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Ukrainians reject wartime elections despite US push, poll shows: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/15/ukrainians-reject-wartime-elections-despite.html

Battery costs keep going down, good news for energy transition and renewable energy.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/batteries-now-cheap-enough-to-make-dispatchable-solar-economically-feasible/

Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.

Lidar manufacturer Luminar files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and says it reached a deal to sell its semiconductor subsidiary to Quantum Computing Inc. for $110M (Reshmi Basu/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202…

Volvo Supplier Luminar Files Bankruptcy After Contract Dispute
Luminar Technologies Inc, which manufactures laser-based sensors for cars, filed for bankruptcy shortly after it lost a contract with Swedish carmaker Volvo AB.

Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible (Uma Gupta/pv magazine International)
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/batteries-now-cheap-enough-to-make-dispatchable-solar-economically-feasible/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251214/p35#a251214p35

President Trump plans to sue the BBC "for anywhere between a billion and $5B" next week, after the BBC rejected his compensation demands over a misleading edit (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n

NFL Week 16 early odds: Seahawks home underdogs vs. Rams; Chiefs still favored despite Patrick Mahomes injury

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-wee

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I've got Eve smart plugs which happen to report grid voltage they see. I've noticed this is precise enough to observe wire resistance, and see how far each plug is from the breaker box!
#homeAssistant

Netanyahu Says Australia Failed to Protect Jews Despite Warning (Sherif Tarek/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-14/netanyahu-says-australia-failed-to-protect-jews-despite-warning
http://www.memeorandum.com/251214/p38#a251214p38

The US FTC, along with 21 states and DC, files an amended complaint against Uber, alleging deceptive billing and cancellation practices related to Uber One (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ftc-21-states-file-…