Indonesia imposed a ban on nickel ore exports to encourage smelters to move refining operations to the country; the country is now pushing to attract more of the EV value chain, including car and battery manufacturing.
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Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2026
Some wealthy countries, including Norway and Kuwait, have imposed strict rules to formally ban sale to teens.
After an unreleased OpenAI model wreaked enough havoc to make international headlines, OpenAI delayed the development of a different unreleased model suite, Astra, in order to shore up its safety work, the company wrote Tuesday in a blog post.
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Hayden Field,
The Verge,
1 Sep. 2026
The January 2025 wildfires that swept through Pacific Palisades wreaked devastation practically beyond belief, destroying more than 5,600 homes and businesses.
—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Aug. 2026
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