Shrinking, Fast And Slow: The Nepal Flood Reveals Growing Risks To Hydropower From Glacial Retreat

The recent deadly flood disaster in Nepal also damaged 13 hydropower projects, revealing the risk to hydropower from glacial retreat in high mountain.

Hyundai’s answer to the EV slowdown is building tens of thousands of robotaxis
Hyundai’s answer to the EV slowdown is building tens of thousands of robotaxis

Hyundai will build tens of thousands of Ioniq 5 robotaxis for Waymo at its plant in Georgia, chief executive Jose Munoz said, calling robotaxis the biggest new opportunity inside a slowing electric market. In Europe the only type approval route that wo…

Corridor launches with $25m to fix health benefits for small businesses
Corridor launches with $25m to fix health benefits for small businesses

“For decades, small businesses have been sold the leftovers of the health insurance market,” said Nikhil Aggarwal, chief executive and co-founder of Corridor. His company launched its AI benefits brokerage on Monday with $25m. Its plan is to change tha…

Faraday Future Launches 5 New Robots: $9,990 To $137,900 For An Industrial Humanoid

Humanoid robots will do about 50% of the tasks we want robots to do, CEO YT Jia told me. That’s why we need multiple robot form factors, he adds.

VW Warns Of Profit Hit, But New Product Counterattack Is Looming

VW shareholders reacted warily after another profit warning. Investors are hoping big new vehicle spending can rejuvenate prospects in Europe and in China.

The state of the American advertiser
The state of the American advertiser

American advertisers are operating in a media environment with more channels, more data, and more technology than ever before. Yet for marketers, the central challenge is shifting. It is less about finding another place to advertise. It is more about u…

Volvo names Klaus Zellmer as chief executive
Volvo names Klaus Zellmer as chief executive

Volvo Cars has appointed Klaus Zellmer, chairman of the board of management at Skoda Auto, as president and chief executive, taking over from Hakan Samuelsson no later than 1 October 2027. Skoda posted an 8.5% operating margin in the first half of 2026…

Amazon puts another $1.9bn into its delivery partner programme for 2027
Amazon puts another $1.9bn into its delivery partner programme for 2027

“Specifics will vary by DSP and geography, as each DSP determines how best to invest in their business and teams,” Amazon wrote on Monday. That sentence sits four lines below the headline figure, which is that drivers will earn a national average of ne…

The Best New Movie This Weekend Has A 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score

There’s a new movie out this weekend that is slipping under the radar, but it has just set a record with its 100% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.

Bending Spoons opens a Warsaw office after 50,000 Polish applications
Bending Spoons opens a Warsaw office after 50,000 Polish applications

“We’ve received around 50,000 applications from Poland so far this year, more than twice as many as the whole of 2025,” said Andrea Maiorana, Bending Spoons’ talent data lead. The Milan company said on Monday that it has opened an office in Warsaw. It …