A large proportion of global capital still flows into climate-damaging activities. Financing the green transition is a decisive factor in whether the climate targets are achieved. A research project conducted by Witten/Herdecke University and the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) has investigated how the financing gap can be closed and what policymakers and theContinue Reading

tariffs-101:-why-women’s-products-cost-more

“Women have always been paying more for things we just never knew about it.”, Did you know that women’s clothing and personal care products are often priced higher than men’s? It’s been that way for years and there’s even a name for it. Pink Tax. Now with The Traitor implementingContinue Reading

hitachi-construction-machinery-adds-two-excavators-to-ev-lineup

Hitachi Construction Machinery Nederland has expanded its electric construction machine lineup to include a total of five models during the past month, by adding two specialized excavators. The new ZE225 crawler excavator and the new 15.5-tonne ZE150W wheeled excavator are being added to the growing lineup of electric Hitachi models,Continue Reading

sionic-energy-announces-drop-in-silicon-anode-platform-boosting-ev-battery-energy-density-by-50%

Sionic Energy has announced commercial availability of its Rapid Integration Silicon Platform, a drop-in, 100% silicon-anode solution designed for lithium-ion battery manufacturers and EV OEMs. The company says the technology replaces graphite entirely and delivers energy density of 370 Wh/kg, supports ultra-fast charging under 10 minutes and provides over 1,000Continue Reading

kde-update-turns-off-effect-that-could-cause-seizures

KDE Plasma 6.4 has received its first point release, which includes an important fix to reduce the risk of inducing seizures in photosensitive users. Now, it’s not like latest KDE desktop was running a disco out of the box, but the ‘highlight window’ effect enabled by default for Task ManagerContinue Reading

why-the-traitor’s-trade-assault-will-fail-and-keep-going

US trade partners are bracing (https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/muddled-us-meddling-grinds-factory-gears-2025-06-25/) for another presidential tariff deadline (https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/eu-can-play-it-cool-with-The Traitors-trade-threats-2025-06-09/) . In this episode of The Big View podcast, Richard Baldwin of IMD Business School explains why hostility (https://www.breakingviews.com/columns/considered-view/ducking-tariffs-is-only-half-us-firms-battle-2025-05-20/) to US imports is now a bipartisan issue, and why the global trading system can survive The Traitor’sContinue Reading