Life in France will soon feel a little chillier: Thermostats turned down to 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit). Cooler showers in homes and hotels. No hot water in the […]
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Back to news homeAn Israel-Lebanon Border Deal Could Increase Natural Gas Supplies
Israel and Lebanon have been at war since 1948, but the countries are close to an agreement that could increase production of natural gas, helping energy-starved Europe.Officials from the two […]
How a Looming Oil Ban Could Devastate a Small Italian City
Like thousands of Sicilians who live near Priolo Gargallo, part of an industrial petrochemical hub on this island’s southeastern coast, Davide Mauro has tied his livelihood to the giant Russian-owned […]
Europe’s Energy Crisis Forces Factories to Go Dark
The furnace, heated to 1,500 degrees Celsius, was glowing red. Workers at the Arc International glass factory loaded it with sand that slowly pooled into a molten mass. Nearby on […]
Ostracized by the West, Russia Finds a Partner in Saudi Arabia
As Russia massed troops on its border with Ukraine and invaded the country at the start of the year, Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding Company quietly invested more than $600 million […]
This Week in Apps: Apple’s event brings a ‘dynamic Island,’ new widgets and iOS 16
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached […]
Shock Waves Hit the Global Economy, Posing Grave Risk to Europe
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the continuing effects of the pandemic have hobbled countries around the globe, but the relentless series of crises has hit Europe the hardest, causing the […]
The Days of Energy Deregulation Are Over in Europe
After decades of promoting a free-market approach to the electricity and natural gas industries, European governments are taking back control of these vital functions. Record-high energy prices, partly the result […]
Where is Y Combinator startup-hunting in 2022?
Digging into the latest accelerator with an asterisk cohort Like the startup ecosystem itself, accelerators change with time. Techstars has expanded to a network of programs, to pick one example. […]
Localyze, a SaaS for staff relocation, gets $35M as it gears up for US launch
Hamburg-based Localyze is gearing up to launch in North America in the coming months — powered by a fresh raise of $35 million in Series B funding that’s being announced […]