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Rodatherm Energy, a new geothermal startup, emerged from stealth Monday with $38 million in funding and a plan to build a pilot plan in Utah.  The startup differentiates itself by plumbing its boreholes with a closed loop, likely made of steel, that’s filled with a refrigerant. That contrasts with other enhanced geothermal companies, which tend to use water to transport heat from deep within the Earth. The Series A round was led by Evok Innovations with participation from Active Impact Investments, Giga Investments, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, MCJ, TDK Ventures, Tech Energy Ventures, and Toyota Ventures. Rodatherm…

Jamie Lee Curtis is mourning the death of Charlie Kirk, even if they shared very little common political ground. “I’m going to bring something up with you just because it’s front of mind. Charlie Crist was killed two days ago,” the Freakier Friday star shared on Monday’s new episode of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. Maron corrected Curtis, “Kirk, not Crist, prompting her to explain, “Sorry, Kirk. I just call him Crist, I think, because of Christ, because of his deep belief.” Curtis, who has long championed liberal causes, began to sob over the death of the right-wing podcaster and founder…

Two years ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to the Houston Texans on a touchdown in the final seconds. On Monday night, Baker Mayfield and the Bucs were the ones to deliver a knockout blow as the clock neared zero.Mayfield led an 11-play, 80-yard drive capped by Rachaad White’s two-yard touchdown run with six seconds left, and the Buccaneers rallied past the Texans 20-19. In the Bucs’ last visit to Houston, in 2023, CJ Stroud connected with Tank Dell for a TD with six seconds to go to give the Texans a 39-37 win.“We expected a hard-fought battle, but it’s…

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a vibrant, synthetic pigment known as manganese blue.The work titled Number 1A, 1948 showcases Pollock’s classic style: paint has been dripped and splattered across the canvas, creating a vivid, multicolored piece. Pollock even gave it a personal touch, adding his handprints near the top.The painting, currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is almost 9ft (2.7 metres) wide. Scientists had previously characterized the reds…

And other travel news you may have missed.This week in travel, we’ve uncovered several stories that might have flown under your radar. Among them: influencers accidentally traveled to Tunis, Tunisia, instead of Nice, France; a cruise passenger jumped overboard after accruing a debt of $16,000 at the ship’s casino; and multiple airline employees were suspended after commenting about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.Dive into these and more as we examine the latest in travel news.NO.1TIKTOKERS TRAVEL TO TUNIS INSTEAD OF NICE, FRANCEIt is not every day that travelers mix up destinations, but when they do, the internet doesn’t let them forget it.…

New Delhi, India — The rattle of iron gates sounded like drumbeats as the crowd surged forward. A sea of bodies stormed through the barricades, which had stood as sentinels of power barely hours ago.The hallways of the house of the country’s leader echoed with the thunder of muddy footsteps. Some smashed windows and artefacts, others picked up luxury bedsheets or shoes.The building and its plush interiors had been symbols of crushing authority, impenetrable and out of reach for the country’s teeming millions. Now, however, they briefly belonged to the people.This was Nepal last week. It was also Sri Lanka in…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Happy Lehman Brothers Day to those who celebrate. It’s the 17th anniversary of what remains the largest bankruptcy in American history. But with each year’s passing, a little more of the story is forgotten. Link-rot has erased the cache of Lehman emails and memos released in 2011 by law firm Jenner & Block to accompany its coroner’s report. Lehman’s own investment research silo is long gone, as are those of numerous contemporaries. Finding files on Internet Archive is sometimes possible, but is…

We live in a golden age of controllers. The gamepads on the market now are of higher quality, more versatile, and more customizable than anything from even one console generation ago. If you play games on an Xbox Series X or Series S (or a Windows PC), you have the unenviable task of choosing between several high-quality controllers from Microsoft as well as a plethora of great options from the likes of 8BitDo, PowerA, Razer, Scuf, GameSir, Nacon, and Turtle Beach. Some of them have drift-resistant Hall effect or TMR-based joysticks for improved longevity, yet all of them are good…

Paul GlynnCulture reporterPAThe BBC director general is also on the executive board of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)BBC director general Tim Davie has said the corporation is “aware of the concerns” around Israel taking part in next year’s Eurovision, adding that the song contest has “never been about politics”.Speaking on Monday in front of parliament’s public accounts committee, Davie said the BBC would “work with” Eurovision organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), on the issue.”Eurovision has never been about politics, it should be a celebration of music and culture that brings people together,” he added. “We need to see what…

Chelsea visit Old Trafford on Saturday. Then comes a trip to Brentford – where United have conceded four times on each of their past two visits – followed by encounters with Sunderland and then Liverpool at Anfield, making the chances of a significant upturn in fortunes in the short term unlikely.Scholes is not alone in believing United have no chance of reversing their fortunes unless Amorim changes his style, with all-time leading scorer Wayne Rooney believing his old side have “got worse” under the Portuguese, who replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag last November.”He cannot carry on playing this way,…