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Skynet gets its first nuke
Published in AI
Friday, 15 November 2024 09:47

Skynet gets its first nuke


AI installed at Diablo Canyon Power Plant

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that Atomic Canyon's artificial intelligence-powered nuclear data management system has been deployed at Diablo Canyon Power Plant.

Google going nuclear
Published in News
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 10:38

Google going nuclear


Will buy small modular reactors

In a shocking move, Google has decided to go nuclear and will purchase power from Kairos Power's small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of its ongoing commitment to clean energy and to meet its data centre demands.

US Nuclear shield out-of-date
Published in News
Friday, 27 May 2016 12:28

US Nuclear shield out-of-date


Matthew Broderick might still have the gear to hack it

After decades, the US Defense Department is still using  eight inch floppy disks in a computer system that coordinates the operational functions of the nation's nuclear forces.

UK’s nukes vulnerable to cyber attack
Published in News
Tuesday, 24 November 2015 12:21

UK’s nukes vulnerable to cyber attack


Trident now a dangerous white elephant

The UK government has wasted billions on a controversial nuclear weapons system which might be vulnerable to a cyber-attack.

TSMC wants to get into electricity
Published in News
Friday, 04 September 2015 11:32

TSMC wants to get into electricity


Building its own power plant

Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is thinking of generating electricity in-house.

Japan's nuclear industry reveals XP addiction
Published in News


What could possibly go wrong?

Japan's nuclear industry, which has not been particularly lucky in recent years, might be suffering from a bad case of addiction to Windows XP.