AI and Autonomy Meta Platforms backs TerraPower nuclear build to power AI expansion The partnership comes as Meta faces surging power demand driven by artificial intelligence workloads Joseph MortonJanuary 12, 2026
Mining Why force alone may not secure America’s critical minerals future The federal government has taken stakes in domestic rare-earth projects and issued loans to mining ventures Joseph MortonJanuary 9, 2026
AI and Autonomy Caterpillar bets on NVIDIA AI to advance autonomy, manufacturing, and supply chains Artificial intelligence is moving from back-office analytics into physical environments Joseph MortonJanuary 9, 2026
Alternative Energy Duke Energy Florida uses solar-made hydrogen to reinvent gas power The project is located at Duke Energy Florida’s existing DeBary solar site Joseph MortonJanuary 9, 2026
Bitcoin Ghana’s crypto green light meets real-world Bitcoin adoption The project takes inspiration from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach experiment Joseph MortonJanuary 8, 2026
Alternative Energy Vast lithium find in Oregon ignites debate over jobs, water, and wildlife Supporters say a domestic lithium source could reduce reliance on overseas supply chains Joseph MortonJanuary 8, 2026
AI and Autonomy D-Wave Quantum Inc. cracks wiring bottleneck with on-chip cryogenic control breakthrough D-Wave adapted control technology originally developed for its commercial annealing quantum processors Joseph MortonJanuary 8, 2026
Crypto/Blockchain Goldman Sachs flags policy momentum as turning point for digital assets The SEC stepped back from many lawsuits filed against crypto firms in prior years Joseph MortonJanuary 7, 2026
Medical and Pharmaceutical MIT and Harvard crack decades-old chemistry puzzle tied to cancer therapy The team gained new insight into why verticillin A resisted previous efforts Joseph MortonJanuary 7, 2026
Alternative Energy Peter Thiel–backed nuclear startup lands USD$900 million in U.S. enrichment push The plan aims to reduce reliance on foreign nuclear fuel, particularly from Russia Joseph MortonJanuary 7, 2026