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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
15 hours ago

Iran live news: Israel bombs Tehran, Beirut; Strait of Hormuz closed'

Iran strikes Gulf energy infrastructure while IRGC announces Strait of Hormuz closure; Israeli forces assault Tehran and Beirut with over 600 deaths reported; Trump estimates four-week military campaign to destroy Iran's missile and nuclear capabilities.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
21 hours ago

South Bow plan to revive parts of Keystone XL needs Trump approval, U.S. oil pipeline links | CBC News

South Bow's proposal to revive parts of the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline could increase Canadian crude exports to the U.S. by over 12 percent if approved by Trump and additional refinery connections are built.
California
fromwww.dailybreeze.com
1 day ago

As oil industry in California wanes, what will become of shuttered refineries?

California's oil refining industry is declining as Phillips 66 closes its major Los Angeles refinery, signaling continued contraction despite the state's third-largest refining capacity.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Dividend Investing Hasn't Been This Exciting In Some Time: 3 Stocks to Buy Immediately

Enbridge offers a mid-5% dividend yield with 31 consecutive years of increases, supported by long-term volume contracts and strong cash flow generation in North American energy infrastructure.
Tech industry
fromFortune
2 days ago

Your utility bills keep going up. Here's everyone you can blame-AI data centers included | Fortune

Electric and natural gas bills surged as major inflation drivers in 2025, with utilities requesting record $31 billion in rate hikes amid aging infrastructure, climate impacts, and AI data center demand.
#ai-data-centers
#russia-ukraine-war
#russia-ukraine-conflict
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

3 Midstream Dividend ETFs Yielding Over 5% That Are Also Beating the Market

Midstream dividend ETFs are an underrated way to derive income from the stock market, mainly because Wall Street is still overlooking them. ETFs like the Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:AMLP), USCF Midstream Energy Income Fund (NYSEARCA:UMI), and Global X MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:MLP) have outperformed most classic income vehicles, and have sometimes done so with double the yield. Midstream energy companies include pipeline operators and storage facility owners that transport oil and natural gas from production sites to refineries and end users.
Business
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

IT Sustainability Think Tank: Building the backbone of the UK's AI economy | Computer Weekly

The UK is entering a pivotal phase in the evolution of its digital economy as artificial intelligence (AI) shifts from experimental innovation to mainstream dependency. Platforms such as ChatGPT now attract hundreds of millions of weekly active users worldwide, while Microsoft 365 Copilot has been rapidly adopted across the enterprise landscape, with nearly 70% of Fortune 500 companies integrating it into daily workflows.
Tech industry
#drone-warfare
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago
Careers

Satellite images show Russia put up anti-drone nets to protect its fuel tanks. A Ukrainian attack punched through.

fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago
Careers

Satellite images show Russia put up anti-drone nets to protect its fuel tanks. A Ukrainian attack punched through.

Environment
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge U.S. gas power plant | TechCrunch

SB Energy plans a 9.2 GW, $33 billion natural-gas plant on the Ohio–Kentucky border, powering 7.5 million homes and emitting about 15 million tons CO2 annually.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Retirees Chasing AMLP's 7.9% Distribution Should Know About The Coverage Gap Risk

AMLP yields 7.9% from energy-infrastructure MLPs but faces concentration and distribution risk because a few large holdings have varying cash-flow coverage.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

US and Japan unveil $36bn of oil, gas and critical minerals projects in challenge to China

Japan plans $36bn investment in US oil, gas, and critical mineral projects including a 9.2GW Ohio gas plant, Texas export facility, and synthetic diamond plant.
#ukraine
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago
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Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian explosive materials plant 1,000 miles away and a major Black Sea oil terminal, security official says

fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago
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Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian explosive materials plant 1,000 miles away and a major Black Sea oil terminal, security official says

#kyiv
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,454

Ukraine recaptured 201 sq km last week amid intensified drone and missile attacks, energy-sector strike threats, ammunition deliveries, and ongoing trilateral ceasefire talks in Geneva.
Artificial intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

Jensen Huang Says Compute Power is the "New Natural Resource" of the Modern Era

Compute power is the critical bottleneck driving massive tech capex, accelerating AI advancement, market volatility, and potential widespread economic disruption.
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Anthropic says it'll try to keep its data centers from raising electricity costs

