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FILE PHOTO: Lyft logo is seen in this illustration taken June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Lyft inks deals with Mobileye, others to bring robotaxis to ridehail platform

Lyft partners with Mobileye, May Mobility, and Nexar to advance self-driving taxis and compete with Uber in the robotaxi market.

FILE PHOTO: Two Waymo autonomous vehicles drive themselves down Central Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., March 18, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara/File Photo
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Alphabet’s Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding to expand autonomous ride-hailing service

Waymo closes $5.6B funding round led by Alphabet to expand autonomous ride-hailing in key U.S. cities, including SF and LA.

Environmentalists are urging Google to crackdown on climate denialism. (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Google urged to step up efforts to demonetize climate falsehoods

Groups urge Google to enforce its climate disinformation demonetization policy as ads persist on misleading content despite bans.

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed Qualcomm logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Qualcomm, Alphabet team up for automotive AI; Mercedes inks chip deal

Qualcomm and Google partner to help automakers build custom AI voice assistants using combined chip and software technology.

As tech companies seek energy sources to meet these demands while maintaining their zero-carbon emission commitments, nuclear power has emerged as a compelling option (AFP)
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Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms race

The US tech juggernauts, convinced that AI is technology's next big chapter, are investing billions to expand data centers globally. 

The logo of Amazon is pictured at the company logistics center in Carquefou near Nantes, France, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
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Amazon.com joins push for nuclear power to meet data center demand

Amazon partners with X-Energy to develop small modular reactors for data centers, aiming for 960 MW capacity and exploring more projects.

Google and Kairos have yet to determine how many of the small nuclear reactors being built to meet the AI energy demand will be located near the tech giant's facilities (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos

Google signs deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors by Kairos Power to power AI, aiming for clean, reliable energy.

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk rides in Tesla's robotaxi at an unveilling event in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 10, 2024 in this still image taken from video. Tesla/Handout via REUTERS
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Tesla robotaxi event was long on promises, but investors wanted more details

Robotaxis topped Elon Musk’s to-do list Thursday night at Tesla’s long-awaited Hollywood unveiling.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Big Tech proposes power-rate terms in Ohio data-center fight

Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon propose a new framework for how Ohio data centers pay for power, countering AEP’s May proposal.

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Airloom Energy Announces $13.75M Financing to Accelerate Development of Pilot in Wyoming

Lowercarbon Capital led Seed round to support Airloom’s vision to revolutionize wind energy generationLARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Airloom Energy,...

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