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2025-06-20 Science & Technology

Nvidia Invests in Nuclear Energy Startup Founded by Creepy Bill Gates

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-20 09:32|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [116 views ] Top

#1 What AI's insatiable appetite for power means for our future

The modern AI boom is pushing our power grid to its limits. ChatGPT alone processes roughly 1 billion queries per day, each requiring data center resources far beyond what’s on your device.

In fact, the energy needed to support artificial intelligence is rising so quickly that it has already delayed the retirement of several coal plants in the U.S., with more delays expected. Some experts warn that the AI arms race is outpacing the infrastructure meant to support it. Others argue it could spark long-overdue clean energy innovation.

AI isn't just reshaping apps and search engines. It's also reshaping how we build, fuel and regulate the digital world. The race to scale up AI capabilities is accelerating faster than most infrastructure can handle, and energy is becoming the next major bottleneck.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-20 09:35|| 2025-06-20 09:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually pretty cool concept. Liquid Sodium. Kyle Hill breaks it down here on YouTube.

Posted by DarthVader 2025-06-20 13:46|| 2025-06-20 13:46|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't think they have a construction permit yet. In any event, construction hasn't started.

Posted by Lord Garth 2025-06-20 18:29|| 2025-06-20 18:29|| Front Page Top

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