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Inc. - Business
Revived Nuclear Plants Won't Meet AI Power Needs Right Away
Big Tech needs electricity to fuel its rapid, electricity-guzzling expansion of its AI capabilities, but a recent deal betweenConstellation Energy and Microsoft can't fill the gap immediately.4 hours ago -
Inc. - Business
Squarespace Just Announced a New AI-Powered Website Design Tool for Entrepreneurs
Blueprint AI, an AI-assisted website building tool, launched today. Here's what you need to know.5 hours ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Tech
Big Tech Is Rushing to Find Clean Power to Fuel AI's Insatiable Appetite
Google and Microsoft are scrounging for geothermal and other green-power sources after emissions surge.7 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Austria elections: could the far-right FPÖ take power and what are its plans?
The anti-immigration Freedom party leads in the polls but the centre-right ÖVP looks likely to be kingmaker. Austrians head to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections that polling suggests ...8 hours ago -
Financial Times - Business
Drax commits $12.5bn for US power plants as group is lured by IRA tax breaks
UK electricity company’s investment could help US economy as it faces energy supply crunch from AI demands9 hours ago -
Wired - Tech
Use Zoom’s AI Companion to Take Notes and Summarize Meetings
The videoconferencing app has an AI-powered agent built in. It can generate summaries, tell you who talked the most, and even gauge what the emotional tone of the meeting was.9 hours ago -
VentureBeat - Tech
Duolingo launches AI-powered Adventures mini-games and Video Call feature
Duolingo, the world’s leading mobile learning platform, today announced new features including Adventures mini-games and Video Call.17 hours ago -
ABC News - Tech
OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic said he hopes the legacy is a renewed interest in exploration23 hours ago -
ABC News - Top stories
OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
Carbon fiber was used because the company wanted a lightweight, less costly sub.Yesterday -
The Hill - Politics
The radioactive issue: Meet the 2 Native American women fighting to save nuclear exposure benefits
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), the quarter-century old law that compensates Americans sickened by U.S. nuclear testing, expired this summer, but two Native American women are ...Yesterday -
Financial Times - Business
UAE president to meet Joe Biden in push for more US AI technology
Sheikh Mohamed wants to formalise fledgling partnership between the two countriesYesterday - Joe Biden -
Financial Times - World
FirstFT: Israel escalates bombardment of Lebanon
Also in today’s newsletter, major financial groups back nuclear power, and Big Read on TrumponomicsYesterday - Israel -
Financial Times - Business
World’s biggest banks pledge support for nuclear power
Financial institutions including BofA, Morgan Stanley and Goldman back COP28 goal of tripling capacity by 2050Yesterday -
The New York Times - World
In Australia, an Old-Fashioned Art Is Having a Revival
Young practitioners are helping make stained glass, which fell out of fashion over two decades ago, a vibrant art form in Australia once again.2 days ago -
Financial Times - World
Election day is already here for some US voters as states open the polls early
Tens of millions of Americans will have cast their ballots before polling day on November 52 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
Move over copilots: meet the next generation of AI-powered assistants
Microsoft, Salesforce and Workday latest to centre their plans on ‘AI agents’ as technology advances2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Plan would reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power Microsoft data centers
The owner of Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant, the site of the worst commercial nuclear disaster in U.S. history, announced this week that it plans to spend $1.6 billion to restart ...2 days ago - Microsoft -
The Hill - Politics
Watch live: Biden revives cancer moonshot at meeting with Quad leaders
President Biden will host a joint meeting and dinner with the leaders of Australia, Japan and India Saturday evening, after inviting the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) members to his ...2 days ago - Joe Biden -
Financial Times - World
‘Battered and weakened’: Israel deals Hizbollah its worst ever week
Iranian-backed militant group is under pressure to change tactics after series of attacks3 days ago - Israel -
The Hill - Politics
The dark side of AI democratization: You no longer need to be a hacker to hack
