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PNNL, Fervo and NVIDIA build AI digital twin to run geothermal reservoirs in real time

PNNL, Fervo Energy and NVIDIA announced EGS-Twin on June 22, an AI platform to model enhanced geothermal reservoirs in real ...
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Smart baby monitors sold to new parents for around $300 have a subscription bill of up to $300 a year sitting behind the features that drove the purchase

Smart baby monitors priced at $249–$299 lock sleep analytics and video history behind subscriptions that can add up to $300 a ...
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Toyota recalls 508,000 Camry Hybrids in the US over blank instrument cluster defect

Camry Hybrids in the US after a software defect can blank the digital dashboard at startup and disable turn signals.
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A water injection well for enhanced geothermal power reached 4 kilometers deep in South Korea, and the magnitude-5.5 earthquake it triggered injured dozens, killed o…

Enhanced geothermal systems crack deep rock with pressurized water to reach heat, but two projects worldwide were permanently ...
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A 205-kilowatt-hour battery in a full-size electric pickup pushed its range to 1,059 miles on one charge over seven Michigan days, and the figure more than doubles t…

A GM engineering team drove a stock 2026 Silverado EV Max Range Work Truck 1,059.2 miles on one charge, shattering the ...
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55% of Americans cook at home more often as the “Brown Bag Economy” takes hold in 2026

A Ramsey Solutions Q2 study of 1,004 US adults finds 55% are cooking at home more and Americans are reshaping everyday ...
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A full-size electric pickup covered 1,059 miles across metro Detroit on one charge last summer, and the world record it claimed beat the previous holder by more than 30…

A 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range Work Truck drove 1,059.2 miles on a single charge near Detroit, shattering the ...
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The Pixel smartphone line drops its 128GB floor and reaches 1TB across every Pro model simultaneously for the first time in its ten-year history, powered by a chip bui…

The Pixel 11 Pro hits 1TB of on-device storage for the first time in the line's history, announced August 12, powered by the ...
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NREL-led study puts five-state distribution grid upgrade cost for EV charging at up to $2.3 billion; managed charging can cut that by more than half

A DOE-backed NREL study estimates the US needs up to $127 billion to build 28 million EV chargers by 2030, as managed ...
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With nearly 7 million electric cars on US roads, Rivian and General Motors upgraded their grid integration this June, and managed charging can cut expected distributio…

Two US automakers moved in June 2026 to make their EV fleets dispatchable grid assets, and managed charging programs cut ...
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Bosch begins silicon carbide chip sample production at California plant backed by $225 million CHIPS Act agreement

Bosch has started SiC semiconductor sample production at its Roseville, California fab, backed by $225M in federal CHIPS ...
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Workers who shade simple shapes while listening recall 29 percent more of what was said, and the science behind the scribble is more surprising than most managers rea…

Scribbling shapes in a meeting boosts information recall by 29%, a study in Applied Cognitive Psychology found. Here's the ...