What I Read This Week…
Big tech is investing in nuclear energy to power data centers, U.S. consumer spending is driving global economic growth, scientists have successfully treated patients with severe autoimmune diseases
Watch All-In E198 with Mark Cuban Read our Deep Dive: Is India the Next Economic Giant? Caught My Eye… Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are investing in nuclear energy to power their data centers. Microsoft plans to reopen Three Mile Island, while Amazon has invested in a data center campus powered by one of the largest existing nuclear facilities in the US. Microsoft and Google are also both showing interest in advanced small modular reactors, which are next-generation nuclear reactors that are about one-third the size of traditional nuclear reactors and feature a modular design that allows…
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