NEA
After Spain's Blackout, Questions About Renewable Energy Are Back
Some are questioning the wisdom of decommissioning nuclear reactors that provide a stable form of energy compared to renewables.
AI
Data Center Investment for AI Critical in Race Against China: Altman, Tech Execs
By 2028, data centers could consume up to 12% of the nation’s electricity.
Nuclear
Google Partners with Elementl Power on Nuclear Energy Sites as Power Demand for AI grows
Google will provide capital for the projects, which the companies say will each produce 600 megawatts of power capacity.
Big Tech
Bill Gates Pledges Remaining Fortune to Gates Foundation, Will Close in 20 Years
Thursday's announcement signals a promise of sustained support for global health and education, and an eventual end to the foundation’s worldwide influence.
Trump
Trump’s Meme Coin Business Racks Up Fees as Buyers Jump at Chance For Access to the President
Trump’s meme coin has become one of the most high-profile ways the norm-breaking president has mixed politics and his personal finances.
AI
OpenAI Reverses Course, Says Its Nonprofit Will Continue to Control Business
Shareholders will also receive stock and a cap on profit for some investors will be lifted.
Defense Department
Voters to Decide if the Texas Home of SpaceX Should Become an Official City: Starbase
Most of the 283 people eligible to vote Saturday are employees of SpaceX or connected to the company.
DOGE
Elon Musk Gives Hazy Answers as He Prepares to Wind Down DOGE
'It’s a startup, effectively. A new administration is like a startup,' Musk said.
AI
Conservative Activist Robby Starbuck Sues Meta Over AI Responses About Him
Meta's chief public affairs officer apologized for the results shared about the activist.
EU
Microsoft Pledges to Protect European Operations and Unveils Data Center Expansion
'What we want Europeans to know is that they can count on us,' Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Wednesday.
AI
Tech Industry Tried Reducing AI Bias. Now Trump Wants to End Its 'Woke AI' Efforts
The U.S. Commerce Department has deleted mentions of AI fairness, safety and 'responsible AI' in its appeal for collaboration.
Trump Vance Administration
As Musk Gained Power in Washington, His Popularity Has Fallen, an AP-NORC Poll Finds
Just 33% of U.S. adults have a favorable view of Musk, down from 41% in December.
American Energy
Big Tech's Energy Demands Making Coal Power Plants Attractive
President Trump is wielding emergency authority to entice utilities to keep older coal-fired plants online and producing electricity.
EU
At Energy Summit, UK Touts Green Power as Boost to Security, But U.S. Differs
The UK message was at odds with a U.S. official, who called policies that push for clean power over fossil fuels 'harmful and dangerous.'
permitting
Green Energy Supporters Pushed for Faster Permitting. Trump Is Doing It, But Not for Solar or Wind
Solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the U.S.
AI
Former OpenAI Workers Ask California and Delaware to Block For-Profit Conversation
'I’m happy there is an effort to hold OpenAI to its mission that does not involve Elon Musk,' said an AI pioneer Wednesday.
