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Deep Fission Wins Fresh Investor Backing for Nuclear Reactor Burial

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Deep Fission wants to bury a small modular reactor a mile underground and scored $80 million in financing to help it get there.

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Energy

Utilities Soar On Surging Power Demand From Data Centers

The good times may not last as the dynamic between AI firms and utility companies draws bipartisan scrutiny.

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Energy

Will Power-Hungry AI Be the Catalyst for a Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough?

Has the dawn of the nuclear fusion age arrived? One developer of the powerful energy-generating tech says it will be available in 10 years.

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Energy

Shell Pumps Out Dividend Hike Despite Slippery Oil Prices

UK oil major Shell posted its weakest quarterly profit in nearly half a decade on Thursday, sending its New York-listed shares down 5.3%.

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Hedge Funds

Activist Elliott’s Citgo Deal May Deliver a Windfall in Wake of Maduro’s Ouster

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Since the 1980s, Citgo Petroleum has operated as the US-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company.

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Energy

Oil Spikes as US Sanctions Russian Producers to Undermine Putin’s War Machine

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Shell and BP shares rose roughly 3% on Thursday, while US majors Exxon Mobil and Chevron were more muted, up 1.1% and 0.6% respectively.

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Energy

Nuclear Is Here To Save AI. But What About Your Energy Bills?

A nuclear boom is directly downstream from the AI boom, with $350 billion in nuclear spending in the US planned by 2050, per Bloomberg.

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Energy

Is Nuclear Startup Oklo Losing (Market) Power?

One of the year’s hottest stocks, Oklo, shed a fifth of its value amid an insider selloff, prompting Goldman Sachs to caution investors.

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Energy

What’s the Meme-ing of Plug Power’s Winning Streak?

Shares of Plug Power, a hydrogen tech provider, have exploded in the past week, climbing roughly 50% through the past five trading sessions.

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Energy

Oil Drilling Stuck Near 4-Year Lows, Thanks to Energy Policy Puzzle

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The Trump administration’s “drill, baby, drill” ambitions have been hampered by the reality of the global oil market.

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