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Armenia

“100 Armenian soldiers killed” — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. “Tension between the former Soviet republics largely stems from a standoff over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region.” — Al Jazeera Editor: Another armed conflict over a narrow strip of land?Like the Donbas in…

Rooftop solar fires reported

“Between April 2020 and June 2021, solar panels atop Amazon fulfillment centers caught fire or experienced electrical explosions at least six different times.“The rate of dangerous incidents is unacceptable, and above industry averages,” an Amazon employee wrote in an internal…

Education and inflation

“The chancellors of the University of California’s nine undergraduate campuses will each get raises under an action taken by the university’s board of regents. The board voted Thursday to approve spending a total of about $800,000 to give raises to…

Job cuts

“The popular meditation startup Calm, known for its wellness app, has reportedly laid off 20% of its staff, according to The Wall Street Journal. Roughly 90 out of 400 Calm employees were laid off, according to the report.” — CNBC

EV incentives or disincentives?

“Proposed tax credits of up to $7,500 for electric vehicles under the Inflation Reduction Act could be counterintuitive for sales of EVs, according to several companies and a group representing major automakers such as General Motors, Toyota Motor and Ford…