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Energy

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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Industries

World’s Largest Pork Producer Plans Billion-Dollar South Dakota Revamp

Smithfield Foods announced plans to build a “new state-of-the-art” $1.3 billion processing facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Autos

Detroit’s EV Writedown Woes Pile Up Over $50 Billion

According to Kelly Blue Book figures, US electric vehicle sales fell 36% to 234,171 units in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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Electric Vehicles

Who Will Win the Robotaxi Wars?

All of the major players are vying for a major share of a ridehailing market estimated at $43 billion in the US and $150 billion worldwide.

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Energy

Utilities Soar On Surging Power Demand From Data Centers

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

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Healthcare

Novo Nordisk Launches Suit to Knock Out Hims & Hers’ Weight Loss Knockoffs

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Novo’s Copenhagen-listed shares rose 5.2% on Monday. New York-listed shares in Hims & Hers, meanwhile, shed an Ozempic-like 16% in volume.

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Energy

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

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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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