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Energy and Green Technologies

Realta Fusion Agrees with U.S. Utility to Explore 200-Megawatt Fusion Plant

Realta Fusion announced a partnership with Madison Gas and Electric to explore building a nuclear fusion power plant in Wisconsin in the mid-2030s, as utilities race to secure stable electricity sources to meet growing demand, including demand from artificial intelligence data centers.

2026-09-03

Electric Cars

Volkswagen Considers Ending Car Production at Four German Plants and Plans to Eliminate 100,000 Jobs

Volkswagen’s Supervisory Board approved the Future Plan 2030, which includes an additional reduction of around 50,000 jobs and cuts to its model lineup and investments, without guaranteeing the continuation of car production at four German plants after their current allocations expire.

2026-09-03

Cybersecurity

Berlin Confirms Data Theft After Being Listed as a Rhysida Attack Victim

The Berlin city administration confirmed that it is facing an attempted cyber extortion following a ransomware attack attributed to the Rhysida group, while authorities say the investigation is ongoing and the full extent of the stolen data has not yet been determined. Berlin’s mayor refused to pay the ransom, while authorities found no evidence that data related to the upcoming elections had been compromised.

2026-08-31

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

AWS Launches EC2 R9g and R9gd Instances with Graviton5 Processors for General Availability

AWS announced the general availability of Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd instances, delivering up to a 25% increase in compute performance per vCPU compared with R8g instances powered by Graviton4 processors. The two offerings target databases, caches, and real-time analytics, with R9gd adding local NVMe storage.

2026-08-31

Energy and Green Technologies

Amazon Signs Largest Power Purchase Agreement in Germany and Expands Wind Investments in Sweden

Amazon has signed an agreement to purchase 600 megawatts of carbon-free electricity from an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, alongside signing four new agreements in Sweden that raise its contracted capacity there to nearly one gigawatt.

2026-08-28

Electric Cars

Mercedes-Benz Chief Bets on Simulated V8 Sound to Attract Electric-Car Enthusiasts

Ola Källenius says that driving the electric Mercedes-AMG CLA 45, with a virtual V8 sound and simulated gear shifts, changed his view of high-performance cars. His comments reveal a broader strategy that combines software and electric platforms while the company continues developing electrified combustion engines.

2026-08-25

Artificial intelligence

Siemens focuses its artificial intelligence strategy on three paths and expands its industrial tools

Siemens Digital Industries Software has unveiled an artificial intelligence strategy centered on three pillars, while moving its software toward a more AI-driven model for engineering, manufacturing and data management. The plan is based on tools such as Teamcenter, Designcenter and Opcenter, in addition to the Intelligence Center X platform.

2026-08-21

Electric Cars

Tesla reveals when its Semi truck will launch in Europe at IAA

Tesla confirmed that its electric Semi truck will enter the European market, with its specifications and launch details to be revealed during the IAA Transportation trade show in Hanover between September 15 and 20, 2026. The company has not yet specified the euro price, sales start date, or manufacturing location for European versions.

2026-08-20

Energy and Green Technologies

Oil Companies Make €7.5 Billion in Excess Profits in Europe During the First Half of 2026

An analysis by Transport & Environment found that eight oil companies made €7.5 billion in excess profits attributed to the European Union during the first six months of 2026. The organization is calling for a permanent tax on these profits and for funding measures that reduce drivers’ exposure to fluctuations in fossil-fuel prices.

2026-08-17

Cybersecurity

CEVA Logistics Breach Exposes Pokémon Center Customer Data in the UK and Germany and Cancels Some Orders

Pokémon Center informed customers in the United Kingdom and Germany that a cyberattack on logistics company CEVA Logistics exposed their names, addresses, and order details. The incident also caused shipping delays and the cancellation of some orders, while the company confirmed that payment card data was not affected.

2026-08-17

Startups

Arab Therapy Raises $2 Million in Pre-Series A Round to Expand in Saudi Arabia and the Region

Digital mental health platform Arab Therapy, which provides services in Arabic, has raised $2 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Manara Ventures, with participation from Anara Impact Fund and Value Makers Studio. The company will use the funding to expand in Saudi Arabia and the region and develop its AI-powered platform.

2026-08-15

Medical Technologies

Senseonics Completes Transfer of Eversense 365 Sales to Internal Management and Plans Fully Implantable Sensor

Senseonics has completed the transfer of marketing and sales operations for the Eversense 365 continuous glucose monitor from Ascensia Diabetes Care to its internal teams in the United States and Europe, coinciding with record revenue of $14.5 million in the second quarter. The company is developing a fully implantable version of the sensor capable of communicating directly with a phone for one year.

2026-08-13

Electric Cars

Kia Sells More Than 8,000 EV2 Vehicles During Its First Three Full Months

Kia recorded sales of 8,567 EV2 vehicles in the first half of 2026, with more than 8,000 units sold between May and July after the small electric vehicle went on sale. The model emerged as Kia’s second-best-selling electric vehicle in Europe during June.

2026-08-13

Electric Cars

Report: Porsche Could End Taycan Production by 2030 Despite Earlier Statements That It Would Continue

WirtschaftsWoche says Porsche’s works council has reached a preliminary agreement with management to gradually end Taycan production by 2030, but the agreement has not yet been documented and the company has not confirmed the report. This comes weeks after CEO Michael Leiters said the company was not planning to discontinue the model in the short term.

2026-08-13

Robotics and Automation

Karlsruhe Institute Robot Dismantles Failed Products While Preserving Salvageable Parts

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a robotic system that predicts product failures and then changes its dismantling method to protect important parts. The system aims to support repair and reuse within a circular economy as global reliance on industrial robots expands.

2026-08-10

Robotics and Automation

Could Brain Waves Become a New Key to Training Physical AI?

Encord, in collaboration with Zander Labs, is testing the use of brain-wave data alongside video and sensor data to create richer training data for robots. The experiment reflects a broader problem: the scarcity of real-world data and the high cost of producing it compared with training traditional artificial intelligence models.

2026-07-26

Cybersecurity

Google Expands Android Scam Protection to Samsung Devices and Adds Messaging Support in More Than 20 Countries

Google announced the expansion of its Scam Detection feature for scam calls to the Samsung Galaxy S26 series in the United States, along with enhanced detection of scam messages through an on-device Gemini model. The updates include support for more than 20 countries and several languages, while keeping call processing on the device and leaving the feature disabled by default.

2026-02-25

Cybersecurity

How Can a “Sleeper Agent” Be Hidden Inside a Language Model and Awakened When a Specific Trigger Appears?

A Hugging Face article presents an experiment in which a team transformed a Qwen3.6-27B model into an agent capable of behaving normally and then carrying out a malicious task upon detecting a specific semantic trigger. The experiment shows that isolation and behavioral safeguards reduce the risk, but they do not replace code review and the construction of secure runtime environments.

2026-01-14