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The EU has officially approved a 90% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2040, setting a new benchmark for climate ambition across the bloc. At the same time, changes to supply-chain due diligence rules signal a more selective approach to… Read More »EU Locks In 90% Emissions Cut by 2040: What It Means for Business, ESG, and Europe’s Climate Future

The EU has formally approved a 90% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2040, marking a landmark moment in European climate and environmental policy. Here’s what the decision means for businesses, citizens, and the global energy transition.

The EU has finalized a major climate and ESG regulatory package, setting a 90% emissions reduction target for 2040 and reshaping supply chain and corporate reporting rules. Here’s what the changes mean for businesses, investors, and citizens across Europe and… Read More »EU’s 2040 Climate Targets and ESG Overhaul: What the New Rules Mean for Business and Citizens

The EU has formally approved a 90% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2040, setting the stage for accelerated green technology investment across Europe. From brine-free solar desalination to AI-powered wind forecasting, the cleantech innovations needed to meet that ambition are… Read More »Solar Desalination, AI Wind Forecasting, and Europe’s 2040 Climate Target: Green Tech Is Accelerating

Joby flight at JFK airport. | Image: The Verge This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on aviation, air taxis, and Wi-Fi speeds at 30,000 feet, follow Andrew J.… Read More »Electric air taxis are stuck in the courtroom

If you had a Roomba, especially in the early days of the robot vacuum, it was in many ways a fairly unsophisticated machine. It would just bump around your house, looking for something to suck up, until its battery died… Read More »How Roomba started a robot revolution

According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, Polymarket has been paying people to film themselves placing fake bets and celebrating fake wins on social media. WSJ identified over 1,100 deceptive clips and talked to creators who, despite not stating as… Read More »Polymarket reportedly paid people to post fake videos of themselves placing bets

Cold Court is a brother-sister duo from Philly that seems to love nothing more than shoving all of their influences together in a messy soup that at least superficially resembles the hyperpop you’ve come to expect from acts like 100… Read More »Cold Court’s debut EP is an infectious, glitchy genre mashup

The history books are littered with the corpses of corporate record labels started by companies that had no business being in the music industry. Bose thinks it can be the exception to the rule. It thinks it can be Red… Read More »Bose thinks it can be a media company for some reason

The EU Green Deal retains its binding 2050 and 2030 climate targets, but a wave of regulatory simplification is scaling back sustainability reporting and supply-chain rules for many companies. The result is a framework that is simultaneously more ambitious on… Read More »EU Green Deal at a Crossroads: Climate Ambition Meets Regulatory Simplification