Anthropic is the latest AI company promising to limit the impact its data centers have on nearby residents' electricity bills. The company said it would pay higher monthly electricity charges in order to cover 100 percent of the upgrades needed to connect its data centers to power grids. "This includes the shares of these costs that would otherwise be passed onto consumers," the announcement says. Anthropic didn't provide details today about any agreements it has inked with energy companies in order to accomplish these goals.
Artificial intelligence
#civilian-casualties
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,446

Russia continues heavy attacks on Ukraine's cities and energy infrastructure while leaders pursue high-level negotiations with US-linked security guarantees for any ceasefire.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Russian energy sites are legitimate targets

Russian energy infrastructure is a legitimate target because the energy sector generates funds used to produce weapons, making strikes on it equivalent to military targets.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

U.S. gave Ukraine and Russia June deadline to reach peace agreement, Zelenskyy says

U.S. gives Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the war; strikes force nuclear plants to reduce output.
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure are the biggest threat to its economy, which could shrink as much as 3% | Fortune

It is pre-dawn in the historic Podil district of the Ukraine capital, Kyiv, and warm light from the Spelta bakery-bistro's window pierces the darkness outside. On a wooden surface dusted with flour, the baker Oleksandr Kutsenko skilfully divides and shapes soft, damp pieces of dough. As he shoves the first loaves into the oven, a sweet, delicate aroma of fresh bread fills the space.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,445

Russian forces launched over 400 drones and about 40 missiles overnight, striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure and causing widespread power, heating, and supply disruptions.
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause

Two New York lawmakers on Friday announced that they are introducing a bill that would impose a three-year moratorium on data center development. The announcement makes New York at least the sixth state to introduce legislation putting a pause on data center development in the past few weeks-one of the latest signs of a growing and bipartisan backlash that is quickly finding traction in statehouses around the country.
US politics
#russian-strikes
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Sanctions having significant impact' on Russian economy, says EU special envoy

We may be, in the course of 2026, coming to a point where the whole thing becomes unsustainable, because so much of the Russian economy has been distorted so much by the building up of the war economy at the expense of the civil economy. I think defying the laws of economic gravity can only go on for so long.
Europe politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Ukraine, Moldova hit by massive power cuts

Ukraine and its neighbor Moldova both experienced power outages on Saturday amid problems on Ukraine's grid, officials said. The grid emergency caused a halt to Kyiv's water supply and metro operations, while most districts in Moldova's capital, Chisinau, were without electricity, they said.
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fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Pre-IPO Company Is Answering AI's 8,000% Energy Demand

As demand for electricity and fuel rapidly accelerates, the world needs new and smarter ways to meet it. Artificial intelligence is expected to create up to 8,000% more energy demand by the 2030s 1. Data centers alone could consume as much electricity as small countries like Sweden or Argentina 2. But an unlikely source may hold the solution: clean coal.
Venture
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy invites Putin to Kyiv for talks

Ukraine and Russia held US-mediated talks while Zelenskyy invited Putin to Kyiv; negotiations focus on ceasefire assurances for energy infrastructure and unresolved Russian demands.
#ukraine-war
Environment
fromTheregister
1 month ago

US gas power projects tripled in 2025 on AI demand

Rapid expansion of gas-fired power plants, driven largely by datacenter and AI demand, risks locking the US grid into fossil fuels and increasing CO₂ emissions.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Ukraine receives bodies of 1,000 soldiers from Russia

Ukraine received 1,000 bodies of soldiers from Russia while Russia received 38, enabling families to bury loved ones amid continuing war and worsening winter conditions.
Environment
fromCurbed
1 month ago

A Mighty Wind

Empire Wind 1 is a massive offshore wind farm that could supply substantial New York energy but faces political and legal obstacles.
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

Survey of 100+ Energy Systems Reveals Critical OT Cybersecurity Gaps

The findings are based on several years of deploying OMICRON's intrusion detection system (IDS) StationGuard in protection, automation, and control (PAC) systems. The technology, which monitors network traffic passively, has provided deep visibility into real-world OT environments. The results underscore the growing attack surface in energy systems and the challenges operators face in securing aging infrastructure and complex network architectures.
Information security
#data-centers
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Zelenskyy condemns 'terrorism' after Russia hits train

Russia targeted a passenger train in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine killing five people, authorities said. A Russian drone hit a carriage carrying nearly 200 passengers, Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on social media. The train strike occurred just hours after drones pounded the southern city of Odesa, killing three people and wounding 25 Russia has intensified attacks on energy infrastructure, leaving Ukrainians without power in freezing temperatures.
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fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

EU's New Cybersecurity Act Could Ban High-Risk Suppliers - TechRepublic

Yesterday (Jan. 20), the Commission unveiled its revised Cybersecurity Act proposal after months of behind-the-scenes negotiations that reportedly caused substantial friction between officials and member states. This sweeping update introduces measures to identify and potentially exclude "high-risk" third countries and companies from Europe's critical digital infrastructure across 18 essential sectors, including energy systems. As cybersecurity threats continue rising since the original Act took effect seven years ago, the EU is essentially drawing new battle lines in the global tech landscape.
Information security
Germany news
fromwww.thelocal.de
1 month ago

US firm owned by Trump donor buys German oil storage giant

Germany approved the sale of TanQuid's fuel storage sites to US firm Sunoco despite concerns over the buyer's close ties to US President Donald Trump.
#openai
fromAol
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Is OpenAI's Decision to Begin Selling Ads on ChatGPT a Desperate Cry for Help?

fromAol
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Is OpenAI's Decision to Begin Selling Ads on ChatGPT a Desperate Cry for Help?

Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

NRG Energy Controls Both Power Generation and Distribution as AI Data Centers Reshape the Grid

NRG is positioned to profit from surging AI data center electricity demand through integrated generation and retail operations serving seven million customers.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

NATO confirms more Russians killed in December than in the 10 years of the Afghan war - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

And yes, it is true, the Russians have lost in December 1,000 people dead-not seriously wounded, dead-a day. That's over 30,000 in the month of December. In the 1980s in Afghanistan, the Soviets lost 20,000 in 10 years. Now they (Russia - ed.) lose 30,000 in one month.
World news
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Vistra Stock Can Gain 78%, Says Pro. Here's What it'll Take.

Vistra is positioned to benefit from surging AI data center demand despite a recent ~24% share decline and elevated valuation metrics.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Syria's war-ravaged oil sector faces tough road to recovery, analysts say

The Syrian government's takeover of key oil and gas fields from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the country's northeast has raised hopes for the revival of its dilapidated energy sector after years of war and international sanctions. Syrian officials announced on Sunday that the government forces had taken control of several oilfields, including al-Omar, Syria's largest, and the Conoco gas complex in the country's north and northeast.
World news
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says military innovation will transform' air defences

Ukraine is deploying mobile interceptor-drone groups and other short-range air-defence assets to counter anticipated mass Russian strikes and protect critical infrastructure.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
1 month ago

Exclusive: Meta's Dina Powell McCormick calls for AI rivals to center "humanity"

AI expansion requires coordinated action among tech, energy, government, and labor, creating large new jobs and demanding careful human judgment.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Two killed, dozens wounded in large Russian drone attacks across Ukraine

Two people have been killed and dozens injured in overnight Russian drone attacks across Ukraine, where strikes on energy infrastructure have caused power outages in freezing temperatures, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a social media post on Sunday, Zelenskyy said the Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhia, Khmelnytskyi and Odesa regions were targeted in an attack that included more than 200 drones.
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Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,423

Russian forces continued offensive operations, seizing settlements, striking energy and military targets, causing civilian casualties, widespread power outages, and prompting emergency repairs and humanitarian concerns.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ukraine war briefing: Russian attack destroys Kharkiv energy facility as UK pledges emergency support

Russian strikes destroyed a large Kharkiv energy facility, causing major power and heating outages and prompting emergency domestic measures and international financial aid.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,422

Fighting and strikes across Ukraine and border regions caused civilian deaths and injuries, extensive energy infrastructure damage, widespread power outages, and severe heating disruptions amid freezing temperatures.
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

Massive cyberattack on Polish power system in December failed, minister says - DataBreaches.Net

Poland's power system faced its largest cyberattack in years in the last week of December that also followed a different pattern, the country's energy minister said on Tuesday.
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