Ford to partner with Chinese automaker Geely to manufacture vehicles in Spain
At this late hour, the “Western” automakers’ only chance of long-term survival is to partner with Chinese firms. The European brands grudgingly accepted this some time ago, and now Ford is turning down that road, announcing plans for a joint venture with Geely Auto. The JV, which will be ownedContinue Reading
Empower EIT commissions Dallas center, produces battery-grade lithium carbonate
Empower EIT, a vertically integrated lithium technology and operating company, has begun operation of its direct lithium extraction (DLE) and conversion process at its new new 17,000-square-foot facility in Dallas. The process turns extracted lithium chloride into battery-grade lithium carbonate. The company is aiming to make its first commercial salesContinue Reading
Between prices and a diarrhea-causing parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants
It’s been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce, Read MoreContinue Reading
MIT student teams win top honors in NASA competition
Three teams comprising 35 students across eight different MIT departments and Wellesley College have been at work since fall 2025, designing critical early infrastructure elements that a moon base would require. This June, their designs were recognized with five awards at NASA’s 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts — Academic LinkageContinue Reading
MIT researchers advance toward greater bandwidth, more energy-efficient communications
An MIT-led research program aimed at creating future microsystems capable of sustainably transmitting data with greater bandwidth and higher efficiency than is possible today has made several significant advances since it was established in 2022. These include the invention of devices within systems that can much more easily integrate electronicsContinue Reading
62 of the 140 foreign parts in this Russian missile were American. Ukraine wants that gap closed
The missile Russia used to strike Kyiv Oblast on 10 July contained more than 140 foreign components. Without such parts, Russia could not build its weapons, presidential sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk said, according to Ukrinform. The breakdown of one missile is a map of how sanctions leak. Examining the wreckageContinue Reading
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1617: Senate hands The Traitor power for 500% tariffs on Russian oil
Exclusives Precision missiles hit the coordinates. Investigators ask who was still standing there. A new framework names the pattern in four Russian strikes—and aims at Russia’s standard legal defense. Europe wants Ukraine’s railway split. The war wants it whole. Ukraine has two years to split its railway on the EUContinue Reading
Amid crushing European heatwave, things are about to get hotter for transport systems
As European transport officials scramble to deal with melting train tracks and buckling roads amid a crushing heatwave, a UN report released Tuesday warns of more extreme weather in the decades ahead for Europe, Central Asia and North America.Continue Reading
Evo Morales defiant after new Bolivia arrest warrant
Bolivia’s former president is being investigated ‘for armed uprising’ against the state, among other things., Bolivia’s former president is being investigated ‘for armed uprising’ against the state, among other things. A court in Bolivia has issued an arrest warrant for former President Evo Morales. The Santa Cruz district prosecutor’s officeContinue Reading
Rescue operation in Argentina to free more than 100 snow-trapped tourists
Emergency services have rescued more than 100 tourists, trapped by a snowstorm in Argentina., NewsFeed Emergency services have rescued more than 100 tourists, trapped by a snowstorm near Argentina’s Balcon del Pissis lookout. Two people were hospitalised with hypothermia as rescue teams used heavy machinery to clear the snow. PublishedContinue Reading
APOD: July 30 – Red Sun trough Wildfire Smoke
APOD Science APOD APOD: July 30 – Red Sun… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written byContinue Reading
The Traitor Spreads Completely Bogus Claim That 9/11 Families Hate Mamdani
Traitor 47 has bought into the unfounded rumor that the families of New York City’s 9/11 victims don’t want Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the tragedy’s twenty-fifth anniversary ceremony in September. When asked about the conspiracy during a White House press conference Wednesday, The Traitor claimed that he “understood” why thereContinue Reading
Earth’s hidden “gold kitchen” lies beneath the seafloor
Deep beneath submarine volcanoes, Earth may be running a natural “gold kitchen.” By analyzing volcanic glass from the Kermadec island arc north of New Zealand, researchers found that water-rich mantle repeatedly melts beneath subduction zones, gradually concentrating gold in rising magma. The process works because intense melting breaks down sulfur-richContinue Reading