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Britain is moving toward major nuclear power commitments after years of delays, as government officials acknowledge they can no longer postpone critical energy infrastructure decisions. The U.K. Treasury has exhausted options for delaying nuclear power choices, Politico reported this week, citing sources within Whitehall and the nuclear industry.
The urgency stems from Britain's aging nuclear infrastructure, where five power plants currently supply 15% of the country's total energy needs but face shutdown
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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Living through extreme heat waves can accelerate your rate of aging, according to research published Monday. From a report: Scientists analyzed 15 years' worth of health data from nearly 25,000 adults in Taiwan and found that two years of exposure to heat waves could speed up a person's so-called biological aging by eight to 12 extra days. It may not sound like a lot, but this number builds over time,... Read more ›
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is bullish on the future of robotics, and sees it as the chipmaker's biggest opportunity outside of AI. Today the company announced the next generation of its Jetson AGX system-on-module called Jetson Thor. The developer kit and T5000 production modules are computers designed for physical AI and robotics. The company has been iterating on these robot brains for a few years now, with each model more... Read more ›
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Realme is going to unveil a phone with at least 10,000 mAh battery capacity during its "828 Fan Festival" on August 27. The company has already teased this device, and today it's revealed something new. The device will also have a built-in cooling fan - that is, unless the company plans to unveil more than one handset during its 828 Fan Festival, that's also a possibility of course. Unfortunately, no... Read more ›
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Andy Cohen and Ariana Madix expertly feign concern while picking gleefully at fresh wounds. Here's how to watch the Love Island USA season 7 reunion online. Read more ›
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Treasure hunters have gone on adventure after adventure for 12 seasons of The Curse of Oak Island, and it's all been aided by these metal detectors. Read more ›
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Grok developer accuses tech group and start-up of harming competition in AI chatbots Read more ›
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I realized that we are not guaranteed tomorrow, so I told my husband we were not waiting for retirement to live life. We travel often with our kids. Read more ›
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These 50 historical towns are the oldest in their state — many of these settlements date back to before America's founding. Read more ›
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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said that the reprioritization of capital toward internal combustion engines would thin the EV market —offering an opportunity. Read more ›
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The Netflix mega-hit is now a box office hit too, but would that have been the case without the streamer? Read more ›
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Ever notice a signature etched into a Mercedes windshield? It's more than decoration, it's a subtle stamp of authenticity and history. Read more ›
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We're tracking record low prices across the entire M3 iPad Air lineup today, with discounts available at both Amazon and Best Buy. This sale includes savings on both Wi-Fi and cellular models of the tablet. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Prices start... Read more ›
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Thoma Bravo is doubling down on AI. The private equity giant said Monday it will acquire Verint Systems in a $2 billion deal, including debt, marking the latest in a string of software buyouts as investors look to automation to ... Read more ›
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The American destroyer USS Higgins simulated an expeditionary reload of a Standard Missile-2 last month. Read more ›
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Your motorcycle's clutch plays a vital role in how your bike performs and depending on how it's cared for, this is how long you can expect it to last. Read more ›
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A 22-year-old Oregon man has been charged with operating one of the most powerful botnets ever recorded. The network, known as Rapper Bot, launched over 370,000 DDoS attacks worldwide, including against X, DeepSeek, U.S. tech firms, and even Defense Department systems. It was allegedly operated by Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon. The Wall Street Journal reports: Foltz faces a maximum of 10 years in prison on a charge of abetting... Read more ›
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Matt Garman, Amazon's cloud boss, has a warning for business leaders rushing to swap workers for AI: Don't ditch your junior employees. From a report: The Amazon Web Services CEO said on an episode of the "Matthew Berman" podcast published Tuesday that replacing entry-level staff with AI tools is "one of the dumbest things I've ever heard." "They're probably the least expensive employees you have. They're the most leaned into... Read more ›
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Microsoft is testing a COPILOT function in Excel that uses OpenAI's gpt-4.1-mini model to automatically fill spreadsheet cells through natural language prompts. The function can classify feedback, generate summaries, and create tables based on specified cell ranges. Microsoft warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or scenarios involving legal, regulatory, and compliance implications because COPILOT "can give incorrect responses." The feature processes up to 100 functions every 10... Read more ›
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Sony will increase PlayStation 5 console prices by $50 across all models in the United States starting August 21. The standard PS5 rises to $550, the Digital Edition to $500, and the PS5 Pro to $750. The company cited navigating a challenging economic environment for the increases. Read more of this story at Slashdot. Read more ›
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Intel and SoftBank announced on Monday that the Japanese conglomerate will make a $2 billion investment the embattled chipmaker. SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel's common stock. The investment is a vote of confidence in Intel, which has not been able to take advantage of the AI boom in advanced semiconductors and has spent heavily to stand up a manufacturing business that has yet to secure a significant... Read more ›
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A complete shutdown of encrypted web traffic isolated China from the global internet for 74 minutes Wednesday morning, blocking citizens from accessing foreign websites and disrupting international business operations that depend on secure connections to offshore servers. The Great Firewall began injecting forged TCP RST+ACK packets to terminate all connections on port 443 at 00:34 Beijing time on August 20, according to activist group Great Firewall Report. The standard HTTPS... Read more ›
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Pakistan's internet connectivity dropped to 20% of normal levels Tuesday, affecting the country's 116 million internet users, according to NetBlocks. The outage primarily impacted backbone operator PTCL. It's unclear what caused the outage. The Wireless and Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan noted the date coincided with a similar collapse in 2022. Pakistan suffered $1.62 billion in economic losses from internet disruptions in 2024, the highest globally. The country confirmed... Read more ›
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India Dispatch: The strongest case for India is not merely that it is young, but that it still has time, and it may be the only continental-scale economy that still has it in abundance. India won't cross the demographic threshold for an "old" country -- a median age of 41 -- until the late 2050s, while China reaches that point now. India requires 10.4% sustained GDP growth over 35 years... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: After years of research, the Wyoming Stable Token Commission has unveiled the mainnet launch of its first official state-backed stablecoin. The so-called Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), marking the first time a U.S. state has issued a blockchain-based, fiat-pegged token meant to be used by retail and enterprises alike, according to an announcement on Tuesday. "FRNT is designed to provide secure, transparent, and efficient digital... Read more ›
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England has declared a "nationally significant" water shortage as reservoirs dropped to 67.7% capacity, their lowest levels in at least a decade. The UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology warned of exceptionally low river flows while groundwater continues dwindling across the country. Hosepipe bans now affect all of England, with additional restrictions probable in coming months. Water companies lose approximately one trillion litres annually through leaky pipes -- 20% of... Read more ›
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