IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 Helion Energy starts construction of the world’s first nuclear fusion plant in Washington, aiming for clean and low-cost electricity. 🔌 The Orion project will connect to Washington’s primary power networks, supplying energy to Microsoft data centers. 💡 Backed by Sam Altman and SoftBank, Helion’s Polaris prototype advances the pursuit of sustainable fusion energy. 🌱 The initiative …
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Jury’s order for Tesla to pay $243 million in Autopilot crash will ‘send shock waves’ throughout the industry, analyst says
A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages. The federal jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a …
Read More »Workers are making over $1 million by secretly holding down multiple gigs—and they’re doing it all within the 40-hour workweek
If you’ve grown suspicious of your coworker’s away status on Teams or their refusal to turn their camera on during meetings, there’s a chance they might be trying to earn two salaries at once—and fit it all into a normal workweek. The practice went viral on social media last month when a single software engineer was found to be working …
Read More »‘Fantastic Four’ Craters, ‘Naked Gun’ Debuts to $16 Million
Marvel’s First Family might not save the day after all. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is quickly losing steam in its second weekend, signaling the comic book adventure isn’t connecting at the box office beyond the film’s core demographic of superhero fans. After a healthy $117.6 million debut, “The Fantastic Four” suffered a hefty 66% drop in its sophomore outing …
Read More »Nintendo has sold over 6 million Switch 2s but still can’t keep up with demand
Nintendo sold 5.82 million Switch 2s in less than four weeks and is on pace to hit its target of 15 million units by April 2026, the company said in its latest earnings report. If that pans out, the Switch 2 would easily outsell the original Switch, which took a full year to hit that same 15 million sales number …
Read More »Figma IPO’s surprise winner is a charity with 13 million shares—and a famous backstory that sparked a bitter feud over a donor’s oil fortune
As Figma went public this week to much fanfare—and an almost instantaneous 250% stock pop—quite a few folks from Silicon Valley made money. But the biggest winner in terms of immediate IPO proceeds is not any of the marquee Silicon Valley venture capital firms such as Index Ventures, Greylock, and Kleiner Perkins, who sold only small slivers of their stakes …
Read More »Luka Dončić signs 3-year, $165 million contract extension with Lakers: Source
Underneath the Reddit threads and the Instagram posts, the sight of Luka Dončić, one of the NBA’s most exhilarating players, in Los Angeles Lakers’ purple and gold invariably leads to at least one person making the same observation. “I can’t believe this really happened.” Yes, Dončić really got traded to the Lakers. And yes, the shockwaves from the trade still …
Read More »Nintendo’s Sold 6 Million Switch 2s, And Over 5.6 Million Copies Of Mario Kart World
It’s fair to say that Nintendo’s had a pretty good few months. After just four days, the Switch 2 had sold 3.5 million units, making it the most successful console launch of all time. Nintendo is now reporting it sold just shy of six million Switch 2s in the system’s first month, along with 8.6 million games. Of those, an …
Read More »Luka Dončić agrees to 3-year, $165 million extension with Lakers
Luka Dončić averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists over 28 games with L.A. last season. Luka Doncic has agreed to a reported three-year, $165 million maximum contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, bypassing a chance at free agency next summer to build a long-term future with his new team. The deal keeps Doncic with Los Angeles through …
Read More »Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash : NPR
Dillon Angulo, who was seriously injured in a Florida crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot driver assist technology, speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Miami on Friday. David Fischer/AP hide caption toggle caption David Fischer/AP MIAMI — A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver …
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