September 16, 2026

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Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years' worth of nuclear fuel: Fluxnium's fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations. Read More

Google says some Pixel phone owners were hacked in zero-day attacks: The Pixel phone maker said there are indications that a bug in the phone's modem "may be under limited, targeted exploitation." Read More

Amazon gives its workers a raise of $1 per hour: Amazon's investment in these raises comes out to over $1.5 billion, or about 0.06% of its $2.68 trillion market cap. Read More

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Former Infosys chief's AI startup nabs another $53M: The Palo Alto startup says it has landed multiple seven-figure enterprise contracts within months of launch. Read More

We don't need AI regulation — leave safety to us, Nvidia's Jensen Huang says: AI isn't some new form of "alien mind," according to Jensen Huang. It's just hardware and software, so safety can be engineered by each AI product maker. Read More

The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn't make it: From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations. Read More

Meta now lets AI agents handle the boring parts of WhatsApp Business setup: A new WhatsApp Business MCP server lets developers use AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to handle setup, messaging templates, testing, and troubleshooting. Read More

SK Hynix reportedly in talks with Intel to build memory chips in US: SK Hynix told TechCrunch the company hasn't finalized any plans or arrangements yet. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Threads' new features let podcasters promote shows and reach listeners: Threads is rolling out new tools for podcasters, including profile cards, episode links, transcripts, guest tags, posting reminders, and audience insights, as Meta looks to make the X rival a bigger hub for podcast promotion and discussion. Read More

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