{"podcast":{"title":"Lawrence News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","podcast_index_feed_id":7616198,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/lawrence-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/lawrence-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":321,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Lawrence News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Lawrence—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Lawrence News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:20:16.946188+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198"},"episode":{"title":"Panasonic Shifts Batteries to Data Centers","slug":"panasonic-shifts-batteries-to-data-centers","published_at":"2026-06-12T19:21:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/panasonic-shifts-batteries-to-data-centers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/780ef3af-3945-4374-8789-71d461bf5a75.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/780ef3af-3945-4374-8789-71d461bf5a75.mp3","summary":"Panasonic is pivoting its De Soto plant from EV batteries to data center energy storage, part of a $2 billion global push targeting rollout by 2028-2029. This shift responds to slowing EV sales and changing tax credits, as giants like GM also realign toward data centers. The Kansas facility — the state’s largest private investment — was built for flexibility, allowing Panasonic to balance EV commitments with rising demand for grid-scale storage. They’re keeping production lines open to market needs, proving agility in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/263880ca1396e17a","meta_description":"Panasonic is pivoting its De Soto plant from EV batteries to data center energy storage, part of a $2 billion global push targeting rollout by 2028-2029.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":121,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/episodes/panasonic-shifts-batteries-to-data-centers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/panasonic-shifts-batteries-to-data-centers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}