Can Safer Fuel Power A Nuclear Energy Boom?

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how human-caused climate change is making El Niño stronger and growing demand for community solar projects

Meta planned to cut some teams by 60% and replace the work with AI
Meta planned to cut some teams by 60% and replace the work with AI

Meta spent the first half of this year planning to replace much of the work its employees do with AI agents, then abandoned the most aggressive part of the plan when the technology did not deliver. Meta code-named the scheme Project OT, short for Organ…

‘GTA 5’ Actor Says Fans Are ‘Out Of Their Minds’ Saying ‘GTA 6’ Looks Worse

In the wake of the “GTA 6 Extended Look,” some fans claim that “GTA 5” looks better. A “GTA 5” actor is now shooting that down.

You Know Who Really Hates AI? Insurance Claims Adjusters

Of the Glassdoor reviews from claims adjusters that mentioned AI, a staggering 98 percent were negative. “AI is just a tool,” one person tells WIRED. “It should never be given the keys.”

Honda and Nissan will share the software in their cars from 2029
Honda and Nissan will share the software in their cars from 2029

Eighteen months after their merger fell apart over who would control whom, Honda and Nissan have agreed to share the software inside their cars. The two signed a joint development agreement on Monday covering electronic control units, an in-vehicle ope…

The Impermanent Lightness Of Streaming, From Amazon To GTA 6

Streaming has transformed media ownership. From Netflix and Amazon to video games, digital access offers portability while making movies, music and games less permanent.

Pinterest CFO Julia Donnelly is leaving to join an early-stage company
Pinterest CFO Julia Donnelly is leaving to join an early-stage company

Pinterest’s chief financial officer is leaving for a private, early-stage company, and investors reacted quickly. Julia Donnelly will step down on October 30, Reuters reported, with the company’s shares falling as much as 3.8% in after-hours trading on…

Meta projected spending up to $10bn a year on Anthropic’s AI models
Meta projected spending up to $10bn a year on Anthropic’s AI models

Meta has become one of Anthropic’s largest customers, at the same time as Mark Zuckerberg has been attacking the company in public. At one point this year Meta internally projected that it could spend as much as $10bn a year on Anthropic’s models, The …

Together, GLP-1s And GenAI Can Solve Healthcare’s Affordability Crisis

Two innovations offer a new path to healthcare affordability: GLP-1 medications and generative AI. Here’s how to two could radically improve medicine and lower costs.

SB Energy gave OpenAI $5.5bn in warrants to sign a 20-year lease
SB Energy gave OpenAI $5.5bn in warrants to sign a 20-year lease

SB Energy has handed OpenAI warrants now worth about $5.5bn, and it did so to keep OpenAI as a tenant. The Wall Street Journal reported the arrangement on Monday. The direction matters and is easy to get backwards. SB Energy, the SoftBank-owned power a…