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View More NewsNuclear power is gaining renewed attention in the United States as artificial intelligence and data center expansion drive demand for reliable, large-scale electricity.According to the latest Miner Weekly newsletter from TheEnergyMag, recent annual filings suggest that major utilities and power producers believe the United States may be entering a “nuclear renaissance.”The publication cited recent annual filings showing that utilities are linking the revival to long-term power contracts with AI hyperscalers such as Microsoft, Amazon and Meta Platforms.Rather than relying solely on renewable energy credits to offset emissions, some hyperscalers are now backing entire nuclear facilities to secure around-the-clock carbon-free electricity,…
Bitcoin BTC$71,329.00 held firm near $71,000 on Friday, extending a quiet stretch of consolidation that has kept the crypto market largely unmoved by turbulence in global equities.BTC traded around $71,300 in early trading, up roughly 2.6% over the past 24 hours and slightly higher on the week. Ether (ETH) changed hands near $2,117, gaining about 4.6% on the day, while solana (SOL) climbed more than 5%. XRP (XRP) rose to $1.41 and BNB hovered around $661, both posting modest daily gains.The broader crypto market capitalization sat near $2.4 trillion for a third straight session, reflecting a market that has been…
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In my family, Sunday coffee was a blood sport. My grandfather, a former Wehrmacht soldier, stood on the political Right. My aunt, a passionate participant in the 1968 student movement, stood on the Left. Almost the only thing they agreed upon was their antipathy to Americans, expressed with identical certainty from opposite ends of the kitchen table. I was ten years old when I started paying attention to this. It was the late 1970s, and I watched political talk shows and Lou Grant—the American newsroom drama set at the fictional Los Angeles Tribune—with equal fascination. I tried to understand why…
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