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Tesla Megapack batteries at the Harmony Energy Ltd and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures BV battery energy storage project near Burgess Hill, UK, May 11, 2021.Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Imagestesla has expanded its relationship with South Korea’s LG Energy Solutions, signing a deal to purchase $4.3 billion worth of battery cells for energy storage systems manufactured in Lansing, Michigan.This factory was previously developed for a joint venture with LG. general motors The automaker has decided to withdraw from the project at the end of 2024 and sell its stake to LG as part of a reduction in investment in electric…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign an executive order creating the Task Force on Fraud, headed by Vice President J.D. Vance, in the Oval Office of the White House on March 16, 2026, in Washington, DC. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe SAVE America Act is a top priority for President Donald Trump, and he’s mentioned it at every opportunity, from appearances before reporters in the Oval Office, at campaign-style rallies in rooms full of supporters, to musings on his Truth Social platform.The Senate is expected to begin a marathon debate this week on an election bill that…
President Donald Trump has said the United States “doesn’t need any assistance” in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite appealing for the international coalition to support shipping during the war with Iran.”We don’t need much help, we don’t need any help,” Trump told reporters from the Oval Office during a meeting with Irishman Michael Martin regarding the Strait of Hormuz.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listHe also criticized some political parties that refuse to join such coalitions, including the UK, France and the NATO alliance.”Despite the fact that we helped them so much, we have thousands of soldiers in…
Raul Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, the grandson of former Cuban President Raul Castro, appeared at several public events led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday, raising questions about his role as Cuba’s leader as the country faces demands for regime change from the United States, analysts said. On Friday morning, Mr. Rodríguez Castro took part in a meeting held by Mr. Díaz-Canel with the leaders of the Cuban Communist Party and the Council of Ministers. Prime Minister Díaz-Canel then attended a press conference in which he addressed the island’s social and economic crisis and confirmed that his government had spoken…
Ollie Pope has denied that the England team “didn’t make a fuss” during the troubled Ashes series, but understands why the players were criticized.Ben Stokes’ tourists, who lost the series 4-1 to Australia, are currently under review by the England and Wales Cricket Board, with the tour’s planning, preparations, individual performances and actions all under scrutiny. Apart from the overall win on the field, concerns about the team’s culture emerged during the break in Noosa, with reports of excessive drinking by players, followed by revelations about an altercation between vice-captain Harry Brook and a nightclub bouncer before the Ashes visit…
Most enterprise AI projects fail not because companies lack the technology, but because the models they use don’t understand their business. Models are often trained on the internet rather than on decades of internal documentation, workflows, and organizational knowledge. French AI startup Mistral sees opportunity in this gap. The company on Tuesday announced Mistral Forge, a platform that allows companies to build custom models trained on their own data. Mistral announced the platform at Nvidia GTC, Nvidia’s annual technology conference. This year, the focus is on AI and agent models for the enterprise. This is a sharp move for Mistral,…
On March 12, 2026, a foreign tanker carrying Iraqi heavy oil caught fire and was damaged in Iraqi territorial waters after an unidentified attack targeted two foreign tankers near Basra, Iraq, according to Iraqi port officials. Mohamed Ati | Reuters Hello, my name is Hui Jie from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open.As oil prices continue to soar, US President Donald Trump is calling on other countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. However, his demands have not yet been met as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise as Iran continues to target neighboring…
Elon Musk watches as President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025.Brendan Smialowski AFP | Getty ImagesElon Musk is in talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a lawsuit brought by regulators last year alleging that the world’s richest man violated securities laws ahead of his acquisition of Twitter. In a court filing Tuesday, the SEC said it was “discussing a potential resolution with Musk that could mean no further proceedings are required.”The SEC first filed the lawsuit in January 2025, and…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused America’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies of being reluctant to get involved in the Iran war, before insisting that the United States does not need any support for its ongoing military operations.President Trump spoke in the Oval Office with the prime minister of Ireland, which is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and said the alliance of 32 European and North American nations was “making a very stupid mistake.”Mr. Trump, a longtime critic of NATO, accused the group of taking advantage of U.S. spending and military power and said…
Like the Hydra of Lerna in Greek mythology, a serpent-like monster that grows two new heads for every head it cuts off, organized crime in Latin America is proving difficult to defeat with the kind of decapitation tactics apparently favored by President Donald Trump. Every time a drug lord falls, several others aspire to succeed him. A case in point was the case last month when Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” was fatally wounded in a Mexican military operation supported by U.S. intelligence. His death sparked violent retaliation across Mexico, resulting in 60 deaths and raising the possibility…