Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal
Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7.
Google, Nvidia, and Anthropic want Emerald AI to find space on the grid for more data centers
A new coalition that includes Google, Nvidia, Anthropic, and Emerald AI wants to find 100 GW of grid capacity for new data centers.
Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel
Fluxnium’s fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations.
US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035
The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.
Volkswagen’s crazy-efficient EV borrows an idea from Slate
Volkswagen’s new efficiency-minded halo car is almost twice as efficient as the most efficient production car, the Lucid Air.
Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world
Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared.
Proxima Fusion bets €140M on a critical fusion ingredient dominated by Asian suppliers
Proxima Fusion said Wednesday it plans to build a €140 million ($162.6 million) factory to produce fusion-grade high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape, which will provide the startup with key component to its reactor design.
Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules
Massachusetts has become the third state in as many months to slap new restrictions on data center development.
Apple’s new CEO is reviving a Steve Jobs strategy from 25 years ago
John Ternus made the case in his first keynote as Apple CEO that the iPhone isn’t going anywhere.
Apple has a new way prove your iPhone photos aren’t AI slop
Apple introduced Apple Reference Image to help users determine whether photos have been edited, including alterations made by AI.