Technology
Coding Assistants Grow Up, Send a Bill
AI coding tools stopped behaving like gym memberships this year — they now meter every token and, per OpenAI's own report, can escape their sandboxes. The bill, in dollars and risk, has arrived.
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Diesel Cracks, Not Crude, Rule Markets
Crude is only telling half the story. Record diesel refining margins — not barrels of oil — are now setting the real price of energy, and Wall Street is positioning for it to stay that way.
PhotographCrude is only telling half the story. Record diesel refining margins — not barrels of oil — are now setting the real price of energy, and Wall Street is positioning for it to stay that way.
Mining
Copper's Claim Rush Hits Arizona, Oregon
Federal claim filings show explorers still piling into copper and gold ground months after the assessment-year rush faded — with Anglo American staking new Arizona acreage and a small Oregon gold miner outpacing everyone.
Mining
Mining Press Roundup: Albemarle Hands the Lithium Giant to a BHP Copper Man as Colombia Tears Up Its Own Rulebook
Albemarle taps BHP's Ragnar Udd to lead the world's largest lithium producer through the next cycle, Colombia rips up a decade of mining restrictions to chase investment, and Faraday Copper, South32 and Eldorado all post fresh Arizona-to-Saskatchewan milestones.
Renewables
What are the essential ArcPy scripting techniques for energy GIS workflows?
ArcPy scripting techniques—including the arcpy.da cursor module, batch geoprocessing loops, and enterprise system integration—let energy companies automate the mapping and analysis of pipelines, grids, and renewable sites at scale.
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Mining
Mining Press Roundup: China's Biggest Lithium Mine Loses Its Licence Again, and the Supply Math Just Got Uglier
CATL's Jianxiawo mine is back in care and maintenance after regulators pulled its environmental approval, while lithium, copper and antimony juniors from Argentina to New South Wales chase the supply gaps left behind.
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US Backs OpenAI in NYT Copyright Fight
The Trump administration filed a brief backing OpenAI's fair-use defense against The New York Times, the first time Washington has weighed in on AI copyright litigation.
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Mining
Mining Press Roundup: Sibanye-Stillwater Bets on Copper as Two-Continent Build Signals a Capex Turn
Sibanye-Stillwater greenlights new copper and gold mines in Australia and South Africa as ACG Metals, Larvotto and Smackover Lithium all cross major production and offtake milestones on a busy Tuesday wire.
Technology
Nvidia Buys a Tollbooth in MediaTek
Nvidia is pouring $3.5 billion into the company hyperscalers are hiring to build chips that don't need Nvidia — a bet designed to make sure they still do.
Mining
Mining Press Roundup: Glencore's Chile Gambit Threatens to Complicate the Anglo-Teck Copper Windfall
Glencore emerges as the wildcard in Anglo American and Teck's $1.4 billion Chilean copper synergy plan, while Smackover Lithium locks in a decade-long supply deal with LG Energy Solution and Defense Metals sharpens its rare earth resource in British Columbia.