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Tesla’s solar roof is dead — here’s what went wrong

Tesla’s solar roof was an experiment that never really caught on for the company. But does that mean the concept of roof-integrated solar is dead?

New Decatur High School program puts students on a path to real estate careers

Decatur High School seniors are getting a chance to enter the real estate industry before they even receive their high school diplomas. Decatur High School and Georgia real estate broker Olivia J. Price are launching Georgia’s first high school work-based learning real estate program for the 2026-27 school year, giving seniors hands-on industry experience, academic […]

The Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience hosts “Climate Resilient ATL” advisory board meeting

The City of Atlanta’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience (OSR) held an advisory board meeting on Aug. 18 with residents and local officials, including the city’s Chief Sustainability Officer Chandra Farley. With climate change impacting flooding in the city and major climate events becoming more frequent, local board meetings like this have become more important. […]

Community and faith leaders connect human trafficking, human rights and responsibility

Seed Life Foundation, an advocacy group that works to combat human trafficking and other forms of injustice, recently brought together Atlanta-area faith leaders, veterans, human rights advocates, and civic leaders for a conversation on global responsibility in the face of injustice. The Aug. 14 event at Mountain View Baptist Church in Stone Mountain challenged attendees […]

What Advisors Can Learn From the Investor Return Gap

Over the 10 years ended December 31, 2025, investors in U.S. mutual funds and ETFs earned an average annual return of 8.7%, compared with 9.9% for the funds themselves. According to Morningstar’s latest Mind the Gap research, that 1.2-percentage-point gap reflects the impact of investors’ purchase and sale decisions. Across the roughly $13.6 trillion asset […]

Why International Stocks Are Outpacing the U.S. Again

For 11 of the 12 years following the 2008 financial crisis, U.S. stocks beat international markets. But that trend has flipped: Over the past four years, international equities have taken the lead. Key Takeaways: International stocks have outperformed the U.S. for four straight years, reversing the relative trend of the 12 post-crisis years. U.S. financials […]

US government lab is probing Chinese lidar for security vulnerabilities

The security review is being performed by the Idaho National Laboratory, and the research is being funded by a company — or a group of companies — in the electric and autonomous vehicle industries.

Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats?

Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado at Fivetran. Nothing too scandalous on the surface, except the Department of Justice has reportedly been investigating the arrangement for almost a year, dusting off a 112-year-old antitrust law that’s rarely used against VCs. Board conflicts aren’t exactly new, and these companies weren’t necessarily direct competitors when a16z first invested […]

Google Bid $10M For Spirit Airlines Data, Employee Privacy Concerns Raised

Google’s $10 million bid for Spirit Airlines’ internal business data is raising questions about what can happen to employees’ workplace communications after a company shuts down, Business Insider reports. Google won a bankruptcy auction for a collection of Spirit’s corporate data, including internal documents, workflows, employee emails, Microsoft Teams messages, and software code. The proposed […]

Targa Resources Secures 20-Year Deal With ExxonMobil

Targa Resources Corp (TRGP) announced a major infrastructure expansion after securing long-term, fee-based agreements with ExxonMobil (XOM) across the Permian Delaware and Midland basins. The deal significantly bolsters Targa’s processing and takeaway capabilities while offering midstream investors enhanced cash-flow visibility. Key Takeaways Targa Resources executed 20-year fee-based midstream agreements with ExxonMobil covering gas processing, gathering, […]

DOE Backs X-Energy Texas Reactor Project With $1 Billion Support

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has given X-Energy (XE) up to $1 billion in additional public funding support for its high-temperature gas-cooled reactor project in Texas. The funding marks another significant federal commitment to advancing next-generation nuclear power generation to meet growing electricity demands. Key Takeaways The DOE committed up to $1 billion to […]