The Hottest Amenity From Developers? A Power Plant Made of Batteries.
Charged via rooftop solar panels, the cells form a network that provides a building with backup electricity and that utilities can tap during peak periods.
Without Backpackers to Pick Them, Crops Rot by the Ton in Australia
The pandemic has exposed the shaky labor foundation of the country’s agriculture industry, spurring calls for an immigration overhaul.
Biden Drops Tanden Nomination Amid Bipartisan Opposition
The White House had insisted that it would stand by Neera Tanden as President Biden’s top budget official, but it became clear that she did not have the Senate votes to be confirmed.
Biden Gains Two Key Economic Advisers
The Senate confirmed Gina Raimondo as President Biden’s commerce secretary and Cecilia Rouse as the head of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Biden’s Picks for Financial Regulator Jobs Emphasize Transparency and Fairness
Nominees to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faced questions about the limits of their power but said they wouldn’t shy from flexing it.
John D. Pomfret, Key Figure in Revamping The Times, Dies at 93
As a senior executive in the 1970s, he was part of a management team that expanded the paper’s format, boosted advertising and ushered in computer technology.
Fed is Watching Bond Markets, Brainard Says
Her comments come after government bond yields climbed last week, a jump that rippled through financial markets.
Wired names Gideon Lichfield as its new top editor.
Mr. Lichfield had previously worked at MIT Technology Review, Quartz and The Economist.