Coinbase Global Inc. has applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a National Trust Company Charter, a license that would bring part of its crypto business under federal regulation. The application marks another step in Coinbase’s effort to anchor its operations inside a clearer legal framework as U.S. regulators … Continue reading “Coinbase Applies for U.S. Trust Charter to Expand Regulated Operations”
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Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), a spinout from Cambridge University in the UK, has secured $32 million in Series C financing to expand its operations in the UK, North America, Taiwan and Europe. The investment was led by an unnamed strategic investor and included participation from British Patient Capital as well as existing investors Parkwalk, BGF, … Continue reading “Cambridge GaN Devices raises $32 million to expand power semiconductor production”
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The 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S electric SUV makes the transition to regular production after a truncated first model year. Unveiled Thursday at the 2025 Chicago auto show, the 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S Limited grade joins the Launch Edition version that kicked off sales of Jeep’s first EV for North America late last year as a … Continue reading “2025 Jeep Wagoneer S Limited expand EV lineup for $66,995”
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German carmaker BMW and South Korean technology firm SK tes plan to expand their closed-loop battery recycling system from Europe to the US-Mexico-Canada region in 2026. The recycling process recovers cobalt, nickel and lithium from used batteries to return them to the value chain to produce new batteries. BMW is directly involved in the process, … Continue reading “BMW and SK tes to expand high-voltage battery recycling”
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For production of its sixth-generation high-voltage batteries, BMW is setting up five new assembly sites around the world: in Irlbach-Straßkirchen, Germany; Debrecen, Hungary; Shenyang, China; San Luis Potosí, Mexico; and Spartanburg, South Carolina. The cylindrical cells will first be used for the production of BMW’s Neue Klasse line of EVs, set to launch in 2025. … Continue reading “BMW to expand localized production network for next-gen EV batteries”
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Numerous safety violations have been detected at the fast-growing landfill. It’s part of a larger pattern of problems with how the U.S. handles waste. Isobel Whitcomb is a science and environmental journalist based in Portland, Oregon. In rural Benton County, brigades of waste-collection vehicles lumber through forested hills and wheat fields, each truck trailed by an … Continue reading “A huge landfill in Oregon is spewing methane. Its owners want to expand.”
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Photo by Kelly on Pexels.com Just days after a massive election win, UK’s new Labour government has hit the ground running and is already making progress on increasing solar power deployment. The UK just held an election on July 4th, in which the country declared its independence from the Tories (heh) and handed Labour a … Continue reading “New UK gov’t approves 3 huge solar farms & wants to expand rooftop installs”