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How Batteries Got Cheaper and Made the Electric Grid More Reliable

✇NYT: Technology
By:Ivan Penn and Ruth Fremson
5 December 2025 at 05:00
An early grid battery was installed in the Atacama Desert in Chile 15 years ago. Now, as prices have tumbled, they are increasingly being used around the world.

Employees working on battery units at the solar project, which is owned by AES, a Virginia company that holds utilities and power plants across the world.

Trump Vowed Fewer Regulations and Lots More Oil. He’s Delivered on One.

✇NYT: Science
By:Lisa Friedman
26 November 2025 at 05:00
The president’s energy strategy is projected to generate more pollution, but so far production has not risen significantly and price drops have been modest, analysts say.

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Since President Trump took office, oil production is up, but largely because of improved efficiency, and it has not translated into more jobs for either the industry or the overall economy.

U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under Medicare

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By:Rebecca Robbins
26 November 2025 at 13:15
The Trump administration said that had the new prices been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved $12 billion, which would have reduced its spending on those drugs by 44 percent.

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The 15 drugs include widely used inhalers, such as Breo Ellipta, and treatments for cancer, diabetes and depression.

RealPage Agrees to Settle Federal Rent-Collusion Case

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By:David McCabe
24 November 2025 at 19:39
The Justice Department had accused the real estate software company of enabling landlords to charge tenants more than free-market rates.

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“With the rise of algorithmic and artificial intelligence tools, we will remain at the forefront of vigorous antitrust enforcement,” said Gail Slater, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division.

Eli Lilly, Drug Maker of Zepbound and Mounjaro, Reaches $1 Trillion in Value

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By:Rebecca Robbins
21 November 2025 at 16:25
The 150-year-old drugmaker is the first company in health care to hit the milestone.

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Eli Lilly, based in Indianapolis, has surged in large part because of the company’s success in commanding the GLP-1 weight loss drug market.

A Plan for Private Jet Taxes Would Fund Climate Measures

✇NYT: Science
By:Somini Sengupta
17 November 2025 at 12:24
A small group of countries is aiming to impose a fee on private jets and premium commercial fares. The revenue would help nations adapt to warming.

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A private jet at the Farnborough International Airshow last year. Aviation accounts for roughly 4 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.

RFK Jr. Walks a Tightrope on Trump Deal for Obesity Drugs

✇NYT: Science
By:Dani Blum and Rebecca Robbins
14 November 2025 at 10:25
The weight loss medicines are proving to be a test case for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, in straddling divisions between his supporters and the president.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, appearing in the Oval Office on Nov. 6 with other health officials, the chief executives of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and others.

The Luxury Electric Vehicle Is in Trouble

✇NYT: Technology
By:Neal E. Boudette
13 November 2025 at 05:01
Sales of expensive battery-powered cars like the Ford F-150 Lightning have stalled, forcing automakers to slow production and offer more affordable vehicles.

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Ford Motor has stopped making its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, which starts at $55,000, and won’t say when or whether production will restart.

Merck PCSK9 Pill Results Point to Extremely Low Cholesterol Future

✇NYT: Science
By:Gina Kolata
8 November 2025 at 17:57
The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease risk.

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Merck, which first introduced statins to the world nearly 40 years ago, announced that its new pill helped reduce heart attack and stroke rates in high risk patients by 20 percent in a year.

Trump Announces Deal to Drop Obesity Drug Prices to as Little as $149 a Month

✇NYT: Science
By:Rebecca Robbins · Margot Sanger-Katz and Dani Blum
6 November 2025 at 16:52
President Trump announced a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower prices on hugely popular weight-loss drugs for Medicare, Medicaid and American patients who pay with their own money.

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Americans have been able to buy Wegovy and Zepbound for about $500 a month in most cases.

‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts

✇NYT: Science
By:Sarah Kliff · Margot Sanger-Katz and Asmaa Elkeurti
3 November 2025 at 05:00
New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.

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Apple’s iPhones Fuel Record Sales and Profit

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By:Tripp Mickle
30 October 2025 at 19:46
The company’s revenue rose to above $100 billion in the quarter for the first time, and profit soared 86 percent.

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In September, Apple introduced its newest iPhones with a changed external design.

Trump Administration Backs Plan for New Nuclear Plants

✇NYT: Technology
By:Ivan Penn
28 October 2025 at 14:16
The federal government announced that it would back an effort to build several Westinghouse nuclear reactors, but offered few details.

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The new projects would include a Westinghouse reactor, like those used in the recent construction of two units at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Ga.

Ford’s Profit Jumps on Strong Sales but Company Lowers its Outlook

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By:Neal E. Boudette
23 October 2025 at 16:05
Ford said a fire at an aluminum factory will lower profits in the last three months of the year. The company also said it has stopped making an electric version of its popular F-150 pickup.

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Ford F-150 trucks being assembled at the company’s plant in Dearborn, Mich.

Tesla’s Profit Falls 37% After It Cut Car Prices

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By:Jack Ewing
22 October 2025 at 19:17
The company sold more cars but made less money on each one because of discounts and low-interest loans.

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Tesla sales in the third quarter were helped by shoppers who took advantage of a federal tax credit on electric vehicles before it expired in September.

G.M. Previews Talking Cars, Cheaper Batteries and Other New Tech

✇NYT: Technology
By:Jack Ewing
22 October 2025 at 14:18
Drivers will be able to converse with an artificial intelligence assistant while cars largely drive themselves in certain situations, the company said.

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Battery assembly at a General Motors plant in Spring Hill, Tenn. G.M. announced that it had developed a new lower-cost battery.

Does Your Electric Bill Keep Going Up? We Want to See It.

✇NYT: Technology
By:Ivan Penn and Rebecca F. Elliott
22 October 2025 at 12:43
Utility rates are rising in many places across the country, and we’re continuing to report on the causes and impacts.

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Electricity meters in Charleston, W.Va.

Renting a San Francisco Apartment in the A.I. Boom? Good Luck.

✇NYT: Technology
By:Natallie Rocha
16 October 2025 at 09:00
The artificial intelligence gold rush has pushed San Francisco’s residential rents up by the most in the nation, as A.I. companies lease apartments and offer rent stipends to employees.

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Roy Lee, Cluely’s chief executive, at his home in Cluely’s office in San Francisco. His start-up has leased apartments for its employees.

Renewable Energy Is Booming Despite Trump’s Efforts to Slow It

✇NYT: Technology
By:Rebecca F. Elliott
14 October 2025 at 05:01
With federal subsidies ending or becoming hard to claim, companies are racing ahead with solar, wind and battery projects.

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The Little Elk solar project in Elkton, Md., is among those owned by CleanCapital, a company that develops and operates solar and battery storage projects around the country.
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