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The Department of Energy said Wednesday night it was canceling 321 awards worth $7.56 billion that were largely focused on clean energy. The agency hasn’t publicly released a list of the affected projects and, at the time of publication, it had not provided one to TechCrunch. According to E&E News and Heatmap, which have obtained the list, the majority of the cuts have hit states that went for Kamala Harris in the last presidential election, though some were in “red” states that voted for President Trump. Direct air capture and hydrogen hub projects appear to have been wiped out as…
PARIS (AP) — Issey Miyake ’s spring 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week posed a question: what if clothing were alive?Booming electronics inside the Centre Pompidou venue Friday accompanied an opening of crisp monochrome shirts and high-waisted trousers, shoulders drawn upward into a compact line, as if shrugging to the guests.The concept arrived quickly and clearly: in this collection the wearer served the garment’s will, not the other way round. Silhouettes remapped the body — trousers integrated sleeve-like panels at the sides that impacted the model’s stance, and single-sheet wraps and supple faux leathers seemed to “grow” around the torso.…
LONDON (AP) — Gary Oldman is back on screens as the caustic Jackson Lamb for the fifth season of misfit spy thriller “Slow Horses,” as the critically acclaimed adaptation reaches Mick Herron’s book “London Rules.”This week, the morning after he was invested with a knighthood by the Prince of Wales for services to drama on stage and screen, the Oscar-winning actor said Lamb is one of his all-time favorite roles.“Where would he be in the canon, as it were? I think up there with you know, ‘Darkest Hour,’ ‘Tinker Tailor,’” he said.The star won his Oscar for his portrayal of…
Fifth Wall co-founder and CEO Brendan Wallace.Courtesy of Fifth WallA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.As with much of the real estate industry, property technology, generally defined as the use of tech and software to make real estate and property management more efficient, took a big hit in recent years. Higher interest rates, a capital market…
Amazon will restart its drone delivery service in Arizona beginning Friday as two federal agencies continue to investigate a crash that occurred earlier this week. Amazon suspended operations in the West Valley of the Phoenix Metro area — currently its only commercial market — following a crash Wednesday. Two of the company’s Prime Air delivery drones collided with the boom of a crane near its same-day site in Tolleson, Arizona, which sent them crashing to the ground. Amazon has been delivering packages, weighing up to five pounds, to customers via its Prime Air drone service in the West Valley of…
NEW YORK (AP) — The trade group for U.S. book publishers is honoring a dissident Russian house for its battle against censorship and oppression. The Association of American Publishers announced Friday that it was presenting its annual International Freedom to Publish Award to Freedom Letters and its founder, Georgy Urushadze, a onetime literary prize official in Moscow who fled in 2022 after opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and being designated a “foreign agent” by the Russian government.“Georgy Urushadze has made extraordinary sacrifices in the name of free expression, demonstrated remarkable tenacity in building a thriving publishing house while in…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.The top 10% of Americans added $5 trillion to their wealth in the second quarter as the stock market rally continued to benefit the biggest investors, according to new data from the Federal Reserve.The total wealth of the top 10% — or those with a net worth of more than $2 million — reached a record $113 trillion in the second quarter, up from $108 trillion in the first…
In a move that celebrates the profound impact of educators nationwide, the Disney Imagination Campus has announced the 2026 Teachers Sweepstakes in partnership with ABC’s hit comedy, “Abbott Elementary”. The announcement, which coincided with the season five premiere of the award-winning show, is set to send 15 deserving teachers on a four-day, three-night, imagination-powered learning experience to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in early May 2026. The sweepstakes is designed to recognize the dedication of teachers who consistently go above and beyond to inspire their students. This one-of-a-kind professional development opportunity provides teachers the chance to learn through exclusive Disney Imagination Campus…
While AI coding startups like Cursor close brow-raising rounds on barely three years of existence, Replit’s path to a $3 billion valuation has been anything but swift. For CEO Amjad Masad, who’s been building tools to democratize programming since 2009, it’s a story of muscling through multiple failed business models, years stuck at the same revenue plateau, and a reckoning last year that forced him to cut half his staff. That makes what happened next more remarkable. Earlier this month, the Bay Area-based company closed a $250 million funding round led by Prysm Capital, nearly tripling its valuation from 2023.…
Maggie Baird says her vegan cinnamon rolls are a family favorite — including to her children, who happen to be the world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas.Growing up, Baird stopped eating meat in part because she felt connected to animals. Her commitment grew as she learned about the environmental impact of animal agriculture. And her mother died of a heart attack at 57 — one of many in her family to die of heart disease.“I always say I have the trifecta of reasons” for foregoing meat, said Baird, who in 2020 founded Support + Feed, a nonprofit that advocates for…