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Amazon and Cascade SMRs: Redefining America’s Clean Energy for AI and Cloud Computing

Amazon is taking a bold step toward the next frontier of clean energy. In Washington state, the company is helping to build one of the United States’ first small modular reactor (SMR) facilities. This innovative nuclear energy project could redefine how big tech powers artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and data centers. The upcoming Cascade […]

BlackRock, ExxonMobil Lead New Global Coalition to Fix Carbon Accounting

A new coalition of major global companies has launched an effort to fix how the world measures and reports carbon emissions. The group, called Carbon Measures, includes BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), ExxonMobil, and Banco Santander. They aim to build a clear and dependable global system. It will track carbon emissions in various industries and […]

Microsoft (MSFT) Buys 28,900 Tonnes of CO₂ Removal from UNDO in Landmark Multi-Million-Dollar Deal

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has taken another major step toward its 2030 carbon-negative goal by expanding its partnership with carbon removal company UNDO. The tech giant has agreed to purchase 28,900 tonnes of permanent CO₂ removals, backed by an innovative financing structure from Inlandsis, a Canadian climate fund managed by Fondaction Asset Management. The deal—estimated to […]

Waymo Eyes London Launch in 2026 as Alphabet’s Q3 Momentum Boosts Global Robotaxi Race

Alphabet’s, Google’s parent company, self-driving car division, Waymo, has announced plans to launch its autonomous ride-hailing service in London in 2026. This marks the company’s first expansion into Europe and a major milestone for the global robotaxi industry. The service will use all-electric Jaguar I-Pace vehicles equipped with Waymo’s self-driving technology. Public road testing will […]

America’s Lithium Gap: How Surge Battery Metals Could Bridge the Supply Shortfall

Disseminated on behalf of Surge Battery Metals Inc. Electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage systems (BESS), and clean energy technologies depend heavily on lithium. Yet even with fast-rising demand, the United States still produces far less lithium than it needs.  In 2024, U.S. production reached only about 25,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) – roughly […]

TSMC Posts Record Q3 2025 Earnings as AI Chip Demand Soars 39% and Sustainability Strengthens

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported record results in the third quarter of 2025. Driven by soaring demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, the company’s profit jumped 39% year-on-year to NT$452.3 billion ($14.77 billion). Revenue rose 30.3% to NT$989.9 billion ($33.1 billion), beating analyst forecasts and setting a new quarterly […]