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Nuclear startups face new competition with the entry of energy giant Enel into the ring
Italian energy giant Enel is betting on small modular nuclear reactors as part of a partnership with Ansaldo, one other Italian energy company, and Leonardo, a defense contractor. There is a new company are expected to be announced in the coming days.
Enel has already done this agreement with small modular reactor startup Newcleo to develop fourth-generation nuclear reactor technology. Enel-Ansaldo-Leonardo’s new enterprise and the deep pockets of its backers could put additional pressure on other small modular reactor (SMR) startups which have had difficulty constructing plants. Enel’s global revenues alone represent roughly 4% of Italy’s GDP.
Over the past decade, a slew of new firms have emerged to commercialize smaller reactors. Most of today’s new reactors are large, capable of delivering 1,000 megawatts of electricity, and take years to construct, often exceeding budget. SMR startups, on the other hand, focused on mass production and quick installations.
Still, none of these startups have built a reactor on a industrial scale. Several of them are still in the design phase, and people who have emerged have faced obstacles: the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Commission rejected Oklo’s 2022 permit application, NuScale’s first contract was canceled in January and the reverse merger of X-Energy lost in 2023
But as demand for electricity grows for AI data centers, tech firms are betting that a new wave of nuclear firms can satisfy their energy thirst. Amazon, Microsoft and Google have focused on nuclear energy in recent months.
By the same logic, Enel and its partners are searching for to create new nuclear energy. Flavio Cattaneo, Enel’s CEO, said the company had achieved between 40 to 50 letters of interest from parties wishing to construct data centers in Italy. Until recently, nuclear power in Italy was not an option as the Italian electorate voted against nuclear power plants twice, once in 1987 and again in 2011. However, the current government has stated that it plans to develop new regulations until the end of this yr lift the ban.
These three firms have been considering some form of cooperation for years. Leonardo is there cooperates with Enel generate more of its own energy, while Enel and Ansaldo signed an agreement in March to explore SMR technology. Also in March Newcleo in hand with Enel. (Ansaldo was previously owned by Leonardo, then generally known as Finmeccanica; two division in 2013)
For now, Enel is proceeding cautiously: Cattaneo has said SMR plants will come online in about 10 to fifteen years, which is at odds with the timeline of several other SMR firms. Startups could have to face a wealthy competitor, but at the very least they may have some respite.
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US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during a cybersecurity incident
Artivion, a medical device company that produces implantable tissue for heart and vascular transplants, says its services have been “disrupted” resulting from a cybersecurity incident.
In 8-K filing In an interview with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “compromise and encryption” of information on November 21. This suggests that the corporate was attacked by ransomware, but Artivion has not yet confirmed the character of the incident and didn’t immediately reply to TechCrunch’s questions. No major ransomware group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Artivion said it took some systems offline in response to the cyberattack, which the corporate said caused “disruptions to certain ordering and shipping processes.”
Artivion, which reported third-quarter revenue of $95.8 million, said it didn’t expect the incident to have a material impact on the corporate’s funds.
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It’s a Raspberry Pi 5 in a keyboard and it’s called Raspberry Pi 500
Manufacturer of single-board computers Raspberry Pi is updating its cute little computer keyboard device with higher specs. Named Raspberry Pi500This successor to the Raspberry Pi 400 is just as powerful as the present Raspberry Pi flagship, the Raspberry Pi 5. It is on the market for purchase now from Raspberry Pi resellers.
The Raspberry Pi 500 is the simplest method to start with the Raspberry Pi because it’s not as intimidating because the Raspberry Pi 5. When you take a look at the Raspberry Pi 500, you do not see any chipsets or PCBs (printed circuit boards). The Raspberry Pi is totally hidden in the familiar housing, the keyboard.
The idea with the Raspberry Pi 500 is you could connect a mouse and a display and you are able to go. If, for instance, you’ve got a relative who uses a very outdated computer with an outdated version of Windows, the Raspberry Pi 500 can easily replace the old PC tower for many computing tasks.
More importantly, this device brings us back to the roots of the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi computers were originally intended for educational applications. Over time, technology enthusiasts and industrial customers began using single-board computers all over the place. (For example, when you’ve ever been to London Heathrow Airport, all of the departures and arrivals boards are there powered by Raspberry Pi.)
Raspberry Pi 500 draws inspiration from the roots of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a non-profit organization. It’s the right first computer for college. In some ways, it’s a lot better than a Chromebook or iPad because it’s low cost and highly customizable, which inspires creative pondering.
The Raspberry Pi 500 comes with a 32GB SD card that comes pre-installed with Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution. It costs $90, which is a slight ($20) price increase over the Raspberry Pi 400.
Only UK and US keyboard variants will probably be available at launch. But versions with French, German, Italian, Japanese, Nordic and Spanish keyboard layouts will probably be available soon. And when you’re in search of a bundle that features all the things you would like, Raspberry Pi also offers a $120 desktop kit that features the Raspberry Pi 500, a mouse, a 27W USB-C power adapter, and a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable.
In other news, Raspberry Pi has announced one other recent thing: the Raspberry Pi monitor. It is a 15.6-inch 1080p monitor that’s priced at $100. Since there are quite a few 1080p portable monitors available on the market, this launch is not as noteworthy because the Pi 500. However, for die-hard Pi fans, there’s now also a Raspberry Pi-branded monitor option available.
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Apple Vision Pro may add support for PlayStation VR controllers
According to Apple, Apple desires to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive for gamers and game developers latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
The Vision Pro was presented more as a productivity and media consumption device than a tool geared toward gamers, due partly to its reliance on visual and hand controls moderately than a separate controller.
However, Apple may need gamers if it desires to expand the Vision Pro’s audience, especially since Gurman reports that lower than half one million units have been sold to this point. As such, the corporate has reportedly been in talks with Sony about adding support for PlayStation VR2 handheld controllers, and has also talked to developers about whether they may support the controllers of their games.
Offering more precise control, Apple may also make other forms of software available in Vision Pro, reminiscent of Final Cut Pro or Adobe Photoshop.
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