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It’s inevitable that parts of the device will be exposed to radiation and perhaps fusion plasma. The inner walls of the reactor will be shielded by tungsten, which will limit erosion by the conditions. Meanwhile, the vacuum vessel is designed to be replaced every one to two years. The papers note that this flexibility will allow them to make some design changes even after ARC is built. To enable this, the whole tokamak is meant to split in half for maintenance. Instabilities The two big uncertainties in the operations of ARC are long-standing challenges for fusion: how to handle magnetic…
CEO of BP Meg O’Neill attends a UK-U.S. trade event with King Charles III at Bar SixtyFive at Rockefeller Center during a state visit on April 29, 2026 in New York City.Pool | Wireimage | Getty ImagesBP is on its third CEO and third chairman in under three years, prompting investor scrutiny of the structure and oversight of its board as the oil major works to turn itself around and adapt to the supply shock.Weeks after CEO Meg O’Neill started in April, the chairman, Albert Manifold, was suddenly dismissed in late May. The board said this was due to “serious…
A silicon wafer with chips etched into is seen as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris tours a site where Applied Materials plans to build a research facility, in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., May 22, 2023. Pool | ReutersAsian semiconductor and technology stocks resumed their slide Wednesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street after a brief rebound in chipmakers lost steam amid lingering concerns over stretched artificial intelligence-related valuations.Japan’s Softbank Group plunged 10% amid a broader decline in tech names and after efforts to secure at least $6 billion through a margin loan backed by its OpenAI stake hit a snag, according to…
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Gasholder park with its reflective mirror walkway in Kings Cross, London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty ImagesThis report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.The dispatchThe term Silicon Roundabout, a label for the cluster of tech firms based around the City Road/Old Street junction north of the City of London, was first coined in 2008.It entered common parlance, though, when in November 2010 the then-new Prime Minister David Cameron placed the area at the heart of his government’s growth ambitions.”Silicon Valley is the leading place in the world for high-tech…
U.S.-based cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike warned Tuesday of increasing cyberattacks from China-based entities aimed at stealing artificial intelligence to narrow the tech gap with the U.S.The Chinese entities accounted for more than 58% of state-sponsored targeted cyberattacks aimed at tech companies, especially their AI assets, CrowdStrike said in a report.”China-nexus adversaries are escalating espionage against technology organizations to steal the AI capabilities and intellectual property they cannot build fast enough on their own,” CrowdStrike said in a statement.The analysis covered events over the 12 months to March 31. U.S. restrictions on China’s access to AI training chips have restricted Beijing’s tech…
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People often speak metaphorically of the heartbeat or pulse of a city, but according to the authors of a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, cities do indeed have an “urban pulse”—an indication of urban “metabolic activity” that can be measured to suss out telltale patterns. And those patterns could help inform future public policy around urban planning. The precise definition of urbanization has shifted over the centuries. Zhe Zhu of the University of Connecticut and his fellow authors adopted a broad version for their study. It features fundamental “processes of concurrent change in…
No income investor likes hearing that one of her stocks is trimming its dividend payout, but Morgan Stanley found a silver lining for those who are patient: Shares may recover. Though dividend payments reward long-term shareholders, companies may dial them back if their finances are under pressure. In particular, the prospect of higher interest rates can squeeze these companies, especially if they’re managing a lot of debt on their books, because higher rates increase the cost of capital. That’s especially important now as the Federal Reserve hasn’t cut rates since December 2025, keeping its benchmark interest rate in a range…