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Donald Trump is pushing South Korea to invest $54 billion in an Alaska liquefied natural gas project, drawing new attention to the long-stalled plan. The project would cost more than twice as much as a comparable U.S. Gulf Coast plant, raising questions about its economic viability even as Washington seeks foreign capital and closer energy ties with Seoul.

The Linux Plumbers Conference is underway, with attendees following talks online via the event site. Qualcomm presented a custom bootloader written in Rust, alongside GBL, an Android-specific bootloader built on top of UEFI that was new to some in the audience. The session is drawing attention from embedded and Android Linux developers interested in low-level boot chain tooling.

Dr. Alisha Shrestha has joined Bluefield Internal Medicine, part of WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital, expanding the hospital system's internal medicine services in southern West Virginia. WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital announced the hiring, adding Shrestha to its network of providers serving patients in the Bluefield area.

Analysis from consultancy ERM argues that financing for liquefied natural gas projects now faces a narrower window as lenders and investors raise environmental and social expectations. The outlook suggests new LNG developments will need stronger sustainability credentials to secure capital, with scrutiny of emissions, community impacts and climate commitments shaping decisions across the global gas sector.