Energy department hands out $800M in grants for small nuclear reactors
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec were awarded substantial grants to build one reactor in Tennessee and two more in Michigan.
The Download: brain-melting heatwaves and unprecedented OpenAI restrictions
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Heat waves mess with your brain. Scientists are trying to figure out why. —Jessica Hamzelou It’s been hot in London this week. Really hot. A dangerous heat wave has hit Western…
Anthropic hires lawyers as it preps for IPO
Anthropic is reportedly prepping for an IPO that could come as early as 2026.
How to Free Yourself From Overthinking and Make Confident Choices Every Time
The objective of sound leadership should not be to guarantee flawless decisions but to act decisively with the best information available — and then to commit with conviction.
Anthropic Engineers Sound the Alarm About AI: ‘I’m Coming to Work to Put Myself Out of a Job’
The $138 billion AI startup recently conducted a study of 132 of its own engineers to understand how AI is changing work.
Amazon Is Testing 30-Minute Delivery. Should Walmart Be Worried?
A pilot progam in select cities ships diapers and electronics at breakneck speed.
AWS doubles down on custom LLMs with features meant to simplify model creation
AWS is launching more capabilities in both Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI to make building custom models easier.
I Turned These Simple Human Qualities into a Competitive Edge — Here’s Why It Worked
My company built trust through empathy and transparency to make our AI product stand out.
Leading at the Highest Level Takes Stamina. Train Like an Athlete to Keep Up
For leaders, building physical strength and stamina can be the difference between burning out and showing up at your best.
Google Photos’ 2025 Recap turns to Gemini to find your highlights
The Google Photos Recap will use Gemini’s AI to find your memorable moments throughout the year, and adds new metrics, like a ‘selfie’ count.
Amazon Fire TV’s new AI feature lets you jump to scenes by describing them to Alexa+
Amazon says you can describe the scene to Alexa by mentioning details like the actor or character’s name, or a memorable quote.