SpaceX Buys Cursor for $60 Billion – and AI's Appetite for Electricity Grows With It
Four days after its IPO, SpaceX is buying Cursor's parent Anysphere for $60 billion. The numbers behind the deal – and the AI boom's hidden energy bill.
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Sustainability
How does Austria get closer to its climate targets, and what does that mean for households, municipalities and regions? Reporting and analysis on environment and resources.
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Heatwave Summer 2026: How Vienna, Graz and Linz Are Fighting Urban Overheating
June 2026 brought Vienna 39.7 degrees and records at 157 weather stations. Why cities heat up so much — and what Vienna, Graz and Linz are doing about it.
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Elon Musk Is the World's First Trillionaire: How the SpaceX IPO Made History
SpaceX went public on 12 June 2026 in the biggest IPO ever – making Elon Musk the first person worth over a trillion dollars. The story behind the numbers.
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Starlink, Starship and the Environment: How Sustainable Is the New Space Boom?
Over 10,000 Starlink satellites, Starship V3's first flight, new ozone and particle studies: what the race for orbit means for the climate — and Austria.
· 11 min
How Austria Plans to Meet Its 2030 Climate Targets
Austria is aiming for climate neutrality — why transport and buildings remain its biggest problem areas, and how wide the gap to the EU target really is.
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Cutting Your Carbon Footprint in Austria: What Actually Works — and What Is Just Symbolism
How big is Austria's carbon footprint really — and which everyday changes save tonnes rather than kilograms? Heating, mobility and diet, ranked by impact.
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Climate Change in Austria: What Is Happening and How the Country Is Adapting
Austria is warming at twice the global rate. A fact-based look at heatwaves, collapsing glaciers, floods, farming losses — and how the country is adapting.
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Sustainable Investing in Austria: What Green Funds, ESG Labels and Eco-Certificates Really Mean
What do "sustainable", "ESG" and "green" really mean when investing in Austria? EU Taxonomy, SFDR Articles 8 and 9, the UZ 49 label — and how to spot greenwashing.
· 6 min
How to Sort Your Rubbish in Austria: What Goes in Which Bin
A practical guide to sorting waste in Austria: the unified yellow bin system, glass, paper, organic and residual waste — and how deposit returns differ.
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The Circular Economy at Home: What Austrian Households Can Actually Do
Waste sorting, refillables, repair, sharing and the 2025 deposit scheme: what households in Austria really contribute to the circular economy — and where the system decides.
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Local Food in Austria: Why Short Supply Chains Are More Than a Trend
Local food and short supply chains in Austria: what seasonality, farmers' markets and the AMA seal really deliver — and why regional isn't always greener.
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Urban Biodiversity: How Vienna, Graz and Linz Are Turning Greener
Sponge-city substrates, greened facades and wildflower meadows: how Vienna, Graz and Linz are tackling heat and species loss - and what it delivers.
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Repair Cafés in Austria: Fixing Things Instead of Throwing Them Away
How repair cafés and Austria's state repair bonus are making mending attractive again – and what the EU's right to repair changes for consumers.
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