Energy Firms Try to Squeeze More Power Out of Old Nuclear Plants
It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U. S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.
That lack of faith matters as AI becomes increasingly inescapable. Most US adults have little to no confidence in the US government to effectively regulate AI, Pew Research Center found. It’s our ongoing conundrum: Many US adults believe AI will have a negative impact on society. We’re increasingly skeptical of our governments’ ability to rein in the tech’s more dangerous tendencies. But we keep using AI at increasing rates. A new study from the Pew Research Center published on Wednesday puts this dilemma into numbers. About half of US adults (49%) use chatbots, with nearly a quarter reporting they use AI daily. That’s up 16% from 2024, when just a third of US adults reported using some kind of artificial intelligence tool. The ways we’re using AI are changing, too. Smart home devices and wearables, like smart watches and rings, are integrating AI into how they work. This gives us more everyday ex

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Philip Gulley was 15 when the United States turned 200. His parents threw a big block party at their home in central Indiana, and Republican and Democratic neighbors alike celebrated the occasion. Everyone seemed exuberant, he remembers,…
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Philip Gulley was 15 when the United States turned 200. His parents threw a big block party at their home in central Indiana, and Republican and Democratic neighbors alike celebrated the occasion. Everyone seemed…
Read original at CNN →That lack of faith matters as AI becomes increasingly inescapable. Most US adults have little to no confidence in the US government to effectively regulate AI, Pew Research Center found. It’s our ongoing conundrum: Many…
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Philip Gulley was 15 when the United States turned 200. His parents threw a big block party at their home in central Indiana, and Republican and Democratic neighbors alike celebrated the occasion. Everyone seemed exuberant, he remembers,…
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It takes a long time to build new nuclear plants. So, some U. S. companies are looking to get more electricity out of reactors that already exist.
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Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening…
Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing carpools, and coordinating events. The company says personal…
AMD’s Lisa Su said chip demand is running ahead of supply and will stay very high for years, and urged the AI industry to work together as an ecosystem on safety rather than…
Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email, free app…