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Developer Calls GW Ranch in Pecos County, Texas, the ‘Largest Power Project’ in U.S. Air Pollution

Developer Calls GW Ranch in Pecos County, Texas, the ‘Largest Power Project’ in U.S.

Texas’ environmental regulator this week issued the largest air pollution permit in the country to an enormous planned complex of gas power plants and data centers near the oilfields of the Permian Basin, according to an announcement from the project’s developers.  Pacifico Energy, a global, investor-owned infrastructure company, called its…
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January 29, 2026
New York startup builds foam-covered humanoid inspired by WALL-E, not Terminator Times Square

New York startup builds foam-covered humanoid inspired by WALL-E, not Terminator

Founded in stealth in New York's Flatiron District, Fauna Robotics spent two years building Sprout as a different kind of platform – one that treats robots not as laborers but as companions and collaborators. Its debut this week marks the company's attempt to define a new category of "approachable" humanoids:...Read…
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January 29, 2026
New York Homeless Families Placed in Hotels Weren’t Guaranteed Social Services. New Regulations Could Change That. Times Square

New York Homeless Families Placed in Hotels Weren’t Guaranteed Social Services. New Regulations Could Change That.

New York state may soon guarantee homeless families placed in hotels the same services as those in shelters, including help finding housing, meals and child care. The proposal from the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance follows a ProPublica and New York Focus investigation that found hotels have become the…
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January 29, 2026
Bluetongue outbreak: officials engaging with China over beef trade, says Heydon China's Social Credit System

Bluetongue outbreak: officials engaging with China over beef trade, says Heydon

The Minister for Agriculture has said there are trade implications but no human health nor food safety concerns following the Bluetongue outbreak in Irish cattle that has led China to suspend imports of Irish beef. Bluetongue, a disease spread by midges, does not affect humans but can cause severe illness…
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January 29, 2026
Moniepoint’s transaction volume jumps to 14 billion, worth $294 billion, internal data shows NSA

Moniepoint’s transaction volume jumps to 14 billion, worth $294 billion, internal data shows

In the two years since Moniepoint last publicly shared its transaction figures, the Nigerian fintech unicorn has nearly tripled transaction volume across its subsidiaries, rising from 5.2 billion to over 14 billion, according to an internal company presentation seen by TechCabal.  Moniepoint averaged 1.67 billion monthly transactions in 2025, a…
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January 29, 2026
Youyiguan Port upgrades border clearance system in Pingxiang City, Guangxi Vietnam

Youyiguan Port upgrades border clearance system in Pingxiang City, Guangxi

Vehicles bound for Vietnam are pictured after customs clearance at Youyiguan Port, or Friendship Pass, in Pingxiang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 28, 2026. Youyiguan Port, China's main gateway to Vietnam, upgraded its border clearance system in January, significantly reducing customs clearance time and providing convenience for…
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January 29, 2026