China’s Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics says its experimental molten salt reactor has achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion. This is a key step for a long-theorized nuclear fuel cycle, but major economic and technical challenges remain worldwide.
Alberta is proposing a bill to fast-track data centers that bring their own electricity. The move aims to protect the provincial grid from AI-driven demand while chasing a $100 billion data center market. It’s a major shift in how power-hungry tech gets built.
A new report argues that traditional marketing demographics like age and income are dead. The future is values-driven marketing, which uses behavioral science to target what people truly care about. The results, according to studies, are significantly better performance.
Meta has hired Gary Demasi, a veteran of Google’s data center operations, to lead its data center development and strategy. This comes as the company races to build infrastructure for what it calls “Superintelligent AI.” Demasi spent nearly 19 years at Google before a short six-month role at the UAE
Star Citizen’s unique player-funded development model has hit another staggering financial milestone. The project is still in alpha but continues to receive major updates as it eyes a 2026 launch for its single-player campaign.
A new report claims NVIDIA has secured exclusive early access to TSMC’s next-generation A16 manufacturing process. This 1.6nm-class technology is slated for NVIDIA’s future Feynman GPUs, expected after the Rubin family in 2026/2027.
A new report from London’s Planning and Regeneration Committee says surging electricity demand from data centers is contributing to delays in building new homes. The committee makes ten recommendations, including creating a separate planning use class for data centers. They warn that without strateg
The iPhone 17 is defying the usual upgrade cycle slump. Black Friday sales were stronger than the iPhone 16’s, and it’s fueling Apple’s potential rise to the top of the global smartphone market for the first time in over a decade.
Nvidia is making a strategic $2 billion investment in Synopsys, sending the chip design software firm soaring. Meanwhile, AI and cryptocurrency-related stocks are under pressure as risk appetite wanes.
A new federal bill, the App Store Accountability Act, proposes making app stores like Apple’s and Google’s responsible for verifying user ages. This would shift the legal burden away from individual developers. Supporters say it’s a common-sense privacy and convenience win.
