Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers
Anna Washenko / engadget - Today the White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection Pledge, companies are agreeing to practices that are intended …
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Bill Gates-backed TerraPower begins nuclear reactor construction
Anna Washenko / engadget - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted approval to TerraPower to begin construction of a reactor in Wyoming. The project is the first new US commercial nuclear reactor in about a decade, according to The New York Times. TerraPower was founded by Bi…
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Photoncycle raises €15M to scale seasonal energy storage in Europe
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Norwegianenergy storage scale-up Photoncycle has raised €15 million in Series A fundingto address a key renewable energy challenge in Europe: enabling households tostore surplus summer solar power for...
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