February 4, 2026

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! There’s no doubt about it — if you stopped time today, Waymo would be named the robotaxi winner outside of China,…

Crypto prices stopped their fall after the US House passed a funding deal that reopened the government. Bitcoin briefly sank to $72,800 before climbing back near $76.280, still down 3.2% on the day. This appears to be a temporary end to the…

Australian Droid + Robot (ADR) says it is removing the ‘risk human safety to gather data’ trade-off that exists in deep underground mining operations with the announcement of a strategic collaboration with Intel Corporation, combining its…

Reading most crypto news headlines is depressing today. BTC USD briefly tagged a 15-month low under $73,000 before snapping back above $76,000, while ETH USD continued its rough week, sliding 25% and maybe closing to $2,000. This sets the…

PYBAR’s Raise Bore Division has recently arrived on site at BHP’s Prominent Hill mine, 650 km northwest of Adelaide, preparing to deliver a series of ventilation raises and inclined ore passes to facilitate safe and efficient ore flow…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Electric motorcycles are beginning to move from pilot use to commercial deployment in the Philippine moto-taxi…

Bitcoin-backed borrowing is changing fast. Xapo Bank says more than half of its Bitcoin-backed loans in 2025 ran for a full year, not a few weeks or months. That shift happened as Bitcoin traded through sharp swings, pushing long-term…

Polymarket traders are currently pricing a 72% chance that Bitcoin trades below $65,000 in 2026 after a sharp sell-off over the weekend. Bitcoin briefly dipped below $75,000 before rebounding, adding tension after months of uneven price…

NRW Holdings Limited says it has been awarded a bulk earthworks contract by Rio Tinto for its West Angelas Sustaining Project (WASP), marking another important milestone in the company’s long-standing partnership with Rio Tinto at West…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Summary of Week of Action and What to Expect Next Washington, DC — Last week, Sierra Club joined partners from…