businessThursday, June 25, 2026
The UN's António Guterres threw a grenade into London Climate Action Week, calling for a windfall tax on fossil fuel profits to fund climate adaptation and demanding that AI data centers be powered by renewables. It's a direct challenge to the tech industry's insatiable energy appetite, and it landed on a day when two separate pieces argued that Elon Musk's wealth is built on government support, not pure genius.
The biggest story today is a political push to connect AI's energy demand with climate accountability.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres used London Climate Action Week to call for taxing fossil fuel windfall profits and powering AI data centers with renewables, framing it as a matter of climate justice.
Anthropic accused Alibaba of illicitly extracting capabilities from Claude AI via nearly 29 million fraudulent exchanges, escalating tensions between US and Chinese AI firms.
The US-China AI race is increasingly about talent, not just technology, as illustrated by a Chinese-born engineer who left Apple to found a smart glasses startup back in China.
Two pieces independently question how much of Elon Musk's fortune comes from government support, with one noting he briefly lost trillionaire status.
A Nation piece argues Elon Musk's path to trillionaire status was built on government subsidies and contracts, not pure private enterprise, echoing a similar CNN analysis.
Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status less than two weeks after achieving it, as a global tech rout hit SpaceX and his net worth dropped to $957 billion.
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Jeff Bezos-backed Slate reveals EV pickup's pricewww.businessinsider.com
Farage says £5m gift spending details 'not public's business'www.bbc.co.uk
Ray Dalio just finished a 10-day trip to China. He says global leaders know America ‘doesn’t have what it takes to fight to maintain its empire’ | Fortunefortune.com
Inside ad tech before Cannes: agents, AI search, streaming, and trustppc.land
Pakistan’s Solar Boom Shows What’s Holding Bangladesh Backenergytracker.asiaPiezoresistive Pressure Sensor Market Research Report-Forecast Till 2035www.marketresearchfuture.com
The Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.24%, reaching USD 8.34 billion by 2035. The report covers market segmentation by application (automotive, industrial automation, healthcare, aerospace, consumer electronics), type (absolute, gauge, diff
Photomask Market Research Report - Forecast Till 2035www.marketresearchfuture.com
This is a market research report on the Photomask industry, covering market size, share, and forecasts from 2025 to 2035. The report segments the market by application (Semiconductor Manufacturing, Display Technology, MEMS), type (Binary, Phase Shift, Attenuated Phase Shift Photo
Sunderland’s Potential Summer Departures Part 2: Midfielders and Attackersrokerreport.sbnation.com
This article analyzes which Sunderland midfielders and attackers are likely to leave the club during the summer transfer window. It categorizes players into those who will be retained (first-choice players like Noah Sadiki), those who may be sold or loaned out (injury-hit talents
Older tech workers are tapping out, taking early retirementwww.seattletimes.com
The article examines how older tech workers, like 55-year-old Microsoft software engineer Steve Otteson, are being pushed into early retirement as major tech companies conduct mass layoffs and offer buyout packages since late 2022. It explores the financial and emotional implicat
Base Power brings cheap batteries to residents in power-starved PJMwww.canarymedia.com
Base Power, a Texas-based unicorn startup, is expanding into northern Illinois (PJM territory) with a model that installs battery systems in homes at no upfront cost. Customers pay a monthly fee ($15–$30) for backup power and can also save money by drawing from their batteries du
What Happens if the U.S. Defaults?www.theatlantic.com
In this episode of The David Frum Show, host David Frum first reacts to reporting about Trump-branded cellphones marketed as "patriotic," arguing this undermines public confidence in American free enterprise. He then interviews Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, about
How much of Musk’s wealth comes from government help? Virtually all of itwww.cnn.com
The article argues that Elon Musk's wealth and success with companies like Tesla and SpaceX are overwhelmingly dependent on government support — including subsidies, tax breaks, loans, contracts, and regulatory policies. It examines how government intervention, from EV tax credit
Trump alleges 'gouging,' but experts say gas prices take time to fall | AP Newsapnews.com
U.S. gasoline prices dropped 49 cents per gallon over the past month amid expectations of an end to the Iran war, but President Donald Trump has accused oil companies of price gouging and tasked the Justice Department with investigating. Experts note that gas prices take time to
The article tells the origin story of Tesla through the lens of JB Straubel, the company's cofounder and the architect of its core battery and powertrain technology. It recounts how Straubel, a Stanford engineer obsessed with electric vehicles, initially struggled to get anyone t
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