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Aalo Atomics raises $100M to build a microreactor and data center together | TechCrunch

adminAugust 19, 2025

by adminAugust 19, 202505

Nuclear startups have been soaking up attention from hyperscalers and cash from investors. Aalo Atomics is the latest beneficiary of the big tech-small nuclear love...

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Inside a Utah desert facility preparing humans for life on Mars

adminJuly 5, 2025

by adminJuly 5, 202509

Hidden among the majestic canyons of the Utah desert, about 7 miles from the nearest town, is a small research facility meant to prepare humans...

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Google’s data center energy use doubled in 4 years | TechCrunch

adminJuly 1, 2025

by adminJuly 1, 202509

No wonder Google is desperate for more power: The company’s data centers more than doubled their electricity use in just four years. The eye-popping stat...

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Exclusive: Clean energy investment hits new highs and shows no sign of slowing | TechCrunch

adminJune 6, 2025

by adminJune 6, 202509

The world is set to invest nearly twice as much in clean energy as fossil fuels this year, according to a new International Energy Agency...

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Meta buys a nuclear power plant (more or less) | TechCrunch

adminJune 3, 2025

by adminJune 3, 2025014

Meta announced Tuesday morning that it was paying billions of dollars to keep an Illinois nuclear power plant running through 2047. The social media company...

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Meta signs nuclear power deal with Constellation Energy

adminJune 3, 2025

by adminJune 3, 2025012

Meta has signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy, continuing the wave of tech giants teaming up with the industry in...

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Exclusive: Atomic Canyon wants to be ChatGPT for the nuclear industry | TechCrunch

adminMay 28, 2025

by adminMay 28, 2025014

Tech companies are betting heavily that nuclear power can help deliver the electricity they need to realize their AI plans. But data centers need power...

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Here are the nuclear fission startups backed by Big Tech | TechCrunch

adminMay 26, 2025

by adminMay 26, 2025019

Artificial intelligence has sent demand for electricity skyrocketing in the U.S. after years of virtually zero growth. That has sent Big Tech companies scrambling to...