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Wired - Tech
Microsoft’s Three Mile Island Deal Signals a Broader Nuclear Comeback
Microsoft’s deal to bring back a Three Mile Island nuclear reactor is just one part of Big Tech’s quid pro quo with nuclear power.5 hours ago -
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.6 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
If there’s a nuclear renaissance, here are the stocks to watch, says UBS
There’s genuine excitement in the air around nuclear power. Here are companies that can benefit.10 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 demands11 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Residents near Lancashire chemicals plant told to wash homegrown produce
Exclusive: council issues advisory as investigation begins and documents reveal estimates of PFOA emissions. People living near a chemicals plant in Lancashire have been told to wash and peel ...14 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
EU plant exporters turning backs on UK over post-Brexit border checks, says trade group
Trading relationships at ‘breaking point’ because of delays and costs, garden centres and nurseries warn. Exporters of plants and flowers from mainland Europe are turning their backs on supplying ...14 hours ago - United Kingdom -
The New York Times - World
Russia’s Next-Generation Nuclear Missile Failed a Test, Evidence Suggests
Satellite photos showing a 200-foot-wide crater at a launch site indicate that the Sarmat missile, said by the Kremlin to travel at five times the speed of sound, might not be ready for duty.Yesterday - Russia -
Wired - Tech
Your Dumb Memes Revived Creed, One of Butt Rock's Biggest Bands
Somehow, Creed shitposts have jumped from message boards to Major League Baseball. Now the band’s 25-year-old album Human Clay is selling once again—and the band is going viral all on its own.Yesterday -
Inc. - Business
GM Plans to Lay Off 1,700 Workers at Kansas Plant
A mix of temporary and permanent layoffs will occur as the company prepares to revamp production of the Bolt EV and XT4.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Nuclear blast could save Earth from large asteroid, scientists say
US physicists show how immense pulse of radiation could vaporise the side of asteroid and nudge it off course. Scientists, as well as Hollywood movie producers, have long looked to nuclear bombs as ...Yesterday -
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 -
The Guardian - World
‘It’s the first time I’ve woven in 27 years’: Peruvian women revive arts lost to trauma of forced sterilisations
After the death of former president Alberto Fujimori this month, survivors still seeking justice are finding healing and hope in Indigenous weaving abandoned as a result of his policy. Photographs ...Yesterday -
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 -
ABC News - Top stories
Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more
It produces one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight.Yesterday - Ukraine -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Biden's Iran Envoy Wanted a Nuclear Deal. It May Have Cost Him His Career.
Robert Malley, who was known for engaging adversaries and pushing the envelope on diplomacy, is under FBI investigation.2 days ago - Iran -
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 -
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 ...3 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 -
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 -
Financial Times - Business
Nuclear fuel prices surge as west rues shortage of conversion facilities
Bottlenecks have built up in uranium supply chain since Russian invasion of Ukraine3 days ago -
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 -
ABC News - Health
An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction program
A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs has been revived by a federal appeals court4 days ago - Joe Biden -
ABC News - Top stories
Why an energy company is reopening Three Mile Island, site of 1979 nuclear accident
Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania nuclear plant that was the site of a 1979 reactor accident, is reopening to generate power for artificial intelligence.4 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 -
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 Guardian - World
Katy Perry: 143 review – wan Europop revival falls short of total catastrophe
(Capitol) Following disastrous comeback singles and videos prompting environmental investigation, Perry’s seventh album isn’t the calamity expected – but it isn’t good, either. The video for Katy ...4 days ago