Advanced Energy
Why Are Wind, Solar and Nuclear Advocates So Optimistic in 2026?
Donald Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy.
Defense Department
Trump Administration Pauses 5 Offshore Wind Projects on the East Coast
The leases are paused due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon.
permitting
House Passes Bill Speeding Permitting Review for Energy and Infrastructure
The bill, known as the SPEED Act, would enact the most significant change in decades to the National Environmental Policy Act. It passed 221-196.
Energy Department
Feds Allow Big Tech to Plug Data Centers Right Into Power Plants
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Thursday order could be a blueprint for Trump administration requests to ensure that data centers get power as quickly as possible.
AI
Militant Groups Are Experimenting With AI, Risks Expected to Grow
Washington has responded with calls to investigate how militant groups are using AI and encourage tech companies to share more about how products are potentially being misused.
AI
Humanoid Robots Take Center Stage at Silicon Valley Summit, But Skepticism Remains
The commercial boom in AI has sparked interest in humanoid robots. Around 50 companies are investing heavily in humanoid development.
SpaceX
South Africa Eases Affirmative Action Regulations on Starlink that Musk Said Were Racist
The change affects all foreign-owned satellite internet providers that operate in South Africa.
Data Center
Georgia Power Says It Needs a Huge Increase in Power Capacity to Meet Data Center Demand
State's largest utility wants to spend more than $15 billion to increase electricity capacity by 50% over six years to serve data centers.
AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Visits Republicans as Debate Over AI Chips Race with China Rages
The Trump administration in May reversed restrictions that had prevented Nvidia and other chipmakers from exporting their chips.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Won't Immediately Let Trump Fire Copyright Office Head
Perlmutter's case concerns an office within the Library of Congress. She is the register of copyrights and also advises Congress.
AI
AI-Assisted Shopping is the Talk of the Holiday Shopping Season
Major retail chains and tech companies are offering new or updated artificial intelligence tools in time for the holiday shopping season.
Social Media
Australia Will Enforce a Social Media Ban for Children Under 16 Despite a Court Challenge
A Sydney-based digital rights advocate on Wednesday filed a constitutional challenge against the law, which takes effect on Dec. 10.
Satellite
European Space Agency Boosts Budget to Catch Up in Space Race
ESA hopes for a European astronaut to join NASA's Artemis program for a lunar mission. It also signed a letter for a new Arctic Space Center.
Charlie Kirk
X's New Feature Raises Questions About Foreign Origins of U.S. Political Accounts
Online sleuths and experts quickly found that many popular accounts are based outside the United States
EFF
President Trump to Sign Executive Order on AI at 4 p.m.
BREAKING: White House action could have dramatic impact on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program
AI
Google Unveils Its Next Generation AI with Gemini 3
Google aims to use version 3 of Gemini to turn its search engine into a 'thought partner'
