

Meta goes nuclear, securing 6.6 gigawatts of power to fuel AI superintelligence
Company becomes leading corporate buyer of nuclear energy, striking landmark deals with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo. Meta Platforms, Inc. has executed a series of landmark agreements with nuclear energy companies that will provide up to 6.6 gigawatts (GW) of new and existing carbon-free power by 2035. The move immediately establishes Meta as one of the largest corporate purchasers of nuclear energy in U.S. history and signals the tech industry’s growing reliance on reliable,


xAI commits over $20 billion to Mississippi Data Center for 'World's Largest Supercomputer'
Record-shattering investment in Southaven targets 2 gigawatts of compute power for Grok; faces environmental scrutiny. Elon Musk’s xAI, the company behind the Grok chatbot, has announced a massive capital expenditure exceeding $20 billion to build a hyperscale data center in Southaven, Mississippi. The project, which state officials have confirmed as the largest single private investment in Mississippi’s history, is an aggressive push to secure the computational capacity need


A national success story: US government’s Intel investment more than doubles in value
$8.9 billion stake skyrockets to $18 billion in four months as chipmaker's turnaround accelerates. The United States government’s strategic equity stake in Intel Corporation has dramatically doubled in value in the four months since the initial investment, according to statements from the White House. The $8.9 billion investment, executed in August 2025, is now estimated to be worth approximately $18 billion, representing a massive return for American taxpayers and a clear si


FCC Greenlights 7,500 More Starlink Satellites for 'Gigabit' Connectivity
Regulator approves second-generation expansion, doubling authorized Gen2 fleet to 15,000. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a major victory to SpaceX, approving the deployment of an additional 7,500 second-generation (Gen2) Starlink satellites. This decision effectively doubles the authorized Gen2 constellation to 15,000 units and accelerates Elon Musk's goal of delivering fiber-like connectivity worldwide. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr hailed the authorizat


Boston Dynamics, Hyundai, and Google DeepMind partner to trial Gemini-powered robots
Strategic partnership integrates Gemini foundation model into the Atlas humanoid created by Boston Dynamics. Editorial credit: Pavel Mikheyev / Shutterstock In a major move announced at CES 2026, Hyundai Motor Group has solidified a strategic partnership with Google DeepMind to rapidly accelerate the commercial deployment of intelligent robots. The collaboration will see Google's advanced Gemini Robotics AI foundation models integrated into the latest generation of Boston Dyn































