Natron Energy, a $300-million startup developing a novel battery technology based on sodium, has announced plans to build its first commercial-scale factory, a $1.4-billion project in North Carolina.
Category: 20 August 2024
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SURGING POWER DEMAND REVIVES U.S. COAL, GAS INDUSTRIES
Data centers that power artificial intelligence (AI) are spiking demands for electricity and are projected to double 2022’s U.S. electricity demand before 2027.
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RETAIL SALES GREW BY 1 PERCENT IN JULY
July’s 1-percent expansion in the U.S. retail economy was the largest month-to-month gain since early 2023, the commerce department reported, even as consumers coped with high interest rates and rising prices.
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IVF BECOMES NEW TARGET FOR RELIGIOUS RIGHT, WHICH TRUMP NEEDS TO WIN
Donald Trump is trying to avoid reproductive issues in the 2024 election because he knows that Vice President Kamala Harris will be able to capitalize on abortion in the fight for the all-important women vote.
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IRAN WILL RESPOND TO ISRAEL’S ASSASSINATION IN ‘DUE TIME,’ SAYS TOP COMMANDER
A top commander from Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps told reporters on Monday that Tehran will make good on its vow to strike back against Israel in “due time” after the high-profile assassination of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh.
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UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS ARE FEWEST SINCE MID-JULY
During the week ending 10 August, new weekly claims for U.S. unemployment benefits decreased by 7,000 to reach 227,000, the fewest in the past month.
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BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
Ripple Network’s XRP token was in some cases issued in a way that constituted a security.
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COINBASE EXCHANGE DEBUTS WRAPPED BITCOIN
Bitcoin holders looking for a more secure way to use their holdings for so-called DeFi (Decentralized Finance), including earning interest via lending, or borrowing against their holdings, may soon be getting a new option.
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INFLATION DROPS BELOW 3 PERCENT FOR FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS
The U.S. Consumer Price Index rose at an annual pace of 2.9 percent in July, falling from 3.0 percent in June and sliding below 3 percent for the first time since 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported.
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SYNTHESIZED AI IS DOOMED, “MAD” SCIENTISTS WARN
To make more capable, powerful AI models, developers need a steady flow of fresh data to train their models on. However, they’re starting to run out. Current generative AIs have scraped everything from the Internet that can be scraped.