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TechCrunch ODD taps $27M for diamond chips to clear radioactive debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Back in 2011, the world held its breath after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan suffered a failure of its cooling systems, in the wake of the country getting hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami. The worry was not unfounded: the resulting meltdown - which spread highly radioactive material in multiple directions - became one of the worst nuclear-related disasters of all time. Last month, the Japanese government began a testing procedure to remove radioactive debris in and around the plant - a significant step in the plant's decommissioning process, expected to be completed by 2051.

Kenya's Octavia gets $3.9M seed to remove carbon from air In Africa, Octavia Carbon, a Direct Air Capture (DAC) startup, is leading the efforts. Octavia, founded in Kenya two years ago, builds DAC machines that it uses to capture carbon, a greenhouse gas that is the biggest contributor of global warming, from the air for storage underground. Octavia, which began capturing carbon in February after a period of developing the tech, now plans to build more machines to add to its existing two devices with a carbon capture capacity of 50 tonnes per year.

Yahoo Finance 'Signature bites' and free umbrellas: Inside JPMorgan's plan to lure more rich people to its branches You won't find teller windows at two new JPMorgan financial centers in New York City and San Francisco designed to reach the "mass affluent." Instead there are free snacks, umbrellas, and a banker who greets you at the door.

How Tesla's plans for 'unsupervised FSD' and robotaxis could run into red tape During Tesla's much-hyped robotaxi reveal event last week, CEO Elon Musk said he expects Tesla to release an "unsupervised" version of FSD, the automaker's advanced driver assistance system, in Texas and California in 2025 on certain Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. FSD stands for "Full Self-Driving," but the technology is not yet capable of full autonomy.

The Nuio Flow is a customizable split ergonomic keyboard with magnetic peripherals The Nuio Flow, a sleek and thoughtful ergonomic keyboard and accessory system, offers a split keyboard and optional trackpad, deskpad, magnetic stands, and wristpads, with a total cost ranging from $400 for the keyboard to over $1,000 for all components.

White House considers expanding Nvidia's and AMD's AI chip export limits to additional countries The Biden administration has privately discussed capping sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia and AMD to certain Persian Gulf countries in the interest of national security, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The restriction could put a ceiling on export licenses for certain countries, potentially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which are heavily investing in AI data centers. The White House increasingly views American AI chips as a key advantage on the global stage.

Xscape is building multicolor lasers to connect chips within data centers The GPUs and other chips used to train AI communicate with each other inside data centers through "interconnects." One solution could be new interconnects with much higher bandwidth, according to Vivek Raghunathan, the CEO and co-founder of startup Xscape Photonics. The secret sauce, he says, is silicon photonics: silicon-based material that manipulates light to transmit data.