Gates Leads Charge for Nuclear Power, Joining Forces with Buffett to Pursue Safer, Sustainable Reactors for Tech Industry

Gates partners with Warren Buffet to launch TerraPower, a venture aiming for safer and more sustainable nuclear energy.
Microsoft seeks to harness nuclear power, especially Small Modular Reactors, for its energy-intensive AI endeavors.
Public support for nuclear energy in the U.S. is growing, fueled by Gates' advocacy and the tech industry's rising energy demands.
Nuclear could provide carbon-free baseload power for the tech industry's data centers and AI ambitions.
Gates has been at the forefront of changing public opinion on nuclear power in the U.S.

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Bill Gates Urges More Republican Support for Climate Action

Bill Gates emphasizes the need for increasing Republican support for climate change action, as sustained investment and public-private sector support are necessary for effective mitigation and adaptation efforts, while also highlighting the importance of developing clean technologies that are better and cheaper to enable scalability and global deployment.

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UK Names 6 Companies to Compete for Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Contracts, With Rolls-Royce as Front-Runner

Bill Gates' nuclear reactor design company Terrapower has not been selected for the next round of the UK government's competition for scaled-down nuclear power plants, with concerns over the company's reliance on Russian-produced uranium reportedly playing a role in the decision.