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19+ min ago (826+ words) Following public pressure, ride-hailing robotaxi service Waymo is making a significant change. Waymo, which Alphabet owns, has been under some scrutiny this week after the Austin Independent School District publicized videos of the company's robotaxis driving past Austin school buses with their stop signs and crossing bars deployed. As of November 20, Waymo robotaxis were committing school bus traffic violations an average of 1.5 times per week during the school year in Austin. Austin ISD stated that it had been in contact with Waymo for weeks regarding the issue, even going as far as to request the company halt operations between 5:20 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and from 3 to 7 p.m. until it actually fixed the issue. The school district stated that the company had assured them that the software update to address the issue had already been implemented. On Dec. 1, after Waymo received its 20th citation from Austin…...

44+ min ago (606+ words) Have you ever seen the world's longest car or the world's smallest car? Two clips showing these unique vehicles are drawing a lot of attention online. One video features a car so long that it is hard to believe it can even move. The other shows a tiny car that looks almost like a toy but is fully functional. Both videos are getting shared widely, and people are reacting to the unusual designs and surprising features of these two very different machines. World's Longest Car Stuns Viewers The first clip takes viewers straight to the world's longest car. The video opens with a man saying, "This is the world's longest car." He then points to a sign and adds, "See, look, it even holds a Guinness World Record for it." He continues walking along the car, and the next part…...

49+ min ago (93+ words) From dining cars and pantries to packaged meals: The long journey of railway food in India What Noam Chomsky's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein says about progressive politics Ramayana: A new book lists five temples where Ram is said to have prayed to atone for killing Ravana News regulator orders five channels to remove shows linking NCERT textbook chapter to "love jihad' December nonfiction: Say goodbye to 2025 with these six new books on India and Indians Tom Stoppard (19372025): How the British playwright, born in Europe, rewrote the rules of theatre...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago (286+ words) Which is going to use more electricity to heat--a big trough or a small trough?My old trough is 6' long and holds about 230 gallons. In the winter, I set it up so that it gets the full east sun and gets west sun part of the day. It has a plywood box surround on four sides with foam sheeting insulation inside. The wood sides are painted black. The top is covered with a 28'' hole for access. The tank sits on a sheet of foam on top of a rubber stall mat. There are gaps where the insulation doesn't conform to the curvature of the tank, but at least it's out of the wind. I put a stock tank heater in it to keep the water from freezing. Mr. BlueHorse wants to set up a smaller tank, with the same…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (339+ words) Chief secretary K Vijayanand holds a review on progress of solar power projects in Anantapur on Saturday Anantapur: Chiefsecretary K Vijayanand directed officials to speed up the installation of rooftop solar systems for SC and ST households under the APSPDCL limits. He reviewed the progress of PM-KUSUM, PM Suryaghar, NREDCAP projects and other schemes at a meeting at the Anantapur Collectorate on Saturday. APSPDCL chairman and managing director (CMD) Shivashankar Lotheti, Anantapur collector O Anand, joint collector Shiv Narayan Sharma, NREDCAP MD Kamalakar Babu, APSPDCL director (projects & IT) P Ayub Khan and others participated. Vijayanand instructed officials to complete rooftop solar installation works for 7.48 lakh SC/ST domestic consumers by March next year, ensuring two-kilowatt systems for all feasible households, totalling 415 MW. He emphasised that net meters should be fitted immediately after solar panels are installed, without delay. Under the PM-KUSUM…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago (713+ words) New Delhi / Gujarat, December 7, 2025 " The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, has committed around US$50 million to GFCL EV Products Ltd, a subsidiary of Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (GFL) of the INOXGFL Group, to build India's first fully integrated battery materials manufacturing facility at Jolva, near Bharuch in Gujarat. [1] The greenfield project is designed to localise a large share of the lithium'ion battery value chain within India, strengthen domestic supply chains for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESS), and cut reliance on imported battery materials that currently come largely from other Asian markets. [2] Under the agreement, IFC will invest about US$50 million in GFCL EV through compulsorily convertible instruments, providing growth capital without immediate equity dilution while giving IFC a future ownership stake. [3] According to company disclosures and stock'exchange filings, the funding will…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago (1277+ words) As of the close on Friday, December 5, 2025, Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock traded around $17.95, just below a new 52week high of $18.17, giving the EV maker a market value of roughly $21.5 billion. [1] That price is 3045% higher than a year ago, even after a major recall of nearly 35,000 electric delivery vans and multiple rounds of layoffs, but still about 90% below its postIPO peak. [2] Here's how the latest news, forecasts and analyses as of December 7, 2025 stack up for RIVN stock. MarketBeat's forecast page shows Rivian closing at $17.95 on December 5, with afterhours trading barely lower at $17.94. [3] The stock hit a new 12month high of $18.17 earlier in the week, with a consensus Wall Street rating of "Hold" based on 27 analyst ratings (6 Buy, 16 Hold, 5 Sell). [4] Options markets are active as well: Benzinga reports 35 large options trades in a single session this week, with about 60% of whale activity bullish,…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago (227+ words) A fallacy which isn't The indispensable role of fossil fuels extends far beyond energy provision requisite to modern civilisation. As Ronald Stein emphasises in his work, including the book Clean Energy Exploitations, oil and gas are the foundational feedstocks of over 6,000 products that underpin human progress, from plastics and cosmetics to pharmaceuticals and ammonia for fertilisers. The real costs of "cheap' renewables Selected materials required by electricity generation technology. Source: Schernikau based on Department of Energy, USA. See also here. The analysis provided by renewables cheerleader the International Energy Agency leaves out the fact that as renewables penetration as a percentage of total grid generation increases, the marginal value of each additional renewable kWh diminishes. This leads to higher system costs and, counterintuitively, potentially even greater primary energy use overall. What primary energy fallacy? Policymakers would do well to heed…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago (174+ words) Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma joins Market Domination host Josh Lipton to discuss some of Friday's trending tickers and stories. Movie theater stocks, like AMC (AMC), iMax (IMAX), and Cinemark (CNK), are moving lower after Netflix's (NFLX) Warner Bros. (WBD) deal was announced. SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) is reportedly in talks for $800 billion valuation via a share sale, according to the Wall Street Journal. Southwest Airlines (LUV) lowered its profit guidance for the full year, citing disruption from the government shutdown. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination. Oops, something went wrong Musk denies $800 billion SpaceX valuation reports Dec 6 (Reuters) - Elon Musk "on Saturday dismissed media reports that SpaceX is raising funds at an $800 "billion valuation, calling them inaccurate. "SpaceX has "been cash flow positive for many "years and does…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (291+ words) Energy independence and cost control are top of mind for farmers, and more companies are rolling out electric equipment that can be charged by solar, wind, or even on-farm biogas. With the debut of its latest next-generation electric tractor at Agritechnica last month, John Deere is signaling that it intends to lead that revolution. John Deere says the E-Power electric tractor prototypes that it's been quietly teasing since 2022 will be as quiet as a car, as easy to drive as a golf cart, and require minimal upkeep " and all while providing the same performance as the company's beloved diesel tractors. The customization will go well beyond just battery size. Deere plans to offer customers a number of different tractor and equipment options, and keep costs competitive by basing them on a vehicle common architecture. Deere revealed one version of that…...