Energy-focused private equity firm Kimmeridge has offered to buy Ascent Resources, an Oklahoma City-based natural gas company, for $6 billion in cash from Energy & Minerals Group (EMG) and First Reserve.
Why it matters: Ascent is at the center of a thorny legal battle between Abu Dhabi Investment Council and EMG, which wants to put Ascent into a continuation vehicle.
A new kind of AI-supercharged food recycler will turn fruit and vegetable scraps at Whole Foods into chicken feed — which will then help produce the grocer's own eggs.
Why it matters: The technology can shrink waste volumes by up to 80%, according to its maker, startup Mill, cutting greenhouse gas emissions from food waste and saving Whole Foods money.
The U.S. is preparing to seize more sanctioned oil-filled tankers off Venezuela as the Trump administration opens a new phase of its pressure campaign on Nicolas Maduro's regime, officials tell Axios.
That new phase also could soon include "land strikes on Venezuela," President Trump said Friday.
Why it matters: Impounding more tankers would threaten to further impoverish the already struggling oil-rich nation as Trump tries to force Maduro to leave office.
Data centers could be a flashpoint in a closely watched primary in Tennessee as prominent activist and state lawmaker Justin Pearson (D) challenges incumbent Rep. Steve Cohen (D).
Why it matters: Whether in primaries or general election contests, the rapid growth of AI infrastructure is quickly rising on the political radar in the 2026 midterms and beyond.
Fusion hasn't actually arrived in reality, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers is already looking to make sure it sticks around in Washington.
Why it matters: A bill being introduced that would codify a new fusion office at the Energy Department might seem like inside baseball. But it's a concrete sign it's emerging as a bipartisan energy solution in U.S. politics.
IND Technology, which provides infrastructure monitoring tech for utilities to stop wildfires and outages before they start, just landed $33 million in new growth funding.
Why it matters: The firm's North American expansion is a story of this moment, thanks in part to AI.
