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President Trump’s order is the U.S. government’s latest move to promote the fossil fuel industry despite concerns about climate change.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationPublished February 12, 2026February 12, 2026Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareUS President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Defense to purchase electricity generated from coal. This is the latest effort to increase demand for fossil fuels against a backdrop of declining cost competitiveness and concerns about climate change.In an executive order signed Wednesday, President Trump directed the Pentagon to enter into long-term purchase agreements with coal-fired power plants and prioritize “the conservation…

Three young children and their father were killed and their pregnant mother was injured in a Russian drone strike in eastern Ukraine, local emergency services said. Kharkov region governor Oleg Sinegubov said the family had fled the shelling and arrived in the town of Bokhodukiv, about 60 kilometers west of Kharkov, just the day before. “(They) had just evacuated from Zolotiv and were trying to escape constant shelling and find a safer place to live. It was their first night in a new place,” he said on Telegram. Later on Wednesday, Zolotiv authorities announced further attacks on the village, including…

Nottingham Forest missed out on a chance to move five points clear of the relegation zone following a 0-0 draw with Wolves. This game was Sean Dyche’s last managerial game before he was fired.This was despite the hosts taking 35 shots against the bottom team in the Premier League at the City Ground. It’s been nearly a decade since a Premier League team had so many shots without scoring, but Forest were unable to overcome the league’s worst side, who had not kept an away clean sheet in the top flight until this game. Forest failed to take advantage of…

Modal Labs, a startup specializing in AI inference infrastructure, is in talks with VCs about a new round valued at about $2.5 billion, according to four people familiar with the deal. If the deal closes on these terms, the funding round would more than double the company’s announced $1.1 billion valuation less than five months ago. General Catalyst is in talks to lead the round, people told TechCrunch. Sources say Modal’s annual revenue run rate (ARR) is approximately $50 million. Discussions are at an early stage and terms are still subject to change. Modal Labs co-founder and CEO Erik Bernhardsson…

Here are some stocks that are making big moves in extended trading. Robinhood – the maker of trading apps is down about 7%. LSEG said fourth-quarter sales were $1.28 billion, lower than analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. Transaction-based revenue was also below expectations, coming in at just $776 million compared to StreetAccount’s consensus call of $801.4 million. Lyft – The rideshare company’s stock price fell 17%. Fourth-quarter bookings were $5.07 billion, in line with FactSet consensus estimates. Lyft had estimated first-quarter adjusted EBITDA in the range of approximately $120 million to $140 million, compared to the consensus call for $139.8…

Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 AI glasses during the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Menlo Park, California, USA. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesEssilor Lux Oticahas more than tripled meta Ray-Ban maker announced last year’s sales of artificial intelligence glasses in its fourth quarter results on Wednesday. The French-Italian eyewear brand announced it sold more than 7 million AI glasses last year.That’s up from the total of 2 million units the company sold in 2023 and 2024, according to its quarterly report from February last year. The numbers reported Wednesday include smart glasses sold under…

Paris Reuters — French wine and spirits exports fell to their lowest level in at least 25 years last year as U.S. tariffs and Chinese tariffs hit sales and a strong euro drove up the price of some alcohol, trade group FEVS said on Tuesday, warning there was no imminent relief. Total French wine and spirits exports fell 3% last year to 168 million cases, the lowest level since at least the beginning of this century, a FEVS spokesperson said. The value fell 8% to 14.3 billion euros ($17.03 billion), the lowest level in five years. Intensifying trade tensions have…

Nottingham Forest have sacked manager Sean Dyche after just 114 days and 17 games in charge.News of Dyche’s departure was announced at 12:30 a.m. Thursday. It was around three hours after Forest were held to a goalless draw with Wolves, the bottom club in the Premier League. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Watch for free: Highlights of the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Wolves. Diche becomes the third Forest manager to be sacked this season, following Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou, who himself was in charge at the City Ground for just 39…

On Wednesday, xAI took the unusual step of publishing the entire 45-minute all-hands meeting video on X, making it publicly accessible. Details of Tuesday night’s meeting were previously reported by the New York Times, and may have influenced xAI’s decision to post the video online. The entire video reveals important new details about Musk’s AI Lab plans, including the product roadmap and continued relationship with the X Platform. The most direct revelation concerns a series of employee departures, which Musk described as layoffs due to changes in the company’s organizational structure. While reorganizations are common, their widespread departures have caused…

Justin Tallis | AFP | Getty ImagesThroughout its history, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are subject to significant price fluctuations, whether due to larger macro factors affecting all asset classes or during “crypto winter” related to industry concerns.However, with the crypto-friendly Trump administration and expectations for the passage of the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Act, many onlookers expected another bull market in digital assets to begin in 2026. However, the situation was quite the opposite. Bitcoin has fallen more than 21% since the beginning of the year, dropping to $60,062.00 last week, its lowest level in nearly 16 months. This is a…