The Obtain: Contained in the QuitGPT motion, and EVs in Africa

The recognition of business nuclear reactors has surged in recent times as worries about local weather change and power independence drowned out issues about meltdowns and radioactive waste.

The issue is, constructing nuclear energy crops is pricey and sluggish. 

A brand new technology of nuclear energy know-how might reinvent what a reactor seems like—and the way it works. Advocates hope that new tech can refresh the trade and assist change fossil fuels with out emitting greenhouse gases.

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The must-reads

I’ve combed the web to search out you at this time’s most enjoyable/vital/scary/fascinating tales about know-how.

1 Social media giants have agreed to be rated on teen security 
Meta, TikTok and Snap will endure unbiased assessments over how successfully they defend the psychological well being of adlescent customers. (WP $)
+ Discord, YouTube, Pinterest, Roblox and Twitch have additionally agreed to be graded. (LA Instances $)

2 The FDA has refused to evaluation Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine
It’s the newest in an extended line of anti-vaccination strikes the company is making. (Ars Technica)
+ Consultants fear it’ll have a knock-on impact on funding in future vaccines. (The Guardian)
+ Moderna says it was blindsided by the choice. (CNN)

3 EV battery factories are pivoting to manufacturing power cells 
Power storage techniques are in, electrical automobiles are out. (FT $)