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An industrial-scale sand battery in Pornainen, Finland, can cover almost a month of the town’s heating needs in the summer and up to a week in the winter.polar night energyA small town in southern Finland has turned to the world’s largest commercial sand battery to solve the most critical problem facing renewable energy: intermittency.Measuring 13 meters high and 15 meters wide, this eye-catching facility uses 2,000 tonnes of crushed soapstone to store clean energy in the form of heat, delivering 100 megawatt hours of thermal energy.This is enough to provide the 5,000 residents of Polnainen with almost a month’s worth…
You’ve been misspelling Oprah Winfrey for years now. But it’s okay, because so is she. The multimedia mogul was born Opa Gail Winfrey, and her first name comes from the Bible’s Book of Ruth, where Opa is the sister-in-law of the titular convert. But as Winfrey explained to the stunned host of “Baby, This Is Kiki Palmer,” “No one knew how to spell that because I was a kid.” So even though her birthday certificate said Opa, people got it wrong so often that the future daytime talk show queen just chose Oprah, and when she came of age, a…
Gabriel Langton suffered a concussion after colliding head-on with the horizontal bar during the final rotation of the competition.Published July 25, 2026July 25, 2026British gymnast Gabriel Langton was taken to hospital after a hard fall during the men’s gymnastics final at the Commonwealth Games, but he is conscious and speaking to doctors, team officials have announced.The 19-year-old crashed head-first into the floor after coming off the horizontal bar during the final rotation of the competition on Friday, forcing a lengthy stoppage as medical personnel rushed in.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listAfter being treated on the competition floor for…
Tesla’s bearish regime, which we warned of ahead of Wednesday’s report, has accomplished most of what it could have done. There are two ways forward. You can either bank the entire profit or apply the same strategy to another name with a perfect price that will be reported within two weeks.heading towards teslaIn my second quarter report, I argued that risks were skewed to the downside. Selling and meeting deadlines was a classic way to convey expectations that “we set the price for perfection.” Revenues were significantly higher at $28.2 billion, up 26% year over year, but adjusted earnings per…
Why is collagen important even after the age of 25? Collagen is a protein that plays a role in maintaining skin firmness, plumpness, and smoothness. Starting in your mid-twenties, natural collagen production gradually declines, and as a result, many people begin to notice subtle changes in skin texture and elasticity. Osuna shared that one of the biggest benefits of professional treatment is that it not only protects the collagen you already have, but also stimulates your body to produce new collagen. she told E! If she had to choose one treatment for collagen stimulation, she said she would choose microneedling.…
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 12, 2026. Stringer | ReutersKarsi market odds on when maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal were below 50% as of Friday afternoon.The probability that traffic in the strait will return to normal by July 2027 has plummeted from nearly 70% to 47% in the past two days. The decline comes as the United States launched its 13th consecutive night of strikes against Iranian targets, with President Trump hinting at another “massive strike” against Iran in an interview with Axios on Thursday.There is a…
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang spoke to media members after the company’s “Japan AI Ecosystem” reception in Tokyo on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia Announced that it has secured the supply of AI memory from South Korea SK HynixThat’s as chipmakers look to lock in key components of their advanced processors and systems.Nvidia said the deal, announced late Friday in San Francisco, could be worth $500 billion over several years and includes construction of a large data center expected to go online in 2027. SK Telecom, a subsidiary of SK Hynix, will…
President Trump goes from joking to mentioning war with Iran President Trump goes from joking to mentioning war with Iran 1:04 President Donald Trump addressed the war with Iran and regional developments Friday. A summary of his comments follows: In his remarks at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Trump said of the war situation, “Everything is going very well. Don’t believe the fake news.” He went on to say that the United States is “attacking Iran very hard” and that Iran no longer has naval and air force capabilities. “Contrary to appearances, they have very few drones left,” he…
Emilia Clarke’s brain aneurysmEmilia Clarke, who filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, published an essay in The New Yorker in 2019 titled “A Battle for My Life.”After suffering a severe headache at the gym, the actress writes, “I made it to the bathroom and fell to my knees feeling very, very sick.” “During that time, the pain was getting worse with shooting, stabbing, squeezing pain. On some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was swift and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening type…
South Africa’s Chad Le Clos defeated Australia’s Phil Adams and England’s Mick Galt to win his 19th medal.Published July 25, 2026July 25, 2026South African swimmer Chad Le Clos became the most medal-winning male athlete in Commonwealth Games history after winning bronze in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay.Le Clos won his 19th medal, ahead of Australian archer Phil Adams and England’s Mick Gault.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of list”You shouldn’t cry for bronze, you should cry for gold, but honestly this means the world,” Le Clos, 34, said on the tournament website after Friday night’s achievement.Le Clos won seven gold…