Earlier in the year, President Trump signed legislation that effectively ended fuel economy penalties for automakers. The penalties applied to automakers for failing to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards dating back to the 2022 model year. The measure was part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," signed into law in July 2025. And now the president has pushed the envelope further by rolling back Biden-era fuel economy standards, terming them ‘‘ridiculous.’’ Trump has officially ended CAFE rules, with automakers…

WASHINGTON, 4 de diciembre de 2025.— Un almirante de la Armada que comandó los ataques militares estadounidenses contra un presunto barco narcotraficante en el Caribe declaró el jueves a los legisladores que no hubo una orden de "matar a todos" del secretario de Defensa, Pete H...

Es 4 de diciembre de 2025. Han transcurrido 338 días del año y faltan 27 días para su terminación. Hoy es jueves. Las efemérides se refieren a sucesos, celebraciones o conmemoraciones significativas para un área del conocimiento, la cultura y las artes, la historia o la cienc...

4 de diciembre de 2025.-Cantv dio inicio a su plan de modernización tecnológica en el sector Conejeros, estado Nueva Esparta, donde conectará próximamente con el servicio Aba Ultra, 100% fibra óptica, a más de 850 hogares de la zona, informó Prensa Comunicaciones Externas. El person...

Earlier this year, the Mexican government announced a special new financial instrument to help state-owned energy major Pemex with its debt repayment. The most indebted oil company in the world was in need of a unique solution to its problem—but this problem may be bigger than unpaid bills to suppliers. In July this year, the Mexican government issued $12 billion worth of something called P-Caps. Normally used in corporate circles, P-Caps, or pre-capitalized securities, allow a borrower access to debt funding in case of need but without being…

Congress just overturned a Biden-era rule that had restricted how much of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain could be leased for oil and gas. The Senate passed the resolution 49-45, using the Congressional Review Act to wipe out a 2024 Interior Department plan that kept large sections of the 1.56-million-acre area off-limits. Federal leasing will now revert to the broader 2020 Trump-era framework that opened essentially the entire Coastal Plain to development. For Alaska’s delegation and regional Native corporations,…

Congress just overturned a Biden-era rule that had restricted how much of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain could be leased for oil and gas. The Senate passed the resolution 49-45, using the Congressional Review Act to wipe out a 2024 Interior Department plan that kept large sections of the 1.56-million-acre area off-limits. Federal leasing will now revert to the broader 2020 Trump-era framework that opened essentially the entire Coastal Plain to development. For Alaska’s delegation and regional Native corporations,…

The global mining industry is undergoing a rapid digital transformation, driven by the dual pressures of the energy transition and increasingly complex extraction environments. A new market report projects the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) in mining market will nearly quadruple in value over the next seven years, reaching $9.93 billion by 2032. This surge in adoption comes as miners face a "perfect storm" of challenges: declining ore grades, labor shortages, and an insatiable global appetite for the critical minerals required to power electric…

Congress just overturned a Biden-era rule that had restricted how much of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain could be leased for oil and gas. The Senate passed the resolution 49-45, using the Congressional Review Act to wipe out a 2024 Interior Department plan that kept large sections of the 1.56-million-acre area off-limits. Federal leasing will now revert to the broader 2020 Trump-era framework that opened essentially the entire Coastal Plain to development. For Alaska’s delegation and regional Native corporations,…

4 de diciembre de 2025.- El Servicio Federal de Supervisión de las Telecomunicaciones, Tecnologías de la Información y Medios de Comunicación (Roskomnadzor) confirmó este jueves el bloqueo de la aplicación de mensajería Snapchat en Rusia. Según el servicio, la aplicación fue bloqueada desde octub...

Kazakhstan’s oil output has fallen sharply after damage at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) export terminal disrupted flows, tightening supplies from one of OPEC+’s largest non-core contributors and forcing operators to curtail production, Reuters reported on Thursday.  Output dropped in the first two days of December after storms and structural damage limited loading capacity at the Black Sea terminal, prompting producers to scale back throughput as storage filled.  Kazakhstan’s oil and condensate output fell by…

4 de diciembre de 2025.- Más de un tercio de la población mundial que habita más de 76 países sufre los efectos de sanciones injustificadas, denunció este jueves el representante permanente de Venezuela ante la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), Samuel Moncada, en ocasión del Día Internacion...

European automaker shares rose sharply on Thursday after President Donald Trump moved to roll back U.S. fuel economy limits established under Joe Biden, according to Reuters. The administration framed the proposal as a way to lower consumer costs by making it easier for companies to sell gasoline-powered vehicles. By mid-morning, Porsche shares were up more than 5%, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Car gained nearly 4%, Renault rose 3.3%, and Stellantis climbed around 2.7% after an 8% rally the previous day. Speaking from the Oval Office alongside…

The Treasury Department has quietly issued an exception to its own Russian sanctions list, allowing transactions with Lukoil-branded gas stations that are outside Russia through April 29, 2026. On paper, it’s a small and specific waiver. In practice, it’s Washington acknowledging a problem that it can’t actually solve without creating another. Lukoil’s retail footprint stretches far beyond Russia’s borders. It has around 200 stations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York—all of which would have been stymied…

4 de diciembre de 2025.- Los estudiantes chilenos no podrán ingresar teléfonos celulares a las aulas a partir de marzo próximo. El Congreso aprobó una ley que prohíbe estos dispositivos en los colegios con el objetivo de mejorar la convivencia y el rendimiento escolar. La norma regirá en todos lo...

As the global energy transition accelerates, the race to secure critical minerals is shifting from remote mines to battery recycling facilities.  A new report projects the global circular battery economy will surge from $23.29 billion in 2024 to nearly $78 billion by 2032. However, this aggressive growth forecast comes amid a turbulent period for the industry, characterized by volatile commodity prices and a race to build infrastructure before a tidal wave of spent electric vehicle (EV) batteries hits the market. From Environmental Niche to…

4 de diciembre de 2025.- La Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (Dgcim) alerta a la ciudadana sobre las trampas colocadas en redes sociales para vulnerar los datos personales y ‘’vulnerar la seguridad de nuestra patria’’. En ese sentido, la Dgcim difundió un audiovisual a través de su...

4 de diciembre de 2025.- Tras una jornada de debate nacional iniciado en el mes de octubre, el ministro del Poder Popular para la Educación, Héctor Rodríguez, anunció que las tareas escolares serán reguladas para disminuir el impacto negativo que generan en las familias y garantizar el tiempo libre ...

U.S. data center power demand could reach 106 GW in 2035, BloombergNEF said Monday in one of the more aggressive load growth estimates to date. The report comes as some energy industry analysts and executives warn that an artificial intelligence bubble or speculative data center proposals could be fueling excessive load growth projections.  A report from Grid Strategies released last month said utility forecasts of 90 GW additional data center load by 2030 were likely overstated; market analysis indicates load growth in that time frame is…