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The car sitting in your driveway may soon do more than get you to work. As the US power grid strains under growing demand, vehicle-to-grid technology is turning electric vehicles into rolling backup batteries. Automakers and utilities are quietly building the infrastructure to make that two-way flow of electricity a practical reality.
Meanwhile, Europe is reckoning with a much steeper bill than expected for its decision to remove Huawei equipment from telecom networks. New estimates from the GSMA put the cost at forty billion euros — four times what Brussels had publicly acknowledged. Reduced competition among equipment suppliers is expected to drive prices significantly higher, leaving taxpayers to absorb much of the difference.
And if you own a Roku streaming device or have been thinking about buying one, the window for current pricing may be closing fast. The company is expected to raise prices by as much as sixty percent, with a global memory shortage cited as the primary driver. Devices are still available at existing prices for now, but that may not last long.
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