US regulator approves $1.9 billion loan to spin up Iowa's dead nuclear reactor for Google

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Google is a step closer to getting access to nuclear power for its AI data centers.

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Stoke Space raises another billion to rival SpaceX at re-flying rockets

Stoke has "completed the initial closing" of a $1B Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger rocket for operations.

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Trump says he's made 'Hundreds of Billions of Dollars on Stocks' for the U.S., in stream of AI posts

U.S.President Donald Trump posted a stream of AI-generated images and a series of sweeping and unverified claims on Truth Social on Sunday…

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Bitcoin ETFs are still $1 billion shy of breaking even in 2026

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Visa stablecoin settlement tops $20 billion annualized run rate, up more than 15x year over year

Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume tops a $20 billion annualized run rate as payment volume grows nearly 200% year over year.

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France, South Korea pledge 1 billion euros to support cinema amid AI threat

Hollywood star George Clooney and executives from US studios such as Sony Pictures and Disney were among the 200 guests that gathered in the south of France for a summit on the future of cinema on Monday.

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