Fervo Energy’s full-scale commercial pilot, Project Red, in northern Nevada. Photo courtesy Fervo Energy Geothermal startup Fervo Energy announced a key technical milestone on Tuesday, paving the way for geothermal energy to play a bigger role in the transition to clean energy. Fervo drills deep wells and pumps water into …

Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, sits on a bed after receiving a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC on June 20, 2023.  Michael Robinson Chávez | The Washington Post | Getty Images Medicare plans to expand its coverage of PET scans that are used to …

Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Instagram Threads, the Twitter clone that Meta launched two weeks ago, is being updated to include new features, including a follows tab. Cameron Roth, a software engineer for Instagram, shared a Threads post on Tuesday, announcing additions to the app as part of …

Director Christopher Nolan is well known for avoiding computer generated effects in his films when possible, preferring instead to capture all the action in-camera. But Nolan’s penchant for doing things the old-fashioned way goes beyond what moviegoers see on screen. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter this week, Nolan …

Supporters of student debt forgiveness demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images If you’re expecting debt cancellation from the latest round of student loan forgiveness, there’s good news: It won’t trigger a federal tax bill. The Biden …

Major League Soccer’s hottest new star is already paying off for Inter Miami. All-time soccer great Lionel Messi’s arrival is expected to double the club’s revenues over the next 12 months, its managing owner Jorge Mas told CNBC’s “Halftime Report.” The Argentina national and former Barcelona star joined Inter Miami …

Dear listeners, If you’re anything like me, you’ve already spent way too much of this summer in airports.* Flight delays are up, and the recent spate of severe weather hasn’t exactly helped. This means you’re going to need something to listen to while killing time in the terminal. Brian Eno …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at court in San Francisco on June 28, 2023. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft went big on artificial intelligence with its multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI, whose chatbot technology is being used alongside search and other key products. But Microsoft is making clear …

When it comes to being rich, location matters. That’s because the amount of income you need to be in the top 1% of earners can vary by more than a half million dollars depending on which U.S. state you live in, according to a new analysis by personal finance website …

Walter “Walt” Bettinger, president and chief executive officer of Charles Schwab Corp., speaks during the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Charles Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger said Tuesday that retail investors using his brokerage platform …