Walmart is reimagining car care with its first "Auto Care Center of the Future," debuting in Arkansas — a pilot offering smart-locker key drop and real-time app updates, the company told Axios exclusively.
Why it matters: The world's largest retailer is bringing its digital playbook to the garage to make car maintenance as easy as stocking the fridge.
The road to futuristic nuclear power is long and paved with… cancer drugs?
The big picture: Several nuclear startups are pursuing profits on offshoot products stemming from scientific innovations — such as ingredients in cancer-treating drugs — to fund long journeys toward profiting on their primary business.
Holtec International is pulling the plug on plans to build a temporary storage site for commercial nuclear waste in southeastern New Mexico, citing state officials' fervent opposition.
Why it matters: Holtec had said in June that a Supreme Court ruling over storage of high-level spent fuel reaffirmed the company's license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue pursuing the site.
Rivian might be facing huge headwinds, but CEO RJ Scaringe is looking forward to 2026 and the launch of the company's next model, the $45,000 R2.
"I've never been more confident in the company than I am today," he told me this week during a fireside chat I moderated for the Automotive Press Association.
"We've got this product about to launch. It is insanely good. It takes everything that we've learned in launching the R1 and embodies it in a smaller package."
"The teams are functioning with incredible accuracy and precision, and the way they're working would have been unimaginable 5-10 years ago," he said.
"And along with that, the brand is resonating in ways that we'd only hoped to achieve."
Federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases may be dead, but depending on where you live, you might still get a sizable state tax break on your EV.
But be prepared to pay a higher vehicle registration fee than your neighbor who drives a gasoline-powered car.
Why it matters: The rewards and penalties on EVs reflect an industry in flux, as policymakers try to balance environmental goals with the need to pay for roads and other critical infrastructure.
U.S. oil production growthmay prove more resilient than it appeared a few months ago — but big, dramatic output and price swings have become passé for now.
Why it matters: Oil prices ripple throughout the economy, affecting everything from consumer goods to the strength of competing tech like EVs.
Airport staffing shortages saw thousands of flights delayed across the U.S. on Tuesday night as overstretched air traffic controllers continued to work with no pay during the government shutdown.
The big picture: Seven days into the shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration reported staffing issues at airports in Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville and Philadelphia, and at air traffic control centers in the Atlanta, Boston, Dallas and Houston areas.
