The Department of Energy is committing $2.7 billion to revitalize domestic uranium enrichment, a decades-high investment. The funding will go to three companies to produce both current and next-generation nuclear fuels. This move aims to end reliance on foreign suppliers and secure America’s nuclear
Samsung Display and Intel have detailed their SmartPower HDR technology for laptops. It dynamically adjusts OLED panel voltage to save power, claiming reductions of up to 22% in general use and 17% during HDR content. The goal is to make HDR mode viable without destroying your battery.
In a major push to commercialize fusion, Commonwealth Fusion Systems is partnering with NVIDIA and Siemens to create a high-fidelity digital twin of its SPARC demonstration machine. The collaboration, announced at CES, will use AI and industrial software to accelerate engineering and simulation. The
Orano SA is considering bringing in minority investors to help finance a massive $5 billion uranium enrichment facility in Tennessee, backed by $900 million in US government funds. Separately, California Governor Gavin Newsom, a 2028 Democratic frontrunner, must navigate deep political paradoxes as
Timekettle is pushing real-time translation tech closer to sci-fi fantasy with a major CES 2026 reveal. Its new AI system dynamically picks the best language model for each conversation, while upgraded hardware captures speech more cleanly. The result is faster, more accurate translations across 43
Intel just launched its Panther Lake CPUs with a new flagship iGPU, the Xe3-based Arc B390. The performance claims are staggering, putting it ahead of AMD’s best and even Nvidia’s RTX 4050 laptop GPU. But history tells us to be skeptical of Intel’s graphics promises.
Nvidia is making a massive play to own the foundational layer of general-purpose robotics. By releasing open models and simulators, they’re trying to do for robots what Android did for phones. It’s a bold move that could define the next decade of AI.
The US government is pouring $2.7 billion into domestic uranium enrichment, splitting it between three companies. A $900 million chunk is going to General Matter, a startup backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.
Buried under a university, the CHIEF1900 centrifuge can generate forces 1,900 times Earth’s gravity. It’s a tool scientists use to simulate centuries of stress on materials in just hours.
Sicily is building a surprising reputation for innovation, anchored by tech hubs in Catania and Palermo. A new list highlights 10 promising startups, founded from 2020 to 2023, that are tackling everything from domestic work to precision medicine. They’re proving there’s more to the island than just
