Faced with rising electricity prices, Americans are stealthily adding DIY solar systems. And they aren’t telling utilities

Balcony solar can be installed almost anywhere, is cheap, easy to set up and reduces bills. It’s increasingly appealing to Americans struggling with soaring energy costs, but it exists in a legal gray ...
CNBC

Electricity prices rising by double the rate of inflation. Data center demand means no relief ahead, analysts say

Electricity prices jumped 6.9% in 2025 year over year, more than double the headline inflation rate of 2.9%, according to Goldman Sachs. Prices will continue to rise through the end of the decade as ...
The Washington Post

This technology could revolutionize electricity — from space

Michelle Hanlon is executive director of the Center for Air and Space Law and assistant professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Imagine a network of orbiting satellites equipped with ...
The New York Times

Paging Dr. Chatbot

We look at when you can trust A.I. with your health, and when you can’t. By Sam Sifton I am the host of this newsletter. For hypochondriacs, A.I. chatbots are a windfall. Ask the computer a few ...
The New York Times

In ‘Soul Power,’ a Fresh Look at the League That Helped Launch Dr. J

Executive produced by Julius Erving, a new docuseries tells the story of the A.B.A., birthplace of the 3-pointer, slam-dunk contest and a lot of style. By Stuart Miller While Kenan Kamwana Holley was ...