Energy
Massachusetts funds 80 MWh iron-sodium battery at ski resort
Massachusetts has awarded more than $4.5 million to help build an 80 megawatt-hour iron-sodium battery at a Western Massachusetts ski resort, the…
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Hugo Rojas is the editor of GCN. With a Master of Science in Engineering, he specializes in technology, data, and science, and brings a human-centered perspective informed by psychology.
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Society
Checkout splits a $200 purchase into four payments of $50 each, and federal data shows 63 percent of buy now pay later users end up juggling several loans at once
A $200 jacket becomes four payments of $50. The math feels painless at checkout, almost like a magic trick.Then a second purchase…
Automotive
Audi offers $20,000 cash on RS e-tron GT amid EV slump
Audi is offering $20,000 in customer cash on remaining 2026 RS e-tron GT models this month, one of the largest single-model discounts…
Energy
A California solar farm in Kern County is set to double to 2,000 megawatts by November, and federal data shows it will become the largest battery storage site in the country
Out past the almond orchards of Kern County, rows of white steel boxes stretch toward the horizon next to acres of solar…
Technology
Google expands Gemini student hub to K-12 classrooms of all ages
Google has widened access to a dedicated "student hub" inside its Gemini app, making the feature available to Google Workspace for Education…
Automotive
Kia America sold 236,659 vehicles in the US between July and September, the best quarter in the Korean automaker’s history, and hybrid sales more than doubled
Dealer lots for one Korean automaker spent the summer selling faster than factories could restock them.That shortage was not an accident.It is…
Society
Workplace emojis quietly lower how competent senders appear, study finds
Adding an emoji to a work chat message can make the sender look less competent and less professional, according to a new…
Energy
OG&E seeks $395 million rate hike, its first filing since 2023
Oklahoma Gas and Electric has asked state regulators to approve a $395 million rate increase, a request that would raise the average…
Energy
Wisconsin utility seeks 15% rate hike over two years
Wisconsin Public Service is asking state regulators to approve a 15% residential rate increase spread over the next two years, a request…
Society
Commuters who clock 44 minutes behind the wheel or on a train report less psychological distress than those with shorter rides, but the relief reverses the moment the trip runs longer
A dashboard clock ticks past the twenty minute mark and something unexpected happens inside the commuter's head.The tension from an overflowing inbox…
Automotive
Ford recalls 41,748 Super Duty trucks and Expedition SUVs over headlights
Ford Motor Company is recalling 41,748 Super Duty pickup trucks and Expedition SUVs in the United States because contaminated LED chips inside…
Energy
A North Carolina court found Duke Energy’s 2024 fuel charges violated state law reaching back to 2022, but the same court ruled customers will never see a refund
A line item most customers scroll past without reading just became the center of a legal fight over who eats a cost…