MediaIn a move that challenges Orange Juicer and Buick Electra for the highly coveted Best Name in the EV Business title, a new venture between CATL and Octopus Energy called “Swaptopus” has been formed to build out a European battery swap network for commercial trucks. more…

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MediaTesla has been named the primary truck supplier for the largest electric Class 8 order in US history: 2,500 battery-electric trucks bought through a new shipper alliance called ZET SCALE.The order on its own would nearly double the number of electric Class 8 trucks on US roads, and the alliance says it’s targeting more than 10,000 over time. more…

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MediaPorsche’s upcoming Boxster EV has been spotted in California, Supercharging at a Tesla Supercharger, adding to speculation over the car’s release timing and details. more…

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🤖 Agility Robotics has unveiled Digit 5, a redesigned 284-pound warehouse humanoid with 40% greater payload capacity, human-like leg joints, and a nine-minute charging cycle enabling over 20 hours of daily operation, with early access planned for 2027.
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⚛️ Israeli fusion company nT-Tao and Orion Nuclear Energy Corporation have signed an MOU to explore deploying nT-Tao's Compact Fusion System, capable of delivering up to 20 MW of continuous electricity, at U.S. data centers and industrial sites.
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Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for 2006 sex assault
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday in another #MeToo reckoning for sexually assaulting a former production assistant in 2006.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇷🇺 – Marco Rubio told reporters Trump invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to this year's G20 summit, which will be held in Florida.

The invitation was announced following Rubio's meeting with his counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, earlier today. They discussed the "Russia-Ukraine war and the U.S.-Russia bilateral relationship", according to the State Department.

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🔴 Armed men eliminated General Hossein Zarifi, commander of the IRGC headquarters in the city of Saravan in southeastern Iran.

During the shootout, 13 IRGC members were also wounded.

Iraqi Prime Minister, Turkish President agree to have Turkish forces hand over camps in northern Iraq to Iraqi federal government gradually - Iraqi PM office statement.|FJ

Bentley launched its first-ever fully electric vehicle that leans heavily on the British luxury automaker's century-long design heritage, in a major test of wealthy customers' interest in zero-emission models reut.rs/4xEHn7G

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A sample of FBI data allegedly stolen by ShinyHunters includes granular detail on officials' job assignments on China, Russia, cartels, cyber, and other issues (Reuters)

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US and China agree to extend trade truce until January: Bessent

The U.S. and China have agreed to extend a fragile trade truce by two months until January, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday as Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off his first state visit to Washington in over a decade.

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Israeli foundry Tower Semiconductor to make Japan main hub for optical chips

Israeli foundry Tower Semiconductor will set up its largest production hub for optical communications semiconductors in Japan with its planned $4 billion investment, CEO Russell Ellwanger told Nikkei on Thursday.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Moscow at the United Nations that Ukraine would strike back and make the coming winter deeply ‘painful’ for Russia, if the two sides cannot agree on a truce on energy before the cold sets in reut.rs/4AvkUMW

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UK banks make first interbank transactions using tokenised deposits reut.rs/3TISChr reut.rs/3TISChr

Russian envoy Dmitriev is heading to US for talks with Trump administration, sources say reut.rs/46Ga9d8 reut.rs/46Ga9d8

Iraqi economy expected to shrink 12% amid oil export drops: EBRD|FJ

🇮🇱🗳 — The Israeli Central Elections Committee votes to bar the only 2 Arab parties running for parliamentary elections, representing 20% of the country's population.

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