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CleanTechnica

Believe It Or Not, EV Battery Swapping Is Coming To The US

EV battery swapping -- in one form or another -- could finally come to the US, if the startup Revoy succeeds in pitching its swap-in, swap-out retrofit for Class 8 diesel trucks with the potential for up to 90% savings on fuel depending on the terrain and route. The post Believe It Or Not, EV Battery Swapping Is Coming To The US appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Tina Casey2 August 2026

TechCrunch

These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era

Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. From smarter bookmarking tools and neighborhood marketplaces to digital pen pals and nature journals, here are the latest App Store finds worth adding to your Home Screen.

Sarah Perez2 August 2026

CleanTechnica

Test Drive: BYD eMAX7 & the Quiet Shock of an Electric Future for the Soccer Mom

There are test drives you walk into with expectations, and then there are test drives that quietly ambush you. The BYD eMAX7 belongs firmly in the second category. Visually, it does not promise much. The exterior is plain and conservative, shaped like a sleek utilitarian tool. Aside from the three-letter ... [continued] The post Test Drive: BYD eMAX7 & the Quiet Shock of an Electric Future for the Soccer Mom appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Raymond Tribdino2 August 2026

CleanTechnica

Funding for Renewables in Asia & Africa Ready

Ukko Renewable ready to implement long-term ambition to become a leading player in the energy transition across Asia The Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund signed a senior secured debt financing agreement providing up to 50 million dollars to Ukko Renewable. The facility supports the development of renewable energy projects ... [continued] The post Funding for Renewables in Asia & Africa Ready appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Raymond Tribdino2 August 2026

ScienceDaily

Mathematicians prove perfectly fair elections are impossible

Mathematicians have shown that no electoral system can perfectly balance local representation, proportional national results, and a fixed-size parliament once enough parties compete. A newly proposed voting method could soften these unavoidable trade-offs and produce outcomes that are much closer to fair.

2 August 2026

South China Morning Post

China’s forex regulator pledges to open up market, tighten capital oversight

China’s foreign exchange regulator has pledged to help further open up the forex market, while strengthening oversight of cross-border capital flows in the second half of the year. “[We will] steadily expand the institutional opening-up in the foreign exchange sector,” the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said in a statement on Sunday. The regulator, which had held a work meeting on Saturday to lay out key priorities for the rest of the year, also pledged to promote trade...

Xinyi Wu2 August 2026

South China Morning Post

AIIB explores digital payments, eyes Hong Kong hub as it raises record funds

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is setting its sights on tokenised payments and digital settlement systems, tapping into Hong Kong’s growing digital finance ecosystem as part of a broader push to modernise its capital market operations, according to a senior official at the bank. “That is a sector that we are exploring with interest,” Domenico Nardelli, the AIIB’s treasurer and acting chief financial officer, told the South China Morning Post in an interview last week,...

Daisy Wu2 August 2026

IEEE Spectrum

This Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever

A German engineer wanted a cheaper cigarette. The popular crooner Bing Crosby wanted a vacation. Satisfying both desires inadvertently led to the invention of the laugh track. Along the way there were Nazis, spoils of war, and more than one accidental encounter. Tying together this quirky history is the Magnetophon.What Was the Magnetophon?The Magnetophon was a high-fidelity reel-to-reel magnetic tape recorder. The hit of the Berlin Radio Show when it debuted in 1935, it was developed by the Ger

Allison Marsh2 August 2026

CoinDesk

The reverse bridge: Crypto meets Wall Street using perps

Crypto exchanges built perpetual futures for digital assets. Now they are using them to offer 24/7 exposure to stocks, commodities and indexes.

Olivier Acuna2 August 2026

The Robot Report

Google DeepMind says Gemini Robotics 2 enables full body control

Gemini Robotics 2 enables robots to reason through every movement, unlocking a broad range of tasks, DeepMind said. The post Google DeepMind says Gemini Robotics 2 enables full body control appeared first on The Robot Report.

The Robot Report Staff2 August 2026

South China Morning Post

AI boom enters its ‘nasty’ phase as economic realities set in

Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered its “nasty” phase – the fast-moving, volatile period when economic reality constrains ambitions and markets separate winners from losers. The capital expenditure boom, accelerated US-China competition and strategic retrenchment threaten to erase as much wealth as the industry’s unprecedented expansion has created. Returns on capital face mounting pressure to deliver outsize performance. Investors are wary and impatient, rotating portfolios towards...

James David Spellman2 August 2026

Electrek

Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in August 2026

I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with real-world e-bike testing has helped me find the best electric bicycles on the market for just about any budget. Below are some of the top e-bikes I’ve hand-tested for every price range, current as of August 2026. With summer kickin

Micah Toll2 August 2026