Anthropic’s forced removal from the U.S. government is threatening critical AI nuclear safety research

As government agencies struggle to understand whether they're allowed to use Claude or not, projects at the Energy Department ...

SETI thinks it could have missed calls from aliens. Here's why

New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder ...

Elon Musk's xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi despite pollution concerns

Mississippi regulators authorized xAI to build a power plant with 41 natural gas-burning turbines in Southaven to power its ...

Nuclear power promised to fuel AI. Soaring costs and delays tell another story

A Bloomberg analysis suggests the nuclear push comes too late to stop China’s nuclear capacity from overtaking the U.S. fleet at the start of the next decade.
New Atlas

Remarkable reusable liquid stores solar energy like bottled sunlight

Ever since Benjamin Franklin’s lightning experiment in the 18th century, civilization has been intrigued by the idea of capturing lightning in a bottle. Over time, however, the idea evolved from ...
TechCrunch

SoftBank to spend an eye-popping $33B to build huge US gas power plant

SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy is expected to build a massive 9.2 gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant on the Ohio-Kentucky border, according to a re p ort from Bloomberg. If completed, it would be ...
POWER Magazine

SB Energy Tapped for Proposed 9.2‑GW Ohio Gas Power Plant in First Tranche of $550B U.S.–Japan Deal: What We Know

The Trump administration is touting a proposed 9.2‑GW natural gas power complex near Portsmouth, Ohio, as the centerpiece of a new U.S.–Japan trade deal that officials say could steer up to $550 ...
Microsoft

6 projects that helped Microsoft meet its renewable energy goal

From solar farms in Australia to hydroelectric power plants in the U.S., renewable energy projects are making more electricity available to homes, businesses and industries around the world. Microsoft ...
Grist

What’s geologic hydrogen? What to know about the clean energy source buried under Michigan.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Michigan might be at the forefront of a new clean fuel source — and it’s buried ...
Boston Herald

Obama shuts down alien buzz and says there’s no evidence they’ve made contact

Former U.S. President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend.
PBS

Obama shuts down alien buzz: 'no evidence during my presidency'

Former President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us," after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend. During a ...
Tennessee Lookout

‘A different set of rules’: Thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouts clean air rules

This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action, and produced in partnership with The Guardian. Sign up for Floodlight’s newsletter here. Elon ...