nuclear-powered Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, U.S. August 13, 2024. Megan Varner | Reuters The Energy Department announced Tuesday that it will provide $17.5 billion in loans to speed the deployment of 10 big nuclear reactors across the U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the loans…
An empty street in Toulouse, France, on June 22, 2026. France experiences its second heatwave of the year, with temperatures in Toulouse reaching or surpassing 40?C. MeteoFrance reports that this day is expected to be one of the hottest on record. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Several countries in Europe have issued red weather…
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images With SpaceX‘s stock rocketing during its first three days of trading, Elon Musk’s company is getting an assist from the Department of Justice, which asked a federal court in Mississippi to toss a case against the company brought by the NAACP. The suit was filed in April by…
Ferrari unveiled the Ferrari Luce electric vehicle in the symbolic setting of the Vela di Calatrava, Città dello Sport in Rome in May, 2026. (Ferrari S.p.a.) Ferrari S.p.a. After intense backlash following the reveal of Ferrari’s first all-electric vehicle, the Luce, the CEO of rival luxury vehicle maker Lamborghini said canceling his company’s EV plans…
Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI, now owned by SpaceX, is facing a new legal challenge from environmental groups in Mississippi, where the company plans to build a massive, methane gas-burning power plant in the town of Southaven. Nonprofits including the NAACP, Young, Gifted &…
A modified Tesla Model X drives in the tunnel entrance before an unveiling event for the Boring Co. Hawthorne test tunnel in Hawthorne, California, December 18, 2018. Robyn Beck | Pool | Reuters When Elon Musk’s Boring Company announced plans in July to build 20 miles of tunnels in Nashville to carry passengers to and from downtown…
Workers check vehicle frames on the production line for electric vehicle maker Zeekr at its factory on May 29, 2025 in Ningbo, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images The fallout from the Iran war is likely to expedite the shift away from fossil fuels and make countries think differently about the…
The AI boom may be having a side effect: a surge in Big Tech buying carbon credits to offset emissions generated by its energy-hungry buildout. Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have ramped up purchases of permanent carbon credits since the launch of ChatGPT sparked the AI race in 2022, according to data compiled for CNBC…