Generative AI is enabling people with little technological know-how to become cybercriminals, and while AI cybersecurity tools and defensive strategies are being developed, it is essential to ...3 days ago -
Financial Times - World
Gordon Brown champions new funding push for global education
Former UK prime minister says ‘groundbreaking innovation’ in low-cost loans should be widely used in development finance3 days ago -
The Guardian - World
‘People should be making their contingency plans, like, right away’: America’s leading forecaster on the chances of a Trump win
Nate Silver’s election model is once again being pored over by millions of anxious voters. The gambler turned statistician talks about the race for White House, the risk-takers redefining our ...3 days ago - Donald Trump -
MarketWatch - Business
Tech giants desperate to power AI data centers are turning to nuclear disaster sites — despite the risks
The tech industry’s need for more power for data centers running artificial intelligence is now so desperate that companies are turning to nuclear disaster sites, despite the potential risks.3 days ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Uranium ETFs rally amid plans to revive nuclear reactor in Microsoft agreement
Constellation Energy said Friday it plans to restart a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island.4 days ago - Microsoft -
CNBC - Business
Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant, sell the power to Microsoft for AI
Constellation described the agreement with Microsoft as the largest power purchase agreement that the nuclear plant operator has ever signed.4 days ago - Microsoft -
ABC News - Tech
The AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft's data centers
The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its ...4 days ago -
Financial Times - Business
Microsoft in deal for Three Mile Island nuclear power to meet AI demand
Energy source enjoying renaissance as world looks to slash emissions and feed rapidly growing need4 days ago - Microsoft -
The Guardian - World
Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations
Pennsylvania plant was site of most serious nuclear meltdown and radiation leak in US history in 1979. A nuclear reactor at the notorious Three Mile Island site in Pennsylvania is to be activated ...4 days ago - Microsoft -
Inc. - Business
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant to Restart After Microsoft AI Power Deal
The huge power demands spurred by the AI revolution spur a drive to find new energy sources, rompting a reboot for the 1979 site of America's worst nuclear accident.4 days ago - Microsoft -
CNBC - Business
Trump's promise to repeal SALT caps revives the fight on Capitol Hill
House lawmakers from mostly coastal states are preparing for a battle over the SALT deduction. The fight will start to take shape next year.4 days ago - Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Microsoft strikes deal to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant
Nuclear energy operator Constellation Energy will reopen the Three Mile Island facility in Pennsylvania, the site of a 1979 partial nuclear meltdown, as part of a deal with Microsoft to power data ...4 days ago - Microsoft -
NBC News - Top stories
Three Mile Island nuclear plant to help power Microsoft's data-center needs
A unit of Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant will be restarted as part of a new energy-sharing agreement with Microsoft, which plans to use it to power the data centers it operates as ...4 days ago -
GameSpot - Tech
Microsoft's Next Big Acquisition Is Enough Nuclear Power To Fuel Its AI Ambitions For Decades
The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant--the site where an infamous partial nuclear meltdown occurred in 1979--might have a new owner soon. Microsoft has signed a power purchase agreement with ...4 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
U.S. nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen, sell power to Microsoft
The firm announced the 20-year deal would involve the restart of the plant's Unit 1 reactor, which was shut down half a decade ago.4 days ago - Microsoft -
The New York Times - World
Three Mile Island Plans to Reopen as Demand for Nuclear Power Grows
The infamous plant, closed since 2019, is getting a new lease on life after Microsoft agreed to buy its electricity to supply a growing fleet of data centers.4 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Business
Three Mile Island's Nuclear Plant to Reopen, Help Power Microsoft's AI Centers
The 20-year deal with Constellation Energy would kick-start the site of the nation’s worst nuclear accident.4 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Business
Three Mile Island's Nuclear Plant to Reopen, Help Power Microsoft's AI Centers
The 20-year deal with Constellation Energy would kick-start the site of the nation’s worst nuclear accident.4 days ago