Amazon bets on a nuclear startup that has never built a working reactor
Expanding its X-energy deal, Amazon funds 12 unproven SMRs for Indiana, but no US small reactor is operating and the mid-2030s timeline is far from locked.

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Expanding its X-energy deal, Amazon funds 12 unproven SMRs for Indiana, but no US small reactor is operating and the mid-2030s timeline is far from locked.
Amazon, Yelp, and Pizza Hut are blocking OpenAI's and Meta's new shopping agents, and a web optimized for bots could squeeze out the humans who built it.
Nick Cammarata's Goodfire post has the AI world split - if he's right, monitoring frontier models just got a lot easier.
The e-commerce giant is backing a 960-megawatt SMR fleet with X-energy and AEP, a high-stakes test for the AI data center power crunch.
New research links a modest daily walk to less tau buildup and nearly half the cognitive and functional decline, even for those with early signs.
The AI company is locking a slice of its value to social causes before a potential November IPO, with roughly 20% of shares now pledged to the public good.
The AI buildout is running on borrowed money, and the question of who's on the hook is getting louder. Here's what a crash would mean for companies, lenders, and taxpayers.
Carolyn Marvin's disorderly conduct arrest turns a sidewalk standoff into a test case for how cities police the automation-versus-workforce debate.
Adult performers see a double standard: Meta's AI agent can talk dirty, but their own accounts get restricted.
A 17-second warning, a 4.6-second throw, and a warming planet that is making clear-air turbulence more common. Here is what it means for every airline and frequent flyer.
A three-decade review of meeting science finds the most effective leaders listen more than they speak - and that cutting aimless meetings is the fastest productivity win.
Spain's top flight places four players in the top ten earners; England's cash-rich league must answer why it has just one.