The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and ENTRA1 Energy have signed a landmark agreement to develop a 6-gigawatt nuclear portfolio, the largest deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) in American history. The deal, signed on September 2, will see six SMR plants built using NuScale Power technology across TVA’s seven-state service region.
Ford Motor Company announced a massive recall of nearly 500,000 vehicles across the U.S. due to a potentially dangerous brake fluid issue. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed Thursday that a ruptured brake hose could lead to leaks, increasing stopping distances and raising the risk of crashes.
Former Trump economic adviser Stephen Moore warned Monday that the Biden administration’s decision to take a 10% stake in Intel Corporation is a dangerous step toward government overreach. Appearing on Fox Business Network’s Varney & Co., Moore said the CHIPS Act represents “privatization in reverse” and called on President Biden to repeal all subsidies to the semiconductor industry.
New single-family home sales declined slightly in July, but still exceeded economist forecasts thanks to aggressive builder incentives and price reductions. The Commerce Department reported a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 652,000 units sold, down 0.6% from June and 8.2% year-over-year. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had anticipated a slower pace of 630,000.
Tesla has quietly reversed one of its most controversial design changes by offering a retrofit turn signal stalk for its refreshed Model 3, addressing widespread criticism over the car’s removal of standard physical controls. The stalk is currently available only in China at a cost of $348, with no announcement yet regarding U.S. availability.
Google could soon face a historic breakup as a federal judge prepares to rule on remedies in the government’s landmark antitrust case against the search giant. Judge Amit Mehta, who ruled last year that Google illegally monopolized the search market, is considering drastic measures that may include forcing the company to sell its Chrome browser.
Tesla’s long dependence on selling government regulatory credits is nearing an end, putting enormous pressure on Elon Musk’s electric car company to make money from its vehicles alone. Over the past decade, Tesla raked in $11.8 billion from selling carbon and fuel economy credits to other automakers, but that lucrative stream will dry up under new federal rules.
Far-left cable outlet MSNBC has officially dropped the “NBC” from its name, announcing a rebrand as “MS NOW” in a move widely seen as a desperate attempt to salvage its failing image. The split comes after years of collapsing ratings, credibility problems, and its disastrous role in promoting the Trump–Russia collusion hoax.
AOL has announced it will shut down its dial-up Internet service on September 30, 2025, ending a technology era that helped bring millions online in the early days of the Internet. The company confirmed the closure in a customer support update, which also noted the discontinuation of AOL Dialer and AOL Shield software. While the reasons were not explicitly stated, the widespread availability of faster broadband and mobile Internet connections has rendered dial-up largely obsolete.
