World's biggest nuclear fusion project in trouble, launch pushed back to 2039
Four more years added to ITER fusion timeline
Nuclear reactor design company TerraPower begins construction of a next-gen power plant in Wyoming
Bill Gates, one of TerraPower main sponsors, was on hand to usher a new era of energy production
Nuclear fusion edges closer to reality thanks to new tungsten reactor
The quest for clean energy just turned a whole lot hotter, quite literally
Warren Buffett compares AI dangers to nuclear weapons, again, says tech will be great for scammers
"We may wish we'd never seen that genie"
US seeks assurance from China and Russia that AI will never control their nuclear weapons
What could possibly go wrong with giving AI control of nukes?
What just happened? If you think the prospect of artificial intelligence controlling fighter jets, drones, and machine gun turrets is concerning, think about the potential ramifications of AI making decisions on the deployment of nuclear weapons. The US is one of the countries that has declared control over nukes will also rest in human hands, and it wants China and Russia to make the same promise.
Oppenheimer's grandson joins call for global action on AI and other existential threats
"Our world is in grave danger"
Pioneering study simulates using nuclear weapons for asteroid deflection
Life imitating art
In nuclear fusion milestone, Japan unveils the world's largest reactor
The system is an important step forward to harnessing fusion as a clean energy source
Forward-looking: Fusion differs from fission, which is used in nuclear power plants, and it is based on the same principle that powers the Sun and stars as the hydrogen nuclei fuses into helium, releasing light and heat. Also, unlike nuclear power, fusion is intrinsically safe in that the reaction stops when the fuel supply or power source is shut down. Nor does it generate high-level long-lived radioactive waste.
Microsoft is looking for a modular nuclear reactor expert to power data centers
The company will need a lot of nuclear energy for its IA training and cloud services
Experts and CEOs warn of extinction risk posed by AI, compare dangers to nuclear war
"Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority"
What just happened? It's a case of another day, another warning about the possibility of AI causing the extinction of the human race. On this occasion, it's been compared it to the risks posed by nuclear war and pandemics. The statement comes from experts in the field and those behind these systems, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Microsoft wants to get electricity from fusion energy in five years
A hot potato: Bill Gates is a long-time proponent of funding innovative nuclear energy ventures, but Microsoft is now going way beyond this financially risky approach. Helion Energy, a Washington-based start-up, is guaranteeing Redmond it can generate electricity by nuclear fusion five years from now.
Warren Buffett compares AI to the creation of the atomic bomb
"When something can do all kinds of things, I get a little bit worried"
US national lab is using machine learning to detect rogue nuclear threats
Disruptive ML algorithms can be useful for national security too
US Air Force pays $75.5 million for 25,000 sq. mile wireless network to protect its nuclear silos, share data
The world's largest wireless ad-hoc network
Former Google boss says AI could change war in the same way as nuclear weapons
Eric Schmidt wants to pack the military with cutting-edge tech to take on China
Chinese nuclear-weapons institute uses Intel, Nvidia hardware despite US tech ban
The CAEP has been on a US blacklist since 1997
In brief: While the US has further tightened restrictions on chip-related exports to China recently, there are some entities in the country that have been on an export blacklist for decades. One of these is China's top nuclear-weapons research institute, but that hasn't stopped it from regularly buying Intel and Nvidia hardware.
Rolls-Royce teases small nuclear reactor for space travel and moon bases
Reactor would use shielded uranium and natural nuclear decay
NASA wants to test a nuclear-powered spacecraft within five years
For shorter and safer journeys to Mars, we need to go nuclear
The first small modular nuclear reactor has been approved for use in the US
Sustainable energy or an expensive risk?
Small nuclear reactors could solve data centers' sustainable power problem
Less refuelling but more waste than standard reactors
Forward-looking: Data centers have become a massive industry, but many of them aren't very environmentally friendly due to their huge power demands, which are often met through the burning of fossil fuels. One proposed answer to this problem is for the facilities to use their own sustainable power sources in the form of miniature nuclear reactors.
Crypto winter wipes out large chunk of North Korea's weapons program funding
The hermit kingdom is struggling to use its ill-gotten digital assets
NASA awards three contracts to design a nuclear power plant for the Moon
NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon
Department of Defense interested in nuclear propulsion system for small spacecraft
Proposals are being accepted for the next 10 days
Nuclear-powered cryptomining facilities are coming to the US
Expect an accident to create a new superhero called Bitcoin Man
Doomsday clock remains 100 seconds from midnight, the closest we've been to an apocalypse
But there are reasons to be optimistic