Delta and United Airlines resumed some flights Friday morning, hours after a massive technology outage grounded aircraft worldwide.
The big picture: There were reports of massive online outages disrupting travel, banking and news outlets worldwide on Friday, as CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company that services multiple industries, went down across the world.
A new report on global power demand reads like a tour of big trends shaping the future: climate change, AI, and EVs.
Why it matters: This year's increase is the sharpest since 2007, if you toss out rebounds after two black swans — the late 2000s global financial crisis and COVID, the International Energy Agency said.
Across the so-called "Main Development Region" of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, the ocean waters contain record-high amounts of heat — and it's increasing. Typically, these waters don't fully heat up until October.
Why it matters: Such ocean conditions could give rise to additional fierce hurricanes like Hurricane Beryl, which set records for how strong it got so early in the season.
The Nuclear Company, a new startup, has ambitious aims of spurring the construction of fleets of new nuclear power plants in the U.S., the company tells Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: The new venture aims to serve as a project developer of multiple series of nuclear power plants, working as a matchmaker of sorts among utilities, manufacturers and funders.
Hurricane Beryl is expected to cost the Houston region billions of dollars in damage.
By the numbers: Insurers will need to pay between $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion for property damage caused by Beryl's winds in Harris, Fort Bend and Brazoria counties, according to an estimate by analytics firm CoreLogic, the Houston Business Journal reports.
