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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.1 hour 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.2 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Russia-Ukraine war live: Thousands of lives will be lost if Kyiv denied permission to use western weapons in Russia, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine president expected to reiterate plea to use western weapons deep inside Russia when he meets Joe Biden. Russia plans to maintain defence spending at an historic high in 2025, Bloomberg News ...5 hours ago - Ukraine -
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.6 hours ago -
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.21 hours ago - Russia -
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 -
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 - 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 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 -
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 -
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 - 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.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.3 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.3 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 -
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