Science and Technology

While European space agencies continue discussing funding for new rockets, SpaceX is igniting 33 Raptor 3 engines under the Starship V3 for the first flight of the world’s most powerful rocket on May 12.

Douglas Avila 09/05/2026 at 19:02

Agribusiness

American farmers are struggling with diesel almost doubling in price, drought hindering planting, and billions in tariffs leaving small farms closer and closer to the brink.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 09/05/2026 at 18:43

Interesting facts

Scientists extracted 228 meters of mud and rock under 523 meters of Antarctic ice — the largest sediment core ever recovered reveals 23 million years of the planet’s climate history

Douglas Avila 09/05/2026 at 18:36

Interesting facts

While countries lose water in the heat and dispute land for energy, India places solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity, shade the water, and transform agricultural infrastructure into a clean power plant.

Flavia Marinho 09/05/2026 at 18:34

Interesting facts

While land-based data centers consume energy to prevent overheating, China is placing servers 35 meters deep in the sea, using ocean water to cool the machines, and is also raising an alert about sonic attacks against the digital cloud.

Flavia Marinho 09/05/2026 at 18:32

Economy

Brazil becomes the ‘country of inequality’ with the rich’s earnings growing almost 3 times more than the poor’s, and the wage gap reaching 13.8.

Alisson Ficher 09/05/2026 at 18:27

Automotive

China discovered the trick that Toyota used to conquer Europe, and now BYD, Chery, and other automakers are the world’s largest exporters.

Alisson Ficher 09/05/2026 at 18:19

Construction

While Jakarta sinks 25 cm per year, Indonesia is building Nusantara for US$32 billion in the Borneo jungle — Garuda Palace and phase 1 are 80% complete with 200,000 workers on site

Douglas Avila 09/05/2026 at 18:17

Science and Technology

Xiaomi 17 Max emerges with a ‘monster’ battery much larger than the iPhone’s, bringing 8,000 mAh, 100W charging, a 200 MP camera, a 6.9-inch 1.5K OLED screen, and a powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

Alisson Ficher 09/05/2026 at 18:15

Job Openings

Work at Shopee: company opens over 90 vacancies in Brazil in new Distribution Center in Ceará and promises to generate 300 jobs in billion-dollar logistics operation that expands dispute with Amazon and Mercado Livre in the Northeast

Alisson Ficher 09/05/2026 at 18:13

Automotive

Brazil’s cheapest car has installments of R$ 755 per month, a 1.0 engine with up to 71 hp, and fuel economy that exceeds 15 km/l to face Fiat Mobi and Citroën C3 in the popular Brazilian market; meet the Renault Kwid.

Alisson Ficher 09/05/2026 at 18:11

Science and Technology

Building-sized asteroids can hit Earth every two decades, say MIT scientists; they rarely cause direct casualties, but the impact can damage satellites and shut down GPS, weather forecasting, and communications in a chain reaction.

Bruno Teles 09/05/2026 at 18:07