Amazon bets on a nuclear startup that has never built a working reactor
Expanding its X-energy deal, Amazon funds 12 unproven SMRs for Indiana, but no US small reactor is operating and the mid-2030s timeline is far from locked.

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Expanding its X-energy deal, Amazon funds 12 unproven SMRs for Indiana, but no US small reactor is operating and the mid-2030s timeline is far from locked.
The 2026 runway marked the Fantasy Bra's return after an eight-year hiatus, with Jenner wearing the priciest version ever. Here's how it stacks up against the $15 million record.
The Series B, co-led by Forerunner and Menlo, signals a shift from solo AI copilots to collaborative agent workforces.
The Claude maker's 5% share pledge, worth $48bn, is a bid to win over regulators and investors before its stock market listing.
The Atlassian cofounder is rolling out a protocol that makes AI agents visible, governed team members, and keeps accountability with the human user.
The chip giant's deal with Apollo, BlackRock, and KKR signals that capital markets, not engineering, now decide who builds AI.
The AI buildout is running on borrowed money, and the question of who's on the hook is getting louder. Here's what a crash would mean for companies, lenders, and taxpayers.
The Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft targets Phobos with a 10-gram sample return that could settle whether Mars' moons are captured asteroids or impact debris.
Alan Milburn's call for welfare cuts to fund employment support opens a Labour fight over benefits and the Neet crisis.
Official data shows Beijing's Treasury holdings at an 18-year low, but custodial shifts suggest the real number is far higher - and Canada is the tell.
Félicette's 1963 flight made France a space-race player, but her euthanasia and a crowdfunded statue reveal how high-risk programs are remembered.
The demonstration shows self-replicating AI can run on ordinary devices, with Anthropic warning the threat becomes practical by year-end.