The frontrunners in the trillion-dollar race for limitless fusion power

Nuclear power is booming again.

With energy prices on the rise, along with demands for energy independence and an urgent need for carbon-free power, plans to walk away from nuclear energy are now being revised in Japan, South Korea, and even Germany. Last month, Europe announced

The new climate bill could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible

President Joe Biden signed a far-reaching climate, energy, and healthcare bill on Tuesday that invests an unprecedented $370 billion in energy and climate programs over the next 10 years—including incentives to expand renewable energy and electric vehicles.

Rapid and widespread adoption of electric vehicles 

How to build a wireless outdoor smart speaker for less than $50

If necessity is the mother of invention, then frugality and ingenuity must at least be second cousins.

This story starts back in 2018 when yours truly finally moved to the suburbs after grinding it out in Boston for 14 years.

My three favorite things about my home are the driveway, the garage, and the deck. The deck needed tunes, though, and my desire for an expensive wireless speaker was diametrically opposed to my desire to not spend money.

I made do by streaming m

Why over-the-counter hearing aids could be the next tech bonanza

By mid-October, the hearing aid industry will be fully in the throes of a revolution—one that’s been a long time coming. And it could open up a new, lucrative area for tech companies and be a real boon to consumers, too.

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Exclusive: Airbnb rolls out new anti-party tech to prevent unapproved gatherings

Airbnb is piloting new anti-party technology in the U.S. and Canada in its ongoing efforts to fend off users who are looking to book a house to throw large, unapproved gatherings.

The vacation rental company tells Fast Company the new tech is aimed at identifying “potentially high-risk reservations.” Airbnb will be looking at factors like a user’s

The CHIPS Act was a good start—now we can take these three steps to further supercharge innovation

With the recent passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the U.S. has made the most ambitious push in science-driven innovation in the 75 years since the days of Vannevar Bush’s

Google is teaching robots to think for themselves

I’m standing in a kitchenette at a Google office in Mountain View, California, observing a robot at work. It’s staring at items on a counter: bubbly water, a bag of whole-grain chips, an energy drink, a protein bar. After what seems like forever, it extends its arm, grabs the chips, rolls a few yards away, and drops the bag in front of a Google employee. “I am done,” it declares.

This snack delivery, which the bot performed during a recent press briefing, mi

What does the combination of the digital and physical world look like?

There are two paradigms when it comes to technology and innovation, says Albert Saniger, founder and CEO of the fintech company Nate. “The paradigm that we have been living in is what can machines do for us? The paradigm that I want to be living in moving forward is what should machines be doing for us?”

The war in Ukraine shows how important private satellite companies have become—especially in times of conflict

Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine. For example, in early August 2022, images from the private satellite company Planet Labs showed that a recent attack on a Russian military base in Crimea caused more damage than Russia had suggested in public reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

A look back at Walmart’s seemingly doomed 20-year quest to break into Hollywood

Walmart is ready to enter the streaming wars yet again. This time in partnership with Paramount.

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday the retail giant has reached a deal with Paramount Global to offer its streamer, Paramount+, to subscribers of Walmart’s service Walmart+. The news comes


